Have you been watching television lately? There is a throng of good looking people all over that thing. When did that start?

All these beautiful people wearing designer clothing, modeling as common Pakistanis on TV. Well, acting, but let’s not get bogged down in minutiae.

This discovery hits you a little harder if you have not been watching TV regularly. Not to say there weren’t pretty people on TV before. Perhaps, these people are nowadays more visible because you can’t help but look past the beauty, probably because they bring the acting range of a ripe kinnow.

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If you think about all the TV shows that came about in the past five years, who can you pinpoint as incredibly talented? Stipulation: you cannot name anyone who has been in this industry for over 10 years.

“Hamza Ali Abbasi!” you scream, not realising that I cannot hear you over the internet. Fine, I give you Hamza Ali Abbasi, I’ll even accept Hasan Ahmed (watch his “sar dard” Disprin ad and you’ll see what I mean), who else?