Turkish dramas have been having a moment in Pakistan as of late. After the widespread fame of Ask-i-Memnu, period drama Ertugrul Ghazi, AKA the Urdu dubbed version of Diriliş: Ertuğrul, broke viewership records. Since then many fans had been asking for a Pak-Turk collab on a drama serial.
Looks like our wish is coming true as Pakistani production house Ansari-Shah Films is collaborating with Turkey’s production house Akli Films. The two big production houses have joined hands to create a period drama about the life of Sultan Selahaddin Eyyubi.
Turkish director Emre Konuk will be at the helm of the project, but the drama serial will be a Pak-Turk collab with numerous Pakistani artists on board.
Pakistani actors that are set to be featured in the Sultan Selahaddin Eyyubi biopic include Adnan Siddiqui, Humayun Saeed, Parveen Akbar, Ayesha Omar, Ushna Shah, Farhan Ali Aagha, Adnan Jeelani, Sajid Shah, Zhalay Sarhadi, Faiza Ahmed Khan, Hina Rizvi, Asad Mumtaz, Sidra Rao, Syed Mohamad Abdullah, Syed Sabihuddin, Sarah Aijaz Khan, Junaid Akhtar, Faiza Mahmood, Imran Patel, Sanober Siddiqui, Hassan Mujtaba, Ali Aza, and Sibtain Raza Khan.
The cast will travel to Turkey for shooting after training for the action series.
Meanwhile, Turkish artists that might be featured includes Cengiz Coskun AKA Turgut Alp from Diriliş: Ertuğrul. Rumor has it is he is being considered for the lead role.
The series is said to consist of 3 seasons.
