Help Me Durdana

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Help Me Durdana
Genre Romantic comedy
Written bySaba Hasan
Directed byAabis Raza
Starring
Country of originPakistan
Original languageUrdu
Production
Producers Fahad Mustafa
Dr. Ali Kazmi
Running time109 minutes
Production company Big Bang Entertainment
Original release
Network ARY Digital
Release8 June 2019 (2019-06-08)

Help Me Durdana is a 2019 Pakistani comedy television film aired on ARY Digital on 5 June 2019. It is co-produced by Fahad Mustafa and Dr. Ali Kazmi under their banner Big Bang Entertainment. It has Yasir Hussain, Ushna Shah and Mehmood Aslam in leads. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Cast

Controversy

A week before the release of telefilm, Hussain became a victim of trolls and news when he commented offensive words against LGBT community on his Instagram account. He posted a promo picture of telefilm where he was wearing a Saree as it was the requirement of his role in the project. The fan commented ‘Why don’t you guys hire an actual transgender?’, to which Hussain replied, ‘matlab apko job chahye’ (English: "Means, you want this role"). [5] Many people criticize this act of Hussain and find it offensive. [6] [7] [8] Reviewer from The Express Tribune called this as transphobic act to which Hussain said, "I have immense regard for transpersons". He further said that people misunderstood his role as he was playing a role of a mother not a transgender in the project. [8] [9] [10]

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References

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  2. ↑ NewsBytes. "I have immense regard for transpersons, says Yasir Hussain". The News International . Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Iqra Aziz praises Yasir Hussain for his 'out-of-the-box' character choices | Samaa Digital". Samaa TV . Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  4. ↑ Images Staff (29 April 2019). "Yasir Hussain clears the misconception about his role in Help Me Durdana". DAWN . Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  5. ↑ Nawab, Aam (28 April 2019). "If Yasir Hussain Will Play A Transgender Character, Why Is He Still Making Transphobic Jokes?". MangoBaaz . Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Yasir Hussain tries to be funny with transphobic comments, gets slammed instead". The News International . 28 April 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  7. ↑ "Iqra trolled for defending Yasir Hussain's insensitive comments on transgender persons". Daily Times . 29 April 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  8. 1 2 Tribune.com.pk (28 April 2019). "Actor Yasir Hussain slammed for making transgender joke". The Express Tribune . Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  9. ↑ Shabbir, Buraq. "'If we continue to be trolled, this will keep happening.' – Yasir Hussain". The News International . Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  10. ↑ Tribune.com.pk (29 April 2019). "Yasir Hussain clarifies his comment regarding transgenders". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
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