Season 1 • Episode 33
LatestA transgender woman escapes from her family's strictness for the love of intersex cohorts, after forced marriage as a man and becoming a father.
Acting
Abid Ali's Reshma: vulnerable, defiant, unforgettable.
Writing
2004 Pakistani TV tackling intersex lives with surprising frankness.
Production
Low-budget intimacy that amplifies the emotional claustrophobia.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Moorat aired on Pakistan Television (PTV) in 2004, a rare mainstream portrayal of intersex (hijra/khawaja sira) communities, predating global trans TV booms by over a decade.
Abid Ali, a legendary Pakistani actor, reportedly took the role of Reshma against industry advice, considering it his most challenging work. He died in 2020, never receiving international recognition for this performance.
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