Is there any tried and tested way of handling the pressures of being a role model from making a living in front of the camera lens? During an appearance on YouTube podcast Sunday Times, television heartthrob Ahad Raza Mir shared he knows the answer – and it is a refreshingly laid back one.

"Whatever you see on TV or in a film, you need to remember that it's just a story," mused the star, having recently wrapped up his latest drama, Meem Se Mohabbat. "You shouldn't think too much about it. Just sit back and enjoy it."

Ahad also stressed that he is not weighed down by a pressure to preach any lessons in any of his work. "We need to tell stories that uplift people. Everything doesn't need to have a social cause," he insisted. "You should watch something and feel good about it. I never think, 'This is the objective of this drama.' Let people experience what they want!"

There is one thing, however, that as an artist, Ahad takes very seriously. "Our responsibility is to show good characters and show how people develop in life. When I choose something, I think, what am I going to learn from this?" he added. "And I think, maybe the audience will feel the same way. At least, that's kind of how I look at it."