{"id":263585,"date":"2020-05-28T11:34:23","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T06:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=263585"},"modified":"2020-05-28T11:34:23","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T06:34:23","slug":"sania-saeed-has-the-best-take-on-the-ertugrul-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/sania-saeed-has-the-best-take-on-the-ertugrul-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Sania Saeed Has the Best Take on the Ertu\u011frul Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pakistani actress Sania Saeed is dealing her bets in the ‘to Ertu\u011frul<\/em> or not to<\/em> Ertu\u011frul’<\/em> debate. The actress stressed the need to ask more important questions from Pakistani content producers. She wants to know what’s their game plan after Ertugrul mania is over.<\/p>\n

Rather than argue if Pakistan Television should serve as a platform for Turkish dramas or not, Sania Saeed wants us to ask how PTV is spending money on this.<\/p>\n

She told Express Tribune<\/a> that we should be obtaining and distributing foreign content based on a game plan, not on a whim.<\/p>\n

\u201cWas there a plan? Or does all this get done on whims such as, \u2018Oh, the PM said \u2018buy it, so buy it!\u2019 What is the policy?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The Aseerzadi<\/em><\/strong> actress stressed the need for a proper policy to import foreign dramas into the country, and to look ahead at its implications for PTV:<\/p>\n

“There has to be a negotiation that is done continuously with the government to create a policy for your country. A while later after Ertu\u011frul\u00a0<\/em>finishes,\u00a0everyone will forget all this and move on and this discrepancy will be buried. Who is negotiating with a clear-cut policy after or before that?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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With regards to the art aspect of Ertu\u011frul<\/em>, Sania Saeed admires the storytelling like everyone else:<\/p>\n

\u201cI think\u00a0Ertu\u011frul\u2019s\u00a0<\/em>success is about the storytelling, the novelty of the story, and the fact that it comes from a different culture, … That\u2019s why stories were told in the first place, right? People would travel from one place to another, telling stories about the places they\u2019d come from,”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The Sang-e-Marmar<\/em><\/strong> actress explained that the popularity of the Turkish period drama is partially from the variety in content that it brings. The series allowed our audience to see different types of male and female characters, from warrior women to vulnerable men.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese women are industrious, working women. They move freely in their tribes, lead them and run the economy, … It\u2019s not only them being covered. They\u2019re khanjar- (dagger) carrying, sword- swaying women. They are physically strong, which means their bodies weren\u2019t limited and are free. They feel safe in their environment.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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It’s a safe bet that our audience is over stereotypical gender roles. Sania wants us to learn from foreign artwork like Dirili\u015f:<\/em> Ertu\u011frul.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Their men are not only warriors, but they are also vulnerable, loving, compassionate, … They are not afraid to cry when their fathers, comrades, or soldiers die. They are not afraid to cry when they\u2019re thinking of the woman they love or when their wife is in pain when their children are born,\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pakistani actress Sania Saeed is dealing her bets in the ‘to Ertu\u011frul or not to Ertu\u011frul’ debate. The actress stressed the need to ask more important questions from Pakistani content producers. She wants to know what’s their game plan after Ertugrul mania is over. Rather than argue if Pakistan Television should serve as a platform for Turkish dramas or not, […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":263605,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1298,2199,1293,1297],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-263585","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-culture","8":"category-featured","9":"category-lollywood","10":"category-tv-movies-music"},"wps_subtitle":"Her words are worth listening to.","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sania-Saeed-Ertugrul-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sania-Saeed-Ertugrul-758x424.jpg",758,424,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sania-Saeed-Ertugrul.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Ummara Sheraz","categories_name":["Culture","Featured","Lollywood","TV & Film"],"title_text":"Sania Saeed Has the Best Take on the Ertu\u011frul Debate","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=1298,2199,1293,1297&exclude=263585","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263585","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\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263585"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263585\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/263605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263585"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=263585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}