"Ali's initial servility is undercut when he confronts his manager and demands" the salary owed to him. "He is a stranger in a strange land, is illegal and thus easily exploited," says Khuhro.īut in later episodes, Ali shows his power says Khuhro. South Korea is a "land that prizes racial homogeneity" - and Ali may just be trying to avoid trouble by being respectful and trying to fit in with Korean customs and norms.
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Pakistani TV host Zarrar Khuhro says there might be a valid reason behind it. He bows several times when talking to the South Korean character Cho Sang-woo, a disgraced banker and a fellow Squid Game competitor, calls him "sir" and thanks him profusely for lending him bus fare. Some Squid Game fans on Twitter have noted how deferential and subservient Ali is on the show. We asked Pakistanis around the world to weigh in on the character of Ali - and the casting of an Indian actor Anupam Tripathi in the role.Īli's obedient personality may be a matter of survival
1 TV show in Pakistan, according to the entertainment tracking service Flix Patrol. So we wanted to know: Does the show offer a realistic depiction of Pakistani migrant workers? Pakistan is one of many low-resource countries whose citizens travel to richer countries for jobs. While this deadly competition is clearly a work of fiction, there's nothing fictional about Ali Abdul. Those who can't make it to the next round face. In order to win the multimillion dollar prize, Ali must compete against 455 other players - all desperate for cash - in six rounds of children's games.
Ali joins a secret competition called Squid Game to earn money for his family. The character Ali Abdul (portrayed by actor Anupam Tripathi) is a Pakistani migrant worker in South Korea whose boss hasn't paid him in months.
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