Assalamualaikum.

Now, I can't stand majority of Pakistani dramas. Most are about a dreary love story between a guy obsessed with a girl, a disobedient bou, or a forced marriage (usually to a cousin). The pace is monotomous and the characters are dull, with Fateh Ali Khan's bhatija shrieking his head off as soundtrack (like his music though). They're almost as bad as Bangladeshi natoks, but I have to force myself to sit through them because a loved one enjoys them now and then (the channels are part of an Asian subscription package).

That being said, two teasers on two separate Pakistani channels have recently caught my attention. My initial reaction was of excitement. They look cinematically incredible. My next reaction was "how dare they?!". While the grammar is incorrect, the costumes appear accurate. What doesn't appear accurate is its portrayal of Bangladesh's 1971 War of Independence.

One of the dramas, Jo Bichar Gaye, has already started airing in Pakistan and online on Geo TV, and will be premiered tomorrow here in the UK (I won't link to the teasers as I don't want to give them ad revenue). The teaser doesn't give much away, but I don't hold out much hope for it after seeing the teaser for Khaab Toot Jaatay Hai on Hum TV, which is based on the memoirs of an insignificant anti-separatist. The teaser claims in Urdu:

"on one hand, there are people who wanted to harm Pakistan, and on the other hand, there are people who ideally loved Pakistan"...

This implies there were as many people who were anti-separatist as there were pro-freedom. As we know, this is false. The reality was that the only people in then-East Pakistan who were anti-separatist were Pakistani migrants, Islamists, Razakar traitors (Pakistan's brown-nosing service dogs, I prefer to call them) who had government or military jobs (which kept the cowards safe from Pakistan's wrath), and an Urdu-speaking non-native ethnic minority (Bihari) who resented the Bengali renaissance and nationalism, nor want the native language (Bangla) to be the official lingua franca. All other ethnic minorities were pro-freedom. These anti-separatists made up a small fraction of East Pakistan, formerly East Bengal.

Will they be showing the numerous massacres of student activists who protested for the Bangla language since the beginning of Pakistan's occupation (ভাষা আন্দোলন), one of which my Boro Mama was a victim of whilst sleeping in his dorm room?
Will they show the Pakistani government dishonouring the landslide Bengali victory of the 1970 Pakistani general election and imprisoning their rightful president?
Will they be showing the countless intellectuals martyred during Operation Searchlight (শহীদ বুদ্ধিজীবী) to oppress the Bengali population, including my barrister Nana slained along with his colleague in his office?
Will they be showing the mass systemic rape of Bengali women and girls (বীরাঙ্গনা) by the Pakistani military and Razakar as a way to punish, humiliate and outbreed Bengalis?
Will they be showing the genocide of the then-30% Hindu population, as they try to survive intrusive circumcision checks whilst fleeing to "Khala'r Bari" (West Bengal)?
Will they show the pillaging and destruction of entire towns and villages before, during and right after independence, which horrifically killed my Nani, Choto Khala and baby Choto Mama instantly, with my Mejor Khala and Ma'r Dadi later succumbing to their injuries, leaving my mother a destitute orphan?
No doubt they will spin the narrative and show India as instigators with a vested interest, the freedom fighting guerillas (মুক্তিবাহিনী), like my mother's Khalato-bhai (who was killed in action), as unruly rebels, and themselves as saviours of Biharis, bringing peace and civility to Bengalis. Any omission or undermining of these atrocities will downplay their severity, and deliberately miseducate Pakistanis about the formation of Bangladesh and actual views of Bangladeshis. They would feel more pride for their army's history and justified in their war crimes, even though they were evidently in the wrong side of history.

As you can see, I'm quite heated about this (for good reason). But I will hold my tongue until I watch a few episodes. I shouldn't jump to conclusions and make up my mind just yet. I will definitely keep my eyes peeled. I want to give them the benefit of the doubt and eat my words, I really do. Edit 21/12: Just read the screenplay is based on the memoirs of a Pakistani colonel, of all people. They are weekly short series, so I'll wait until I recorded all episodes to watch them.
Have you heard about these dramas? How do you feel about Pakistan producing television drama serials about our muktijuddho and resulting bijoy and shadin? Will you be watching them? What are your expectations and predictions? Also, are there anyone here who lost as many immediate family members as I did because of this war. I feel so alone in this regard.

জয় বাংলা! বন্দে মাতরম্! 🇧🇩✊

PS: I'm thinking about volunteering for a group like Swadinata Trust to raise awareness about the war, and perhaps starting a petition to officially recognise the Bangladesh War as a genocide in the UK and the Commonwealth Realm (only India recognises it as such). Are there any fellow Brits or UK residents here who would sign and share it?

Edit: A Pakistani genocide-denier appears 17 hours after I posted this thread.

Edit 21/02/2022: I've finally finished watching one series, Khaab Toot Jatay Hai. I had to power through those four episodes because it was so boring. Anyway, as predicted, Khaab Toot Jaatay Hai turned the truth upside down! It portrayed Bengali freedom fighters as bloodthirsty terrorists, uncouth and uncompromising, India as instigators, and portrayed Pakistanis and Razakars as peacekeeping prisoners of war, wise and dignified. Apparently the war didn't start because of Pakistani's racial oppression, but because of Bengali's racial supremacy. BakwaaS!