You are all spot on, and I noticed the exact same thing. THE Accent; However, there is a lot more beneath the surface let's break it down.

The way Dur-e-Fishan Saleem played Zaryab in Dar-e-Nijaat has now become one of the most talked-about subjects concerning the new ARY Digital drama. During the first few episodes, social media paid great attention to her English accent and the way she delivered her lines. Clips of particular lines went viral and the discussion soon shifted from the plot to criticism of the actress herself.
The debate is genuine, the backlash was intense, and a number of prominent voices from the industry came forward to support her. Here is the full and verified account.

What Triggered the Accusations

In Dar-e-Nijaat, Dur-e-Fishan portrays Zaryab, a young woman who is carefree and comes from a well-off family. She has been educated in some of the best schools and is thinking about continuing her education in the United States; because of this she frequently uses a mixture of Urdu and English when talking to her friends, her sister and her boyfriend Zamil (played by Nameer Nawaz Khan).

A number of viewers found her way of pronouncing English and her general performance jarring, with particular words and the manner in which some lines were delivered being cut off and circulated widely. The comments included a range of reactions, from a mild disagreement regarding whether the accent was appropriate for the character to some severe personal criticisms of her acting and speaking. Additionally, a small number of viewers connected the criticism to her general facial expressions and the rhythm of her dialogue in the first episodes.

It should be noted that the character is portrayed as one who moves easily among languages; the use of English is not coincidental but is instead part of the way in which the writers and director show her social world.

The strong response online led a number of actors to make statements.Sanam Saeed was one of the earliest and most straightforward in her remarks. In an Instagram story she stated that it was "a bit unsettling and honestly very lame to see everybody so obsessed with an actor's accent" and that the constant online criticism was "downright mean and inconsiderate of someone's feelings". Her comments were widely circulated and contributed to shifting part of the discussion towards fairness.Hania Aamir also gave their public backing by retweeting a reel about Dur-e-Fishan together with the brief comment “Eyes forward, honey”. The point being that one should keep moving and ignore the noise.Arslan Naseer, who is both an actor and a social media personality, adopted a more relaxed yet firm stance. He highlighted the irony of individuals who say that they do not watch Pakistani dramas yet go on to analyse each accent and scene in great detail. He maintained that an actress should be permitted to speak using the accent that feels natural to her.Other people in the industry, such as Umer Aalam, stated that each individual has their own way of speaking and that a continual emphasis on accent can become unjust.Zaryab doesn't speak in the kind of smooth, formal English that you'd find in a textbook. She is a young, privileged individual who is a bit restless and typical of the Gen-Z generation. The way she speaks is intended to reflect a certain social group that freely mixes different languages. It's open to debate whether the execution fully meets individual viewers' expectations, but it's not in question that the criticism has gone beyond comments on her performance into personal attacks.Dur-e-Fishan Saleem obtained a law degree from University College London. This fact has been employed both in order to question her accent and also as a means of defending it. There have been arguments that a person who has a degree in the UK should sound more 'native'. On the other hand, it has been noted that living in a foreign country does not necessarily wipe out one's original way of speaking, and that it is unrealistic to expect a perfect foreign accent, a view which is often based on class assumptions.Part of the audience have attempted to divide the two issues. A few argue that the problem isn't the accent itself but rather the way some of the dialogues were written and presented, or that the performance in the first episodes seemed inconsistent. Others maintain that the accent just doesn't match the elite background of the character.The two views are both valid. It has now become evident that the amount of criticism went beyond what many people in the industry could tolerate. Once every page on social media starts to ridicule one particular aspect of an actor's delivery, the discussion ceases to be useful feedback and turns into collective abuse.For years Pakistani television has included actors who use different ways of speaking; some speak in a more formal manner, others in a more casual one, and some exhibit strong regional or class-based speech patterns. For decades audiences have tolerated this variety. The recent emphasis on the way Dur-e-Fishan speaks English in Dar-e-Nijaat tells us as much about present-day online culture as it does about the performance itself.Dar-e-Nijaat is still broadcast each Friday and Saturday at 8:00 PM on ARY Digital, and the official episodes can be found on the ARY Digital YouTube channel. The series, which was written by Umera Ahmed and directed by Saqib Khan, is still being presented. Those who want to form their own views should watch the full episodes rather than depending just on the short viral clips.People who keep a close eye on the drama are given episode background, information about the , and continued discussion of the performances without treating all aspects of it down to the issue of one accent.Watch It is natural that criticism of an actor's craft should occur in a public performance, since acting is a visual art form which lends itself to comment. Nevertheless, it is rarely beneficial to reduce a whole role to just one feature of speech and then subject it to continuous personal mockery. As Sanam Saeed pointed out, an obsession with an accent can easily become petty and unnecessary.Dur-e-Fishan Saleem is still engaged in drama. The story of Zaryab extends beyond any one scene or pronunciation. Ultimately, viewers who are interested in the characters and the main themes of Dar-e-Nijaat will make their own judgment as to how the performance appears as the episodes go on.