{"id":262585,"date":"2020-05-18T06:56:12","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T01:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=262585"},"modified":"2020-05-18T06:56:12","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T01:56:12","slug":"yasir-hussain-wants-ban-on-dirilis-ertugrul-turkish-dramas-on-ptv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/yasir-hussain-wants-ban-on-dirilis-ertugrul-turkish-dramas-on-ptv\/","title":{"rendered":"Yasir Hussain Wants Ban on Dirili\u015f Ertu\u011frul & Turkish Dramas on PTV"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yasir Hussain, the famous actor from Baandi<\/strong>, took to his Instagram Stories to share his two cents on the Turkish drama Dirili\u015f: Ertu\u011frul<\/strong>. that has taken Pakistan by storm. According to Yasir, PTV’s decision to air the show goes against the national interest and threatens the careers of local actors.<\/p>\n

Here’s what Yasir said regarding PTV’s decision to air the show:<\/p>\n

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He feels that Turkish dramas may end up putting Pakistani actors, actresses and production crews out of a job if the trend keeps up.<\/p>\n

Is Yasir Hussain right?<\/h3>\n

If you ask the majority of drama viewers countrywide, they believe that the Pakistani media industry seems to have been revolving around the same storylines for decades on end. We get these age old games of manipulation, be it between in-laws or lovers, as the main theme from most of the shows aired for public viewing.<\/p>\n

And why would it be any different? Remember Mere Paas Tum Ho<\/strong>? It was one of the dramas that fall under the category of shows filled with twisted mind games, toxic masculinity, and evil, careerless women. Yet, its last episode had the 4th highest ratings in the country.<\/p>\n

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We get it, people love watching dramas filled with saas-bahu fights and love that could never last. Or at least, that’s all they can watch when it comes to local shows. But, is this all the Pakistani industry is capable of producing?<\/p>\n

The release of the Turkish show Dirili\u015f: Ertu\u011frul\u00a0<\/strong>in Pakistan proved to be a massive success. So, it’s safe to say, that people here love seeing innovation and culture beyond saas-bahu fights in the shows that they watch.<\/p>\n

Does more money always equate to more quality in the Pakistani drama landscape? Bashar<\/strong>\u00a0Momin <\/strong>was said to be the most expensive show produced in Pakistan. Yet the writers could not think beyond the redundant themes of love, jealousy, hatred, and romance in that instead.<\/p>\n

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So, it’s sad to see actors, who happily sign shows as such, bash the national channels for airing Dirili\u015f: Ertu\u011frul\u00a0<\/strong>in Pakistan. Especially Yasir Hussain, whose new show Jhooti<\/strong> revolves around the story of a husband and a wife who constantly lie to each other. The show also features Yasir’s real life partner Iqra Aziz as his foil.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, actress Mansha Pasha had some thoughts about why Pakistani dramas don’t reinvent the wheel with new themes and storyline. Mansha says that good productions run the risk of getting banned her, and that too for a myriad of different reasons.<\/p>\n

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Those lambasting Yasir Hussain and calling the work in Pakistan "sub-par" seem to have forgotten what it takes to make content here. Even without any subsidy from the govt, even if u manage to gather ur own funds, ur projects can still bet banned or pulled off after clearance<\/p>\n

— Mansha Pasha (@manshapasha) May 17, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n