Reema Khan Calls Out Pakistan’s Toxic Interview Culture Amid Meera-Resham Row
The Bulandi star says hosts are insulting artists on air and demands media treat performers with the respect they deserve.
Legendary Pakistani actor and filmmaker Reema Khan has entered the ongoing Meera-Resham controversy with a sharp critique aimed not just at the dispute itself, but at the media culture that fuels it.
Speaking on a private television programme, Reema said she was deeply uncomfortable with the tone Pakistani interviewers increasingly use when speaking to artists. Her concern was direct: “Our podcasters and hosts insult artists during interviews.”
She pointed specifically to the line of questioning Meera faced in a recent interview, calling it disheartening and symptomatic of a much larger problem.
Reema argued that interviews too often abandon any focus on an artist’s actual work, instead digging into personal lives for content that generates clicks but strips away dignity. This approach, she said, harms both the guest and the credibility of the host.
Her message was clear: artists in Pakistan are consistently undervalued, their professional achievements buried beneath sensationalised coverage.
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She also warned that treating interviews like confrontational current affairs segments risks narrowing the space for genuine artistic conversation and discourages meaningful cultural discourse in the long run.
On the subject of Resham, Reema struck a notably warmer tone. She praised her fellow actor as articulate and graceful, while offering a quiet word of advice: to rely less on what she hears secondhand and instead form her own independent judgments about situations.
Reema, who rose to national fame with the blockbuster Bulandi and went on to deliver hits including Koi Tujh Sa Kahan and Nikah, is currently visiting Pakistan and making appearances across multiple television platforms.
Her intervention has been widely welcomed online, with many viewers calling it one of the more measured and principled takes in an otherwise heated public debate.
In an industry where noise often drowns out nuance, Reema’s voice, for once, cut through both.