Tag: Ertuğrul
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Review: Umr-o-Ayyar: A marriage of convenience between debilitating story-line and topnotch VFX
Umr-o-Ayyar is everything I could not have imagined: badly written fanfic and a thrilling display of VFX-laden action unknown to Pakistani films. Invited to the premier on behalf of The Current, I recalled all I had ever known about the character of Umr-o-Ayyar. Having been an avid reader of the legendary series of Dastaan-e-Ameer-i-Hamza and…
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Turkish star Celal Al visits Pakistan to help flood victims, sets an example
Turkish actor Celal Al, who portrayed Abdurrahman Alp in Dirilis: Ertugrul, had landed in Karachi “without any invitation” to extend a helping hand to the people affected by the devastating floods. By texting “Pakistan” to 2868, the Turkish actor has urged his supporters to donate to flood victims in Pakistan via the Turkish Red Crescent as…
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‘Maybe she watches Bulbulay’: Ayesha Omar gets candid about Esra Bilgic following her on Instagram
Actor Ayesha Omar appeared on Ahsan Khan’s chat show on which the Rehbara star got candid on why she is the only Pakistan actor to be followed on social media by Turkish star Esra Bilgic. She started off by saying, “Pata nahi kaisay hua yeh mojza (miracle).” The Turkish beauty rose to the pinnacle of…
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‘Ayeza has more followers, Pakistanis made her popular’: Yasir Hussain slams Esra Bilgic
The Jhooti star Yasir Hussain stated on Naumaan Ijaz’s show G Sarkar that Turkish industry’s canvas is not bigger than Pakistan’s and cited the example of Esra Bilgic that now she has 6 Million followers on Instagram but before Ertugrul’s broadcast in Pakistan, she had one million followers. He added that Pakistanis followed her and…
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Lahore police arrest Kashif Zameer over Engin Altan’s complaint
Tik Toker Kashif Zameer has been arrested by Lahore police after a complaint against him was filed by Ertuğrul star Engin Altan Düzyatan over financial woes, Dawn News has reported. The Turkish star sent a complaint notice in his email to IG Punjab against Kashif Zameer, and IG Punjab directed CCPO Lahore to investigate and…
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Youth from Swat to release Pashto version of ‘Ertuğrul’ after Eid
Ever since the popular Turkish historical series Diriliş Ertuğrul aired in Pakistan on the directives of Prime Minister Imran Khan, it has become a sensation in the country. From wedding entrances to birthday cake, the Ertuğrul fever gripped Pakistan. A group of young YouTubers based in Swat have taken their love for the series one step…
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VIDEO: Turkish military band plays ‘Diriliş: Ertuğrul’s’ theme song at Pakistan Day celebrations
The Pakistan Day celebrations at Parade Avenue in Islamabad were a grand affair. The event which takes place on March 23 every year to mark Pakistan Resolution Day was rescheduled to March 25 due to bad weather conditions. While everything was taking place as per the norm, what caught everyone’s attention was the Turkish band’s…
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Imran Abbas visits the set of ‘Kuruluş: Osman’ in Turkey
After Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry, Imran Abbas is the latest Pakistani to visit the set of superhit Turkish drama Diriliş: Ertuğrul and Kuruluş: Osman in Turkey. Taking to Instagram, the Khuda Aur Mohabbat star shared posted the photos with Turkish star Celal AL, who portrays the role of Abdur Rehman in Diriliş:…
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Kashif Zameer accused of attempting to kidnap YouTuber
Kashif Zameer, famed for defrauding Turkish actor Engin Altan Düzyatan has allegedly made an attempt to kidnap YouTuber Ali Virk. According to reports, Kashif went to Hafizabad to meet Virk and tried to kidnap him there. However, the YouTuber jumped out of a moving car to save himself and injured himself severely in the process.…