{"id":390038,"date":"2022-12-10T20:50:13","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T15:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=390038"},"modified":"2022-12-10T20:50:13","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T15:50:13","slug":"did-you-know-thomas-shelby-from-peaky-blinders-is-from-punjab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/did-you-know-thomas-shelby-from-peaky-blinders-is-from-punjab\/","title":{"rendered":"Did You Know Thomas Shelby from &#8216;Peaky Blinders&#8217; is from Punjab?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What if we tell you that your favorite character from <em><strong>Peaky Blinders<\/strong><\/em>, Thomas Shelby, had Punjabi ancestors living on the banks of the River Ravi?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-390063 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/peaky-blinders.jpg\" alt=\"peaky blinders\" width=\"1000\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/peaky-blinders.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/peaky-blinders-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/peaky-blinders-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/peaky-blinders-758x512.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A tweep by the name of Hamd Nawaz theorized that Tommy and the rest of the Shelby&#8217;s gypsy clan&#8217;s roots are linked to the nomadic tribes that had migrated from Lahore, Punjab during the 12<sup>th<\/sup> century. She explained her theory in a series of tweets on Friday:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What if tell you that your favourite character from Peaky Blinders &#8211; Thomas Shelby had Punjabi ancestors living on the banks of River Ravi? <\/p>\n<p>Let me explain.<\/p>\n<p>In season 1, You can see Tommy &amp; the other Shelbys speaking Romanian language &amp; often being referred as \u201cgypsies\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/miz4cs6FDa\">pic.twitter.com\/miz4cs6FDa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hamd Nawaz (@pseudowitch6) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pseudowitch6\/status\/1600832112390995968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/suits-harvey-specter-moves-to-lahore-to-open-his-own-taam-gah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Suits&#8217; Harvey Specter Moves to Lahore to Open His Own Taam Gah<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>In the follow-up tweet, Hamd Nawaz explained,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Shelby family is of an Irish-Romanian descent and are known to be Roma Gypsies. Historians report that these tribes are known to have migrated from Punjab and Rajasthan in 12th century to Middle East and from there to the Central Europe escaping persecution.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>She added that the showrunners of <strong><em>Peaky Blinders\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>confirmed that the Shelbys are actually Roma gypsies.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The makers of the show confirm their inspiration too. While the show was being made, Cillian Murphy (the actor who played Thomas Shelby) went to the sides of Birmingham to spend time with actual Roma Gypsies to copy their accents and living styles for the show.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The makers of the show confirm their inspiration too. While the show was being made, Cillian Murphy (the actor who played Thomas Shelby) went to the sides of Birmingham to spend time with actual Roma Gypsies to copy their accents and living styles for the show. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7ptUXM4EQV\">pic.twitter.com\/7ptUXM4EQV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hamd Nawaz (@pseudowitch6) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pseudowitch6\/status\/1600832156309151745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Infact the starting scene of the season 1 is a young girl blowing a strange powder on a horse, symbolising magic &#8211; a practice very common among the Roma Gypsies all around the world along with characteristic talent for fortune telling, palmistry, music and singing. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/na0OASsb4a\">pic.twitter.com\/na0OASsb4a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hamd Nawaz (@pseudowitch6) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pseudowitch6\/status\/1600832180229660672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/fact-check-has-youtuber-ishowspeed-converted-to-islam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fact Check: Has YouTuber IShowSpeed Converted to Islam?<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>The tweep went on to confirm that Roma gypsies are in fact the same people who lived on the banks of the Ravi.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Romas were previously mistaken to be from Egypt but later genetic studies revealed that they had more genetic similarities with people living on the banks of Ravi than their local populations. Misunderstood &amp; ridiculed, gypsies have stood true to their traditions across the world<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Romas were previously mistaken to be from Egypt but later genetic studies revealed that they had more genetic similarities with people living on the banks of Ravi than their local populations. Misunderstood &amp; ridiculed, gypsies have stood true to their traditions across the world <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fRi0zuI3gH\">pic.twitter.com\/fRi0zuI3gH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hamd Nawaz (@pseudowitch6) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pseudowitch6\/status\/1600832278657056769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Could this mean that viral sensation <a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/who-is-akhtar-lawa-and-why-is-he-trending-in-pakistans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Akhtar Lawa<\/a> is somehow related to Thomas Shelby!?<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/ranbir-kapoor-congratulates-pakistani-cinema-for-global-success-of-the-legend-of-maula-jatt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ranbir Kapoor Congratulates Pakistani Cinema for Global Success of &#8216;The Legend of Maula Jatt&#8217;<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p><em><strong>Peaky Blinders<\/strong> <\/em>is a popular British period drama created by Steven Knight. It is set in Birmingham and is loosely based on real-life events and the notorious urban youth gang, Peaky Blinders, during the 1880s to 1910 in the aftermath of World War I.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-390060\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/peaky-blinders-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/peaky-blinders-2-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/peaky-blinders-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/peaky-blinders-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/peaky-blinders-2-758x1011.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What if we tell you that your favorite character from Peaky Blinders, Thomas Shelby, had Punjabi ancestors living on the banks of the River Ravi? 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