Aisha Gazdar on gender representation in Pakistani TV serials

Aisha Gazdar is a filmmaker and founder of Films d’Art, an independent film production company based in Karachi. Her award-winning films include 'The Honour Deception', a short documentary on honour killings and the complications arising out of the Qisas and Diyat Law (Law of Retribution). Aisha Gazdar’s 'Silent Voices: Women Home-based Workers' in Pakistan won the best documentary award at the Canadian Labour International Film Festival in 2010. Other films include 'The Last Day: A True Story of a Hibakusha', which won Special Jury Mention at Kara Film Festival. Her work concerns human rights and social issues, especially women’s rights.

Here she speaks to eShe editor Aekta Kapoor about gender representation in Pakistani television serials.