Dawn criticized mention of “bro code” on Tamasha
In an opinion column, Dawn criticized comments by Pakistani actor and Tamasha reality show host Adnan Siddiqui about the “bro code.” They were made during a discussion of a conflict between contestants Hamza Johar and Dr Sikandar Zaman Khan, known as Dr Zee Khan.
Conflict in Tamasha Ghar
According to the columnist’s account, the dispute occurred late in the evening on August 29. Johar learned that Dr Zee Khan had accused him of making inappropriate comments about women and began demanding an explanation. The author writes that during the conflict, Johar threatened his opponent with physical violence.
Later, Dr Zee Khan said the matter concerned Johar’s remarks about the clothing and bodies of the female contestants. In the television broadcast, repetitions of those remarks were muted, so their exact content was not available to viewers.
Dawn notes that internet users analyzed the contestants’ lip movements and the context of unmuted fragments. Based on this, they suggested that Johar criticized the women’s allegedly “revealing” clothing and spoke crudely about the size of someone’s thighs. During the dispute, he said: “What’s wrong with what I said?”.
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Host’s remarks
The following day, Siddiqui discussed the incident with the Tamasha Ghar contestants. Addressing Dr Zee Khan, the host asked whether men should discuss inappropriate remarks in the presence of women and added that there was a “bro code.” Dr Zee Khan replied that it was Johar who had violated this code.
Siddiqui also expressed surprise that female contestants — actress Laila and Rabia Javed Sheikh, who had condemned Johar’s words the previous day — joined the conversation. He said: “Unko mauqa mil gaya” (“they got an opportunity”).
At the end of the discussion, the host acknowledged that Johar should not have made such comments and advised that similar issues be referred to the production team in the future. The Dawn columnist believes this criticism was much milder than the remarks directed at the other participants in the conflict.
