Drama ‘Aakhir Kab Tak’ starring Ushna Shah came to an end last night and we cannot thank enough the makers for producing such drama which from the start till the end kept on breaking stigmas of a typical Pakistani mindset.
There are very few characters that touch the soul, and the role of Noor, played by Ushna Shah and was one such powerful protagonist which left an extraordinary impact on us. The drama ended on a hopeful note but also paints a dark picture of the world we live in. Here are the five thought-provoking lessons we learned from Aakhir Kab Tak:
Tell her to speak!
There is a famous quote that states: ‘You educate a man, you educate a man, you educate a woman, you educate a generation’. Believe it or not, but there are a lot of ‘Fajar’ living in Pakistan but raising a daughter in a rightful direction and teaching her to speak instead of staying silent can definitely make a change in society. It felt refreshing to witness Fajr talking about awareness and speaking in front of the crowd and spreading awareness in the last episode.
Importance of consent in marriage
Even thinking about consent in Pakistani society is itself considered taboo. The idea of romantic love in our dramas is somewhat different; immensely conditional, materialistic, and filled with compromise.
Saying no to your spouse is never an option, it can later become a verdict against you. But Aakhir Kab Tak handled these sensitive issues impressively.
‘Noor’ that we all need
Aakhir Kab Tak is incomplete without Noor. Not only had she become her sister’s friend and advisor and support her through the entire series, but she also takes over her father’s factory when he becomes paralyzed without caring what people have to say.
Noor is fearless; challenging knows what is right and wrong, and has the audacity to address the problem.
Impact of toxic relationships
This drama is everything. It talks about women empowerment, consent’s importance between husband and wife, domestic violence, rape, mental health, and most importantly impact of toxic relationships on one person.
Fajar is an introverted, depressing character who stammers while she speaks, and her cousin Bassam, who later apologies but he had played a huge role in her personality and more than him, it was her own mother who conditioned her to always stay quiet and never utter truth.
Unfortunately, the majority of girls are brought up this way in our society. But how the right direction changes one’s fate, boosts confidence, and improves mental health was a treat to watch in this drama.
Last but not the least, the role of parents
In this drama, the makers from the beginning of the episode have never shied away to show how Safia is an illiterate woman who is an underconfident mother and definitely has low self-esteem issues. She has nurtured one of her daughters the same way she was bought up.
Lines of Fajar itself speak a lot, “Main kuch aur hoti agar aap kuch aur hoti.” This is exactly what Fajar tells her mother.
Parents unintentionally condition their children the way they were familiarized once, the same happens in the drama of how the role of a mother affects her daughter in every possible way but gladly this drama showed both sides that how changing the way parents perceive the world impacts their child positively.
