Like a gush of wind, pregnancy and marriage take over the ambitious Sanniya (Kubra Khan), as she chooses the relationships she deems precious over herself. The haunting timelapse in Doctor Bahu has become a mirror to society, where women are expected to give up on themselves to save their relationships. While Salman (Shuja Asad) continues to ace in his career, Sanniya’s career becomes an ornament on the shelf as she cares for her growing family. With glimpses of her past and the hope to revive herself after delivering her baby, Sanniya moves forward.
Her fear considered her ungratefulness; she lives the reality of generations of women who have been sacrificing themselves to salvage relationships for their future. Throughout the episodes, it shows how her mother has suffered the same fate, yet the cycle of weighing women down with responsibilities and expectations continues through the generations. The silence that lingers between Salman and Sanniya has taken over the healthy communication that had been the core of their relationship. Her loss of identity is dismissed as her anger and rage, while her acceptance of her new life is considered mandatory.
Where netizens have been hailing Sanniya and Salman’s dynamic for their communication, their hearts ache with Sanniya’s downfall and their relationship gradually falling apart. While celebrations are for the baby, the internet mourns how Sanniya’s existence has been reduced to catering to her husband’s needs and family. Doctor Bahu viewers laud the drama serial for the rightful portrayal of a woman stripped of her career; appreciating Sanniya’s grieving her career, an X user posted:
Sanam Mehdi Zaryab and Mehreen Jabbar portray Saniya’s loss of identity with haunting beauty. A scene where she flips through her medical book, her tiny notes marking a life she once dreamed of, now painfully out of reach.#DrBahu
— DaretoDrama (@DaretoDrama) July 19, 2026
A teary-eyed viewer criticised how men in our society are blindfolded, unable to see the pain women go through. They posted:
dr bahu episode had me sobbing today 🙁
sania’s web of emotions eating away at her salman being so agitating,the parents + phuppo’s conversation it was all too much for my heart. how can you claim to love your wife yet not see she’s a shell of the woman she used to be#drbahu— livy (@livysalts) July 18, 2026
Hurt over the plight of women, another netizen added:
Tum mujhe kaam karne do gey na?
Oh the plight of being a woman ! The plight of daring to want something for yourself ! The begging, the requests, oh dear Lord ! #DrBahu— Fantasia. (@fantasia_iq) July 17, 2026
While Doctor Bahu left the audience in tears this weekend, netizens applaud the realistic portrayal of women and their defeat to protect relationships. Taking it to X, a user commented:
saniya came back got me pull my hair but then again I just know its the sad reality of life how the societal pressure built on women eventually makes them to surrender first #drbahu pic.twitter.com/5Y1Ia7gran
— α (@ashfaqmiyaann) July 18, 2026
Jotting down how Sanniya was gradually moved to give up her career, despite the promises made at the time of the wedding and later, a user stated:
Sania’s current situation is a direct consequence of the pressure she faced since day one of marriage. She entered this marriage believing her career won’t be sacrificed, her own husband promised that to her repeatedly as long as she was standing against shahnawaz #DrBahu
— a**** (@grimorgray) July 17, 2026
In the hope of seeing a progressive take on the Doctor Bahu twist, a netizen added:
I really hope they keep this realistic trope and show Salman Saniya’s separation. Today, when Salman was quiet when Saniya asked him if she can join hospital after pregnancy broke whatever hopes I had of any reconciliation. Please Dr Ahmer come and take your girl. #drbahu
— Sazzy (@Sazzyspeaks) July 18, 2026
