Shaan is disappointed with PTV for airing ‘Diriliş: Ertuğrul’

While the rest of the country is excited to watch Turkish historical fiction series Diriliş: Ertuğrul with Urdu dubbing on PTV, Shaan is disappointed with the state-owned channel’s decision to air foreign content.

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Replying to a tweet by Senator Faisal Javed Khan, Shaan said, “Try to find our own history and it’s heroes.”

Try to find our own history and it’s hero’s ..

— Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) April 28, 2020

Following Shaan’s comments, people jumped in to support PTV’s decision, but Shaan was not having any of it.

Bohat achee baat hai … magar hum kab tak maangay howay lafzoon sai apni khudi ki dewaar mazboot karain gai… Ptv should produce epics like this … where is the funding … no tamasha phir bhi paisa hazam ♥️🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰

— Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) April 28, 2020

Then why don’t we all speak Arabic…

— Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) April 28, 2020

Meray khayaal main to bohat kuch bun sakta hai magar haqeeqat main itna bara project hakoomat kay interest kai baghyar nahee ho sakta . Meray Khail main to Chand per pakistani percham hona chahiye kya rocket khud bana loon ?

— Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) April 28, 2020

We each must play our role . My pockets are deep but enough to carry me through hard times as I would not want you to pay my bills .. but I pay my taxes … why not use that?

— Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) April 28, 2020

Shaan stood by his stance and asserted that PTV should fund projects of such magnitude, instead of spending money acquiring them.

like you are supporting now ? I’m not against anyone I’m pro my own .. ♥️🇵🇰 .. but the opportunity is not given as historical plays like this cost a lot it should be the initiative of PTV to do something

— Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) April 28, 2020

Why don’t we make .. what is the cultural ministry doing ? Or pnca orPTV ? Why do they get funds from our tax money what are they doing??

— Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) April 28, 2020

Ghalat nahee hai magar kahani kisi aur ki hai … yeh sab kuch pakistani kahanioo mai bhi likha ja sakta hai .. ptv should make dramas like this from the budget they have and no one knows where they spend it..

— Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) April 28, 2020

Who were making these kind of projects.. pls get your facts straight and actor is a part of the given script… he is not the producer … what has PTV made in the past 30 years? .. or any other producer till now?

— Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) April 29, 2020

When the debate got more heated, Shaan clarified that he is not against Turkish dramas but wants the government to support local content.

I’m not against Turkish dramas plzzz for the last time understand that,I’m against the govt supporting imported content .. &giving local industry a thumbs down .. when pvt producers brought Turkish dramas the whole tv industry stood against it

— Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) April 28, 2020

Shaan ended the debate by appealing to Prime Minister Imran Khan to support the entertainment industry and stop cultural imports like these. It is pertinent to mention here that Shaan was also very critical of Bollywood films being released in Pakistan and had always voiced his dissent against them.

@ImranKhanPTI sir I believe in this economic crisis we were not supporting imports .then why cultural imports are open . Why Ptv showing imported dramas believe in your own talent and history .With your supportive policies we can bring 🇵🇰🎥 on the entertainment map of the world

— Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) April 28, 2020

Shaan’s latest venture Zarrar, which has been in the works for a few years now, was expected to hit cinemas this year but due to the coronavirus pandemic, it is likely that its release will be affected.