A dictatorial Saba Hameed in Noor Jahan shrewdly puppeteers the politics in her home.
Sakina Samo in Qarz-i-Jaan arches an imperious eyebrow while making regressive judgements.
A grey-haired Sania Saeed in Aap Ki Izzat compromises her ethics in order to maintain her stronghold over her errant son.
Hina Khawaja Bayat in Aik Aur Pakeezah puffs on a hookah while making caustic but wise observations. Arjumand Rahim in Sher struggles with spinsterhood and a past romance that has left her jaded. Savera Nadeem in Bismil confronts her philandering husband. A broken-hearted Nadia Afgan in Tann Mann Neelo Neel comes to terms with her husband’s years of reticence.
Tazeen Hussain in Qarz-i-Jaan plays the submissive daughter-in-law living a life of servitude ever since she was widowed. Marina Khan in Dr Bahu champions being a submissive daughter-in-law and lectures her newly married daughter to be one.
