{"id":261699,"date":"2020-05-11T10:21:28","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T05:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=261699"},"modified":"2020-05-11T10:21:28","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T05:21:28","slug":"esra-bilgic-does-not-owe-you-an-explanation-for-her-lifestyle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/esra-bilgic-does-not-owe-you-an-explanation-for-her-lifestyle\/","title":{"rendered":"Esra Bilgi\u00e7 Does Not Owe You An Explanation for Her Lifestyle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dirili\u015f: Ertu\u011frul<\/em><\/strong> is massive in Pakistan right now. But of course, with fame, there are some fans who prove that they are the absolute worst. Apparently, some Pakistani fans are criticizing Turkish actress Esra Bilgi\u00e7 for not being ‘Halime’<\/em> in real life.<\/p>\n

The Urdu dubbed version of Turkish period drama, Dirili\u015f: Ertu\u011frul<\/em><\/strong> has been airing on Pakistan Television since 1st of Ramadan. The saga of the rise of the Ottoman Empire has achieved a cult following in Pakistan, with YouTube views off the charts.<\/p>\n

However, this cult following also has its downsides. Turkish actress Esra Bilgi\u00e7 is being shamed by Pakistanis for not being ‘just like Halime Hatun in real life<\/em>‘. The actress plays the female lead in the series in the role of Seljuk princess Halime Hatun.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B-KNVOMD7nr\/<\/p>\n

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However Pakistani fans are taking it too far and expecting that the actress adheres to the character she was on-screen.<\/p>\n

Just take a look at these comments on an old picture of the actress in a crop top. These comments ranged from unsolicited advice on being a ‘true Muslim woman<\/em>‘ to plain old fashioned slut-shaming.<\/p>\n

\"Dirili\u015f:
Pakistani fans expecting Turkish actress to live like Halime Hatun, IRL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Dirili\u015f:
Comments on an old Instagram post by Turkish actress Esra Bilgi\u00e7<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It seems like these fans are not aware of how patronizing they appear. Some of them are borderline creepy.<\/p>\n

\"Dirili\u015f:
How are these comments in good faith? Rants of a regular Internet creep<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Irony<\/h3>\n

Funnily though, this fixation is limited to the female lead of Dirili\u015f: Ertu\u011frul<\/em><\/strong>. No one bothered to look into the lifestyle of the male lead of the show.<\/p>\n

Imagine holding all beloved characters to that standard (like expecting Jean Reno to be Leon from The Professional). Pakistanis need to realize that these international superstars have their own lifestyles and that they don’t appreciate the phuphoo-type<\/em> glare on their personal lives. No celebrity does.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BiIA1ZFgIJG\/<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/1fcscjxFUC\/<\/p>\n

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Imagine questioning why actor Cengiz Co\u015fkun isn’t like ‘Turgut Alp<\/em>‘ in real life? For starters, he isn’t married to his long-time girlfriend.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B_91vThJc9r\/<\/p>\n

Besides playing a Muslim warrior in Dirili\u015f: Ertu\u011frul<\/em><\/strong>, Cengiz Co\u015fkun also plays Sultan Alp-Arsalan<\/em> in Turkish film<\/a> Malazgirt 1071<\/em><\/strong>. Te film is about the historic battle of Malazgirt between the Christian Byzantine Empire and the Turkish Seljuk Empire.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bp3w3LCnIsX\/<\/p>\n

The point is, we need to do better when it comes to celebrities. Commenting on their choice of attire gives Pakistan a bad name, especially during a time when the leaders from Ankara and Islamabad enjoy a great working relationship. Let’s do better here folks and stop being judgemental.<\/p>\n

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Dirili\u015f: Ertu\u011frul is massive in Pakistan right now. But of course, with fame, there are some fans who prove that they are the absolute worst. Apparently, some Pakistani fans are criticizing Turkish actress Esra Bilgi\u00e7 for not being ‘Halime’ in real life. The Urdu dubbed version of Turkish period drama, Dirili\u015f: Ertu\u011frul has been airing on Pakistan Television since 1st […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":261734,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1298,2199,1291,1297],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-261699","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-culture","8":"category-featured","9":"category-social-media","10":"category-tv-movies-music"},"wps_subtitle":"Do you agree with this?","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/esra-bilgi\u00e7-3-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/esra-bilgi\u00e7-3-758x424.jpg",758,424,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/esra-bilgi\u00e7-3.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Lens Staff","categories_name":["Culture","Featured","Social Media","TV & Film"],"title_text":"Esra Bilgi\u00e7 Does Not Owe You An Explanation for Her Lifestyle","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=1298,2199,1291,1297&exclude=261699","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=261699"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261699\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/261734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=261699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=261699"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=261699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}