The Pakistani drama industry has been acknowledged as a brilliant source of entertainment among viewers around the world due to its compelling storytelling and unique cultural elements. With this rising popularity of Pakistani dramas internationally, it has become crucial to pay heed to the collective narrative these dramas are putting out. While analyzing this narrative, it is essential to discuss the portrayal of masculinity. The drama’s male protagonist, or “hero,” is often granted obsession and rage as their primary driving emotions. However, with the development of conventional gender norms, the drama industry has experienced a slight shift from the toxic dominant male to passive female „narrative. This shift in the narrative has provided us with a variety of male characters.

The Savior Complex Hero

It has become a recurring archetype in Pakistani drama series that the man is the man who will save everything at the end for the female protagonist. that it is the........

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