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Analytical Study of Exploitation in the Pakistani Urdu Drama Guru

Abstract

This study examines the representation of child exploitation and socio-cultural marginalization in the Pakistani Urdu television drama Guru (2023). Directed by Hussain Abbasi and produced by Shazia Wajahat and Wajahat Rauf, Guru departs from conventional television themes to focus on severe societal crises affecting vulnerable populations. Through qualitative textual analysis, this paper investigates how television drama serves as a medium for public reflection and social critique. The study highlights how structural patriarchy manifests across four forms of exploitation: physical, sexual, emotional/psychological, and systemic neglect. It examines the psychological abuse faced by women and young girls, including forced infant abandonment driven by preference for male heirs and the denial of basic education. Concurrently, it addresses the intersectional marginalization of the Khawaja Sira (transgender) community and sex workers. A central focus is the transformative narrative of Sattar (Guru), a Khawaja Sira who rescues and raises an abandoned infant girl, Maryam, enabling her to become a doctor.

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1. Hashmi, Qamer-e- Azam, Dr, Urdu Drama nigari(Tarikh o tanqeed ki Roshni mein), 3^rd addition mah ezafa, kitabistan, chndwara, Mazafrpur, Bha (Bharat), 2002,p32.
2. Drama: “Guru”2023, episode:1. scene 5:50min to 9:35min.
3. episode:3. scene 6:16min to 8:25min
4. episode:3. scene 15:00min to 16:16min
5. episode:4. scene 26:40min to 28:50min
6. episode:6. scene 5:55min to 7:00min
7. episode:6. scene 8:45min to 10:47min
8. episode:6. scene 12:00min to 13:35min
9. episode:12. scene 4:18min to 5:10min
10. episode:1. scene 13:28min to 15:18min
11. episode:1. scene 31:45min to 35:00min
12. episode:7. scene 18:30min to 18:50min
13. episode:8. Scene6:10min to 9:50min
14. episode:10. scene 24:20min to 28:40min
15. episode:20. scene 6:37min to 7:06min
16. episode:21 scene 13:15min to 14:12min
17. episode:24. scene 5:30min to 7:12min
18. episode:25. scene 3:40min to 6:16min
19. episode:29. scene 31:50min to 35:00min