Screenwriter Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar, got a little too candid in an interview with Entertainment Pakistan, while he was talking about his new drama Mere Paas Tum Ho. His new drama talks about a woman who is married and cheats on her husband with her boss.
He opened up about his views on gender equality and who according to him is a ‘good woman’. He also proclaimed “You can’t find a bigger feminist in Pakistan than me”. Talking about loyalty, he said that it is solely the responsibility of a woman to be loyal, adding that he believes in equal rights for women, but his remarks said something different. He said, “A woman’s only beauty is her self-respect and honour.”
The interview got dirtier after this when Qamar said, “When people ask me about equality, I ask them if they have heard the news of five men kidnapping a woman, to which they reply yes. But then I ask them if they have heard the news about five women kidnapping a man,” he said.
“If women want equality, they need to do the same things men are doing. Go and rob a bus, abduct a man and gang-rape him. Only then I would know there is equality,” he added.
Here’s the interview:
He further said that, “Women don’t know about their rights, they want a share of men’s rights, which they can never have. They will never be allowed to wear shorts in the subcontinent”.
Qamar also believes that it is a woman’s fault, who tempts man into cheating their wives. “A woman lures a man into an affair and it is the woman’s fault that she is ruining other people’s marriage.”
The screenwriter was also aware that his opinions will definitely receive backlash. “There are specific groups who will tweet about me but there is nothing else they can do.”
Obviously people started lashing out at him.
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Women now have to deal with people like Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar, who have the power of media to change the world, but end up talking like this on a public platform.