Originally posted by: spnfan
I don't get this differentiation of soap actors and drama actors. I first time found out about that after watching usama's iv. I didn't know 8pm dramas were different from 7pm and 9pm dramas. I guess the only high profile drama usama has done till now are ishq jalebi and dobara.
I have heard that in pak dramas one need to have good connections to get good roles.
If i am not wrong Bilal never did soaps as lead but ended up being one of the leading guys in 8pm pak dramas without much connections but Usama is not able to do that. Ahad, azad sami khan etc directly got 8pm dramas as leads on hum tv whereas even after so many years Usama only managed to get supporting roles.
I guess, it depends on the luck too , combination of screen presence , talent and your project choices and hype those projects have gotten. For example, Wahaj Ali( who looks good and acts well )too has been working for quite a long in the industry but despite doing many lead roles , he got the recognition from ehd e wafa, even then he kept getting supporting roles before he got proper break with Ishq jalebi. While Bilal and Ahad initial projects were hit amongst the audience. I guess , when an actor keeps doing soaps or debuts with soap, they are typecasted, it is the same like, in india tv actors are not able to make big in bollywood because many are seen with a tv actor perception. If you notice, most of the actors who are doing soaps, you will see them in soaps only, they dont get casted in dramas , if they are seen in dramas ,it is mostly as side characters. Also, it is also like ,some actors are always in demand beacause they attract more audience and hence directors keep taking them again and again. Not many want to take a risk with the actor who has not done any successful drama or doing soaps, instead they prefer taking new bies or fresh faces. Usama has debuted with Soap, and he even won an award for best actor for that but then he only was offered soaps mostly.
PS: i became clueless of what i wrote 🤣it is too long .
Edited by Renee.Clare - 3 years ago