Bee Gul
Bee Gul is a Pakistani screenwriter and director. She wrote some TV plays and television films like Talkhiyaan, Pehchaan, Kaun Qamar Ara, Firdous ki Dozakh, most notably Dar Si Jaati Hai Sila and Raqeeb Se for HUM TV. Bee Gul's stories often deal with themes of Reality & Identity. Hypocrisy is the underlying theme, involving bitter love & conservative values. Her work is often described as Artsy. She has written women-centric plays that threw light upon social issues, especially those concerning Asian or Indian Women, which portrayed the power of a gutsy woman.
Friday 5th March
Rani ki Arsi
Arsi is a ring with a mirror in its center. The panel's title alludes to the fact that this is a mirror held by a woman, where she only sees fragments of herself. While we have a lot of female writers who write women-centric stories, these stories are more from the male gaze rather than the female gaze. The panel presents Pakistani women writers who reclaim that space and promote a feminine and feminist perspective. Meet writers who have eschewed the typical story (manic pixie dream girl characters) and look at women the way women see themselves.