Sabina Farooq on receiving threats for her role in ‘Tere Bin’ The Express Tribune
Actors playing villains on screen are often hated, especially when fans forget that it’s the character they dislike and not the face they see on television. Sabina Farooq became the latest target of hate for playing the role of jealous lover Haya in the hit drama serial. Without you.
On Saturday, Farooq wrote a note on his Instagram story to address the hate he has received, including threats that have upset not only him but his family as well.
The 30-year-old elaborated that she wouldn’t have reacted the way she did if the fans’ reactions were just for fun. “I’ve been very generous and nice about my role in Tere Bun, join the roast with all of you.[ing] And memes but everything has a limit. Now that you are putting fake, ridiculous content on YouTube and threatening me, it is really disturbing for me and my family. It’s just a role,” he asserted.
He further requested “idiots” who don’t understand the difference between a character and an actor to stop posting false content on YouTube or publicly embarrass them by name.
“I beg you to stop taking your frustrations out on me and I curse the people who make money making fake YouTube videos. If I’m that bad, unfollow me and stop the scenes of modesty. But one more threat and I’ll post them publicly with your name and YouTube channels.
Farooq’s character Haya is Wahaj Ali’s Murtisam’s cousin who is hopelessly in love with him. Murtsam gets married to Mirab, played by Yamuna Zaidi, who, though it takes time, eventually feels the same way. Seeing their inevitable love story take root, Haya becomes jealous and still tries to keep them apart. She goes to crazy lengths to do this – even black magic.
However, Farooq is not the only one who has received hate messages for his character. Actor Usman Khalid Butt shared a screenshot of a chat earlier this month in which a user called him “insensitive” and cursed him for “killing a horse”. Bit Tweeted“I was randomly checking another folder on Insta DMs and I practically choked on my tea before she was referring to the character I played.”
Directed by Siraj-ul-Haq, the film has been a fan favorite since its release in December last year. Written by Nooran Makhdoom, it stars Zaidi and Ali in lead roles. The cast includes Bushra Ansari, Sohail Sameer, Hara Soomro, Fazila Qazi and others.
Without you Follows the love story of two people coming together despite coming from different backgrounds. Merib, who is used to living her life on her own terms, refuses to accept Murtsam’s family traditions and unnecessary social constraints. The friction-filled drama is about how they will overcome their differences.
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