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Young Swat residents to release their own Pashto version of Ertugrul after Eid

Young Swat residents to release their own Pashto version of Ertugrul after Eid

They were inspired by the Turkish series and wanted Pashto speakers to be able to watch it too.
19 Apr, 2021

A Pashto version of the first season of popular Turkish historical series Dirilis Ertugrul is going to be released after Eidul Fitr by a group of Swat-based YouTubers.

The young group is from Odigram, a historical town of Swat valley, and said they were inspired by the Turkish history series after PTV started broadcasting an Urdu dubbed version.

The group is shooting at different locations in the Swat valley, with a majority of the scenes being shot at the seventh century archaeological site of Raja Gira Castle and 11th century Mahmood Ghaznavi Mosque, both of which are in Odigram town.

Muhmmad Abbas, who plays Ertugrul Ghazi, is also the producer of the drama. He is studying for his BS Mathematics degree at the Government Post Graduate Jahanzeb College and said that when he and his friends watched the Turkish series during the first wave of Covid-19, they were impressed by the story and action.

“It impressed us so much that we decided to remake the series in Pashto language with our own resources,” he told Dawn, adding that they collected their pocket money and made wooden swords, axes, shields as well as jackets with low-cost materials but they were not durable.

Later, they made iron swords and leather jackets copied from the original Turkish series. “I also work as a tailor after school so I know how to sew the jackets. Now we are such experts in making the dresses that we receive orders from different parts of the country,” he said.

Abbas said they shoot the scenes every Friday, which is their picnic day. “We collect money and arrange for good food including biryani or other dishes for the shooting day. So, we shoot the scenes and have fun,” he said.

The young men working in the drama are either students or shopkeepers and for them, Friday is the most convenient day to shoot since it's their day off.

He said that some roles were given according to the looks of their friends while others chose their roles themselves. “We have almost completed the video shooting for one season for which we received offers from different editing companies but we will do the editing ourselves,” he said.

The drama team said they wanted to show the glorious history of Muslims to Pashto speaking people by making the drama in Pashto language.

Noorullah, the man who plays Turgut in the series, said he loved the role of Turgut and also chose to play the role in the Pashto version. “When I watched the Turkish Ertugrul TV series, it really motivated me to make one in Pashto. I love Turgut and I chose to play his role,” he said.

He said his group made other short videos but nobody noticed them. When they started shooting Ertugrul in Pashto and shared clips on social media, they attracted the attention of people from across the world.

The team said they will also make films on their own historical heroes if they were provided support and story ideas.

Comments

Danish Ali Apr 19, 2021 01:57pm
Good news
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Danish Ali Apr 19, 2021 01:59pm
My name is danish ali . I belong to kot daulat zai garhi kapura mardan . District Mardan .
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Parsa Apr 19, 2021 01:59pm
Please make a show about Ahmad Shah Abdali who is locally known as Ahmad Shah Baba and Mirwais Hotak aka Mirwais Nekah.
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Zubair khan Apr 19, 2021 02:19pm
Good for pushto speaking and they will enjoy to watch historic drama. Weldone...,.
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AAA Apr 19, 2021 02:32pm
Bravo, seems like state successfully brain washed our youth, to take them in to stone age, while world is focusing on interstellar travel.
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مامون Apr 19, 2021 02:42pm
کا ش کہ اس کی اسلامی اقتدار معاشرے کا حصہ بنے
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Khan Apr 19, 2021 03:14pm
Good effort and waiting for the release
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vin Apr 19, 2021 04:05pm
This is called an identity crisis. Ask Turkey to make historical drama on pasto people.
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Hasmukh dave Apr 19, 2021 04:38pm
Instead they should try to make series on life of some local Hiro.
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well-wisher Apr 19, 2021 07:02pm
Do a good job as your film in Pasto will be compared to the Turkey's version. Good luck and good initiative with limited resources.
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Sayyar Khan Apr 19, 2021 08:02pm
Now Pakistani are moving from Arab influence to Turkish. And both has nothing in common with us.
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Parsa Apr 19, 2021 08:25pm
@vin What is Pasto people? Pashto speakers are called Pashtun and they have a glorious history. It is en vogue in Pakistan to mimic and promote other Muslim countries culture and history. In the last decade we have seen Pakistanis promote Malaysia, Indonesia, UAE and the flavor of the week is Turkey.
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Just Saying Apr 19, 2021 09:20pm
Copying copying copying, thats is the story of Pakistan industry now a days. Why not make something original. Nawaz Zia and Maulvis killed the culture and creativity.
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kp Apr 19, 2021 09:39pm
When people are unaware of their own history, their own past and existence.
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Abdullah Apr 20, 2021 06:07am
@Parsa And what exactly did both of them do for the rise and glory of their nation and religion? Plz do tell us...!
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Farid ullah Apr 20, 2021 06:42am
Asalamoalaikom, Really nice job. But try to act best way. Not like before actors role in pashto old films. We will appreciate you if acting is genuine. Thank you so much
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BachaKhan Apr 20, 2021 07:49am
Bunch of stupid copy cats! Absolutely pathetic!
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Khalid Apr 20, 2021 09:31am
Zbrdst
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Aurangzeb Apr 20, 2021 11:42am
@Hasmukh dave How about Aurangzeb you all will love it ;)
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Aurangzeb Apr 20, 2021 11:42am
@Hasmukh dave How about Aurangzeb you all will love it ;)
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Rahman Apr 20, 2021 02:38pm
@vin oh boy no identity crisis , just bunch of young fella out there and having some fun , so don’t be hard on any one
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Rahman Apr 20, 2021 02:41pm
Some negative comments out there, just appreciate these young fellas who are out there and having some fun by utilizing their own resources,don’t be hard on anyone
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Ihsan Apr 20, 2021 04:02pm
Why don't they just dub the original in Pashto?
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Omar Khan Apr 20, 2021 04:19pm
Make film on malik ahmed khan baba..gaju khan baba..hero of yousafzai pashtoons ..so that young people know about our heroes
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Ali Khan Apr 20, 2021 06:31pm
You should try to make season about pashtoon heroes. It's necessary to study history for them.
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AJ Apr 21, 2021 03:09am
Good job
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Mustafa Apr 21, 2021 04:19am
Turkish history is our history. We muslims were one nation. Unfurtunately today we are divided. Anyhow its still better to copy them then to copy the West.
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AspiringMoon Apr 21, 2021 06:48pm
If they wanted to let the Pashto speakers understand it why not dub the series in Pashto instead of making a new one?
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Sheraz Apr 22, 2021 02:04am
Why don’t search the history of Mahmoud Ghaznavi and portray his life and history, that could probably have a better a chance of becoming a drama like Ertugrul
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Veronica Apr 22, 2021 07:40am
I love the shows period!
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MG Apr 22, 2021 03:09pm
This is what happens if you are never taught to celebrate your local culture
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Taimor Khan Apr 22, 2021 08:08pm
@Danish Ali aoo kana kliwala
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Taimor Khan Apr 22, 2021 08:08pm
Aoo kana kliwala
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Haseeb Apr 23, 2021 02:58pm
Nice work
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shahdab ghàzî Apr 23, 2021 05:18pm
Nice pic
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Fazal Amin khan Apr 25, 2021 02:00am
Good news and appreciate your struggle keep it up guys الله مو کامياب که فضل آ مين خان اسلام آباد
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