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jaihoon
07/21/03 at 00:47:11
Looking for a soulmate? Watch 'Shaadi Online'
Lahore |By Abdullah Iqbal | 21-07-2003
gulfnews.com

Shabi Haider, 27, an electrical engineer, is today engaged in talks with the family of a young woman who he hopes will soon be his wife. If talks fall through, he is not short of choice.

Courtesy of a TV show, Shabi has marriage offers from at least 10 other families.

Two months ago, Shabi made the bold move of appearing on a national television audience to tell exactly what qualities he was looking for in a wife. He said: "I was frustrated going to marriage brokers and asking friends. So when I saw an advertisement for the show, it seemed like I had nothing to lose."

As such, he saw Shaadi Online', the marriage show that is now among the country's five most watched programmes, as a "final chance" to sort out my life.

The show, run by a private TV channel, has already attracted a huge following and more and more people are turning to it as an answer to their marriage difficulties. Mothers of girls of marriageble age are said to be "glued to the show" when it goes on air Saturday evening. The show has been airing weekly for four months, nad has so far announced three engagements between couples who it brought together.

The first marriages are expected in the winter, when most such events are staged. Many other couples are in a "discussion stage" according to the show's producers, who are hoepful they will soon exchange engagement rings.

Guests on the show are greeted by a man-and-woman team of hosts reclining in a lush, 70s-style setting replete with swanky beige couches, puffy pillows and large swathes of red silk material draped along the walls.

The producers run a two-to-three minute video showing the guest at work and play, and interviews with various family members about their best qualities.

In the case of barbershop owner Karamat Ali, the video highlighted his ability to cook most Pakistani dishes. The hosts then ask guests for follow-up questions and field calls from viewers.

Interested families can e-mail or post messages to those who have appeared on the show, or call the production team directly to request direct contact.

"Viewer response has been amazing. People send messages just to congratulate us," says Shaadi Online director Shaqielle Khan. "It goes to show that our planning was dead on. Our nation really is a sentimental bunch when it comes to love, and when done right, a show like this has mass appeal."

The institution of marriage is serious business in Pakistan. Mkre than 90 per cent of matches are arranged, and marrying for love is still widely frowned upon. Weddings do not occur before an arduous journey, during which families examine the heritage, education, class and outlook of candidates for compatibility.

The only other somewhat acceptable mode for finding a spouse is to visit a marriage broker who will pair you up with possible candidates.

But the service requires a down payment of anywhere between Rs5,000 and Rs10,000 plus a Rs15,000 to Rs25,000 fee upon marriage, rendering it unaffordable for most families in largely impoverished Pakistan.
Re: Looking for a soulmate in pak?
jannah
07/21/03 at 02:32:16
[wlm]

Hmmm maybe we can have a new forum game show called "Who wants a Madina marriage?!" or  ShaadiZone Online..... I think if we did our madina population would double  :D
Re: Looking for a soulmate in pak?
WhiteSomali
07/21/03 at 03:46:55
[slm] ;D

[QUOTE]
Hmmm maybe we can have a new forum game show called "Who wants a Madina marriage?!"[/QUOTE]

I volunteer to be the first bachelor  ;D
Re: Looking for a soulmate in pak?
Nabila
07/21/03 at 05:38:17
[slm]

Can I be the one to formulate humiliating challenges for the contestants?
''If you want to marry this guy/girl, then you must wake up in the middle of the night and start barking like a dog, until you set off every dog in the neighbourhood''

One of my few talents :D

ma asalaamah and take care
Re: Looking for a soulmate in pak?
faisalsb
07/21/03 at 05:50:56
[slm]

Well Sister Jannah you have good idea but I make it profitable for you, introduce that new marriage section along with membership fee for the board. And it would make you richer and you might get A LOT of new proposals .............;) (Just kidding)
Re: Looking for a soulmate in pak?
siddiqui
07/21/03 at 12:59:00
[slm]
[quote]and start barking like a dog, until you set off every dog in the neighbourhood''  
[/quote]
                                        +
[quote]One of my few talents  [/quote] ?

???   :o  ::)  :-[  ;D  :D  :-/  ;)  8)
Re: Looking for a soulmate in pak?
Caraj
07/21/03 at 22:25:26
[quote author=WhiteSomali link=board=bro;num=1058759232;start=0#2 date=07/21/03 at 03:46:55] [slm] ;D


I volunteer to be the first bachelor  ;D[/quote]

Man!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Are you brave    :o

[quote author=lady_murasaki_sa link=board=bro;num=1058759232;start=0#3 date=07/21/03 at 05:38:17] [slm]

Can I be the one to formulate humiliating challenges for the contestants?
''If you want to marry this guy/girl, then you must wake up in the middle of the night and start barking like a dog, until you set off every dog in the neighbourhood''

One of my few talents :D

ma asalaamah and take care[/quote]

I like the way you think   ;D

Re: Looking for a soulmate in pak?
yumna
07/22/03 at 04:18:28
[slm][quote][/quote]  


I volunteer to be the first bachelor    



Man!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Are you brave     [quote][/quote]
maaann i agree with u azzizah he is bold !! :o :o
Re: Looking for a soulmate in pak?
Nabila
07/22/03 at 19:13:39
[slm]

lol Bro Siddiqui - theres plenty more when that came from. Scary, isn't it.
;D

ma asalaamah and take care
Re: Looking for a soulmate in pak?
Trustworthy
07/23/03 at 00:29:21
[slm]

Y'all pullin my leg right?

Cause if not, hey I'm looking........





For my bro that is. 8)

Ma-asalaama....
Re: Looking for a soulmate in pak?
panjul
07/23/03 at 01:01:01
 [slm]

If we have our own Madina version of it, then I want to be the person that matches people up....  I'm pretty good at it   ;)
Re: Looking for a soulmate in pak?
faisalsb
07/23/03 at 01:10:00
[slm]

[quote]If we have our own Madina version of it, then I want to be the person that matches people up....  I'm pretty good at it    
[/quote]

Sister panjul I think your mailbox is going to be flooded with personal messages by brothers and sisters ............;)
Re: Looking for a soulmate in pak?
Nabila
07/23/03 at 07:33:10
[slm]

We could match people up randomly using a computer  ;D Ill bet we get interesting results...

ma asalaamah and take care
Re: Looking for a soulmate in pak?
jaihoon
07/23/03 at 07:47:10
[quote author=lady_murasaki_sa link=board=bro;num=1058759232;start=0#12 date=07/23/03 at 07:33:10] [slm]

We could match people up randomly using a computer  ;D Ill bet we get interesting results...
[/quote]

... but I bet it may be more sensible than human efforts  ::)
Re: Looking for a soulmate in pak?
IMuslim_4Ever
08/23/03 at 22:23:00
[slm]

cool... i mean the shaadi online thingy.... as for the Madina shaadi...  :-[ it would be suuperrrrrrrrrrrrr coollllllllllllllll

cuz we are looking for my older sis... :)  :-[
and u know itz hard to find the right person...extremly hard...

so not a bad idea... hope it will work... ;)

watch, ppl might start bragging about themselves... :D esp. guys...to get a girl...  ;D  ;D  ;D  j/k ...

plz don't kill me bros... :)

Whitesomali... wow dude! thats pretty amazing...and brave enough... good luck bro...so whats ur interest bro? do u want me to help ya out? i would love to be a match maker too!

ma salaama

08/23/03 at 22:27:09
IMuslim_4Ever


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