Barzakh is the latest series that is being streamed on Zee5 and Zee Zindagi on YouTube. Starring Fawad Khan, Sanam Saeed, Salman Shahid, Mohammad Fawad Khan and Sajid Hasan is getting a lot of critcism due to queer themes and children talking about sexual stuff in several scenes. The series is under a lot of discussion with public saying that it has crossed several lines while the captain of the ship Asim Abbsi and many other people have defended it.
Sanam Saeed who plays The Mountain Baby aka Scherzade in the series sat down for an interview with Maliha Rehman and she spoke about what drew her to the series and her reaction to all the criticism that is coming in. She shared that it was Asim Abbasi whom she had worked with in Cake which pulled her to do this project. She liked the writing and how loss was showcased in Barzakh which made her sign up for it.
Here is why Sanam Saeed signed up for Barzakh:
Sanam also talked about Barzakh being a project that requires effort from the audiences. The audience needs to put an effort which they do when they watch something on the OTT. They bring their cards and pay for the streaming service which makes OTT projects available to a niche audience. With Barzakh releasing on YouTube, it became available to everybody and therefore everyone is giving their opinions now.
This is what Sanam said:
The public like always is reacting to Sanam Saeed’s statements and this is what they have to say: