Does ‘Dobara’ subtly touch social taboo of choosing a partner?

It’s amazing to see how the drama serial Dobara with its 13 episodes has progressed wonderfully. After ‘Dil Na Umeed To Nahi’, this would be the first drama that viewers have loved so much.

The audience is loving drama serial for not only challenging the social taboo of a widow remarrying and a younger man but also how she is choosing the partner for her and her happiness. Dobara has everything; an excellent script, perfect acting, direction, and realistic dialogues. In short, the drama is extremely refreshing.

Dobara and social issues

The story of Dobara highlights the social issues faced by a woman after getting married to a man younger than her. The plot is a challenging one as it addresses the taboos of society.

The drama story revolves around the life of a woman named Mehru, played by Hadiqa Kiani who belongs to a rich family and falls in love with a young boy Maahir, played by Bilal Abbas. Mehru has one daughter and one son.

What’s new in Dobara?

With each episode, the drama has subtly yet powerfully touched every important underlying theme of taboo in Pakistani society, especially the taboo of happiness.

The show has rightly addressed how it is permissible for a widow to remarry after her iddat period. How it is her right but still people consider it taboo if a woman desires to remarry specially in Pakistan.

Women and society

Mehrunnisa in Dobara, is questioned for moving on with her life. She is constantly reminded; in the beginning by her sister-in-law (Sakina Samo), then her friends at a party, and now her son Affan, that she is supposed to be mourning over her dead husband all her life. This is somewhat has become our sorry plight.

Our society wants to see women in the set stereotypes of Naik Parveen. Our society can see a man hitting his wife publically but not showing affection to her. 

In short, our society can make women feel guilty and even hold them accountable for moving on from grief or a loss of a loved one.

What makes Dobara special?

Dobara is a beautiful drama that has a very lighthearted feel to it. It has managed to touch difficult topics with such subtlety and finesse. Hadiqa Kiana, in just two acting endeavors, has proven her skills well.