Now Reading: U-turn? Shaan Now Says ‘Diriliş: Ertuğrul’ Is A ‘Classic Masterpiece’
The vastly popular Pakistani actor – Shaan Shahid – recently praised the series ‘Diriliş: Ertuğrul’ and called it a ‘classic masterpiece’. In a social media post, the 49-year-old lollywood actor gave special thanks to the producers, directors, cast and even the technicians behind the series after completing it. He paid his gratitude to everyone who ‘worked tirelessly to make this epic’.
Just finished watching it what a good effort.. a classic masterpiece. Special thanks to the producers #mohmatbezdag #kemaltekden directors #akifozkan #metingunay #hakanarslan . The cast ♥️ and the technicians who all worked tirelessly to make this epic.thankyou #Netflix pic.twitter.com/AydxQU1N3v
— Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) June 14, 2020
This tweet came as a surprise to many (and as a relief to some too). The reason for this being a shocker is that the Pakistani actor had seemingly criticized the show many times in the past. For context, when the show first started airing, Faisal Javed Khan tweeted about it and gave the youtube link to watch Ertugrul in Urdu. Mr. Shaan replied to this and said; “Try to find our own history and its heroes”.
Try to find our own history and it’s hero’s ..
— Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) April 28, 2020
Giving further criticism, the actor went on to vent about the fact that PTV is charging the nation 7 billion a year to provide them a product that’s already available on Netflix.
U-Turn Or Solidifying Of A Prior Stance?
People have started trolling and calling out Shaan for what seems like a ‘U-turn’. One guy also wrote that Mr. Shaan should remember what he said earlier.
Haha absolutely correct, he should remember what he said earlier
— Adeel Speaks (@adyadeel) June 14, 2020
Another twitter user called his “new” opinion a ‘software update’ on his part.
Software Updated. 😂😂
— Syed Muhib Ali (@muhib_ali7) June 14, 2020
All the trolling and joking aside though, did the Pakistani actor really contradict himself or did he actually solidify his prior stance? Let’s have a look at what his criticism had been actually directed at in the past.
Clarifying his stance to a twitter user earlier, the actor had said that his objection was not against the drama or Turk, it was against PTV. He further mentioned that PTV takes 7 billion a year from the nation and makes nothing original.
Bhai mera etaraaz drama ya Turk sai nahee … ptv sai hai ..PTV hum sub sai 7 arab rs her saal laita hai… or banata kuch bhi nahee…
— Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) June 7, 2020
Responding to another Pakistani, Mr. Shaan Shahid wrote;
“You are a fellow Pakistani so I will tell you once again. My objection is not against the drama but against PTV showing it. The reason being that they charge us 7 billion a year and make nothing. Please, you show anything Pakistani being run on Turkish state TV (if you can).”
aap hamwatan hain hain is liyay phir bataa daita hoon. Etaraaz dramay per nahee ptv per dekhaanay sai hai.. is liyay kai woh 7 billion charge kerta hai hum sab sai or banaata ki has bhi nahee.. Aap Turkish state tv per Pakistani kuch bhi chala ker dikha dain plzzzz ..
— Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) June 12, 2020
With several of the actors’ tweet, it could be seen that the actor was actually against PTV and the government supporting imported content instead of focusing on making better 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
Practically solidifying his stance on the situation, the actor responded to a comment asking if its a U-Turn by saying that he watched it on Netflix. Essentially, the actor’s beef was against PTV endorsing foreign content instead of spending that money on making it domestically.
I watched it on Netflix
— Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) June 14, 2020
What do you think about this story? Do you still think that the actor changed his opinion of the series after facing backlash and took a U-turn or does his argument still stand even after him calling the show a “Classic Masterpiece”? Tell us in the comments below!