Barzakh is a Zee Zindagi series directed and written by Asim Abbasi, who is also famously known for his film Cake and his Zee Zindagi web series Churails. The cast of Barzakh features Fawad Khan, Sanam Saeed, Muhammad Fawad Khan, Khushhal Khan, Uzma Beg, and Salman Shahid. The series has been shot in the beautiful locations of northern Pakistan.
So far, three episodes of Barzakh have been published on YouTube. The first episode has garnered 2.6 million views, the second episode 998 thousand views, and the third episode 586 thousand views. The second and third episodes of the series are struggling to reach one million views, whereas hit Pakistani dramas are collecting 6 million views in 6 hours, especially Jaan Nisar. The views of Barzakh are quite low considering the stardom of Fawad Khan and the success of Zindagi Gulzar Hai.
Lately, a fan texted the writer and the director of Barzakh and called him out for glorifying the LGBTQ agenda with pride. The fan wrote, “Please don’t add more to the fire by saying he ‘chose’ Saifu. They’re asking to boycott the show, and you’re giving them more reasons to do it. Glorifying these characters in the name of art is distasteful. It was wrong in Churails, it’s wrong here”. To the fan’s criticism, the writer Asim Abbasi openly defended his LGBTQ creation. Asim replied, “With all due respect, if you find queer/non-heteronormative storylines “distasteful” please do not watch my content. Thank you.” He tagged the team Barzakh and said that they will always tell these LGBTQ stories because they believe in them. Read the story:
Fans revealed that they have already boycotted Barzakh because it doesn’t align with their religious values and thought process. They also criticized the director for his approach of promoting LGBTQ which is totally against Islam and is unacceptable. Read a few comments:
