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Fakhre Alam teases new military reality show 60 Hours to Glory

Fakhre Alam teases new military reality show 60 Hours to Glory

The 26-episode series will show a military competition with teams from around the world and will highlight soldiers' struggles.
Updated 04 Jun, 2021

Actor Fakhre Alam is up to something. In partnership with the ISPR, he's working on a new project that is being touted as the "first ever military reality show." The star announced that 60 Hours to Glory will air on Hum TV and PTV and was "one of the toughest and [most] exhausting filming projects of my career."

"It has been an honour to witness first hand the rigours of a soldier in a hostile, nerve wrecking, body shattering environment," he said.

The reality TV show is based on "one of the toughest military competitions" called the Pakistan Army Team Spirit, where the contestants will be eight local teams and four international teams. The local team that wins the competition will get a chance to represent the nation at the Cambrian Patrol, a competition hosted by the British Armed Forces where over 140 teams from the around the world come to compete. In the past, Pakistani teams have won the competition five times.

"The entire show is based on reality, no re enactments," Alam told Images.

"The show will showcase the training standards, vigour and determination of Pakistani soldiers. The show is meant to encourage Pakistani youth to see firsthand the life of adventure, commitment and extreme professionalism that military life offers," he explained.

The actor is very glad to be a part of the show, terming it something Pakistani audiences have never seen before. He believes he is playing an important role to highlight and experience the struggles of a soldier.

"To be able to witness PATS competition firsthand, up close and personal was an experience like no other. It made me realise that with the hard work, gruelling and rigorous training and mountain sized challenges comes a great adventure and every young man and woman in Pakistan can live this life."

Alam also spoke in detail of his appreciation of the Pakistani military. "I have always been proud of our armed forces and grateful for their service," he said of the opportunity to work with them.

It is unclear when the show will begin airing but whenever it does, episodes will be shown simultaneously on HUM TV and PTV. There will be 26 episodes.

Multiples teasers for the show have already been released.

Are you excited?

Comments

M. Saeed Jun 04, 2021 12:37pm
All the good wishes for the success of Military Reality Show.
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Fastrack Jun 04, 2021 12:43pm
Thrilling stuff.
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raheel Jun 04, 2021 12:52pm
I can't wait for this
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Ann Jun 04, 2021 01:34pm
Is this necessary? Kindly focus on the content which enhances intellectual capability of our already war driven nation.
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Brownflower Jun 04, 2021 02:29pm
Militarization of society. North Korea has similar approach.
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Syed Haider Hussain Zaidi Jun 04, 2021 03:01pm
Great achievement
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Zeeshan Jun 04, 2021 03:04pm
He is grandson of General Rani, should appreciate the military
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NoVoice Jun 04, 2021 03:58pm
General Rani, his grandmother, would be very proud. A strong tradition of serving the military continues!
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Malik Jun 04, 2021 04:10pm
I met Army Officers on a daily basis in Islamabad. Their demeanor with Civilians and non-Army officials is uncalled for. They consider themselves as Human Gods and consider ordinary civilians as lowly beings. When every program will show them as superior in every manner then the sense of superiority will automatically develop in the minds of our officers. Glorifying one institute and one type of people only add imbalance in Societies and nothing else.
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IA Jun 04, 2021 04:48pm
No, not really
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Ali Jun 04, 2021 07:00pm
Who cares, another drama.
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Bilal Jun 05, 2021 12:23am
There are better ways to utilize our tax money
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SidC Jun 05, 2021 12:46am
Peace brother!
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Ibrahim Jun 05, 2021 01:28am
Are they going to show their big mansions in Islamabad as well
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Basit Shinwari Jun 05, 2021 01:56am
Good on you all!
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D’Souza Jun 05, 2021 02:09am
Looks like Pakistani version of Takeshi castle
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THE Jun 05, 2021 04:14am
Love our soldiers but does kernel ki biwi show up in this series? The story is not complete without her.
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Ali Jun 05, 2021 05:37am
Muslims are being killed all over the world, and ummah's military is busy in making songs and reality shows.
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Rach Jun 05, 2021 07:01am
Show some glory in real life.
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Ali Khan Jun 06, 2021 01:35am
Can we take the copy And paste approach down a notch? Our TV news shows, dramas have turned into a joke with their flashy music and cringy ads promoting them. All I can usually hear is the shoo shoo sound of flashing forever breaking news. On the nationalist front, too many movies and shows alike have made bad copies of bad copies of Hollywood second rate movies. I mean how many splashing shoo shooing adjectives are needed to prove the roughness and toughness of soldiers? Bring some originality back from the old PTV days and attempt a saving private ryan for a change!
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Zak Jun 06, 2021 10:45pm
@Brownflower Militarization of society. North Korea has similar approach It will teach Indian army how to be a soldier.
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Zak Jun 06, 2021 10:57pm
@Ibrahim Are they going to show their big mansions in Islamabad as well If they do, it won't be as expensive as Modi's new palace at $ 200m, in pandemic times.
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Zak Jun 06, 2021 11:00pm
Worlds toughest UK army course,' The Cumbrian patrol' competition, won 5 times and 'pace March', competition started 2 years ago in UK, won both times by Pakistan.
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Zak Jun 06, 2021 11:00pm
This drama will be watched by 1.1 billion Indians, as they are in awe of our armed forces.
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Zak Jun 06, 2021 11:01pm
@Ali Khan 'Glass is half empty' syndrome.
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Zak Jun 06, 2021 11:04pm
An advance trailer of how IIOJK will be taken, soon.
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Zak Jun 06, 2021 11:05pm
Next poor Indians will try to emulate but the obstacle course will be one fifth of our tough course.
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Zulfiqar Jun 06, 2021 11:29pm
Why do people discourage? It seems like a good show. He is free to make whatever show he wants, and if you don’t want to watch it don’t!
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Ayesha Abid Jun 07, 2021 08:52am
Yes I am
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