The Pakistani TV industry seems to be experimenting with new stories, starting with Sanam Jung\u2019s \u2018Pyari Mona\u2019 for \u2018HUM TV\u2019 that revolves around her character, Mona, a plus-sized woman dealing with society\u2019s unrealistic beauty standards.
\nOn Wednesday, Jung took to Instagram and shared the first teaser of \u2018Pyari Mona\u2019. She wrote, \u201cPlaying Pyari Mona was quite challenging not only as an actor but also because our industry has very stringent standards of how a woman should look, especially when she\u2019s the lead.\u201d
\nJung wrote that taking up this role was a conscious decision because \u201cas an actor we have some social responsibility to start uncomfortable conversations. Body shaming ails every strata of our society. Sadly, women are being judged all the time for the appearance, particularly weight. They are subjected to unkind remarks like \u2018Kitni moti ho gayee ho\u2019 (you\u2019ve gotten so fat). It\u2019s very traumatic emotionally and mentally.\u201d
\nShe explained that as a woman, she feels it\u2019s her responsibility to call out these \u201cvain and cosmetic\u201d standards of beauty. \u201cNo one judges a man as harshly for his weight. External appearance is no barometer to know a person\u2019s \u2018seerat\u2019 (personality). Draw a parallel between \u2018soorat\u2019 (beauty) and \u2018seerat\u2019,\u201d wrote the \u2018Dil-e-Muztar\u2019 actor.
\nJung said girls as young as those in their early teens are under pressure by peers, family and society and because of that they are always watching their weight. She said the idea of someone not marrying them due to their weight is ingrained in them from childhood, resulting in major health ramifications like anorexia and mental well-being.
\n\u201cThe idea is to make the subject of body shaming, mainstream conversation. People should be made aware how people who don\u2019t fit in the pre-established norms of appearances, suffer and why it\u2019s important to not be judgmental. \u2018My body, my wish\u2019,\u201d she wrote.
\nAccording to \u2018HUM TV\u2019, their upcoming show revolves around Mona, \u201cwho consistently has to face challenges, difficulties and taunts just because she doesn\u2019t meet conventional standards of beauty set by society.\u201d \u2018Pyari Mona\u2019 will show the main lead taking stand for herself against the society that criticises her and others like her.
\nThe teaser also revealed that Jung will be sharing the screen with her \u2018Mohabat Subh Ka Sitara Hai\u2019 co-star Adeel Hussain. The entire cast, timing and air date have yet to be revealed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Pakistani TV industry seems to be experimenting with new stories, starting with Sanam Jung\u2019s \u2018Pyari Mona\u2019 for \u2018HUM TV\u2019 that revolves around her character, Mona, a plus-sized woman dealing with society\u2019s unrealistic beauty standards. On Wednesday, Jung took to Instagram and shared the first teaser of \u2018Pyari Mona\u2019. She wrote, \u201cPlaying Pyari Mona was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295768,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[2628,11444,11443,11445],"class_list":{"0":"post-295764","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-drama","9":"tag-pyari-mona","10":"tag-sanam-jung","11":"tag-tackling-body"},"yoast_head":"\n