Swat Boys to Replicate Turkish Series as ‘Pakistani Ertugrul’

The Turkish super hit series Diriliş: Ertuğrul has been admired around by people of all ages and now a group of young lads from northern Pakistan’s Swat valley has inclined to remake the drama using their finite resources which they have titled as ‘Pakistani Ertugrul’.

The Turkish state-owned news channel posted the story on Facebook and shared the love exchanged between the two countries.

The cast of the Pakistani Ertugrul series aged between 15 and 26 years has been inspired by the original TRT production and decided to shoot the scenes in the village of Odigram in Swat.

So far, all the arrangements including script, set designing, etc have been done by the boys themselves.

The group of teenagers has tentatively decided to release all episodes after Ramadan.

However, some of the glimpses from the shoot have been shared on YouTube channel, Noor baas official, where the cast could be seen practicing scenes using swords, axes, and other equipment.

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While talking to Daily Sabah, Muhammad Abbas, who is a high school student and playing the role of Ertuğrul Ghazi, said, “We decided to shoot our own series after watching ‘Diriliş Ertuğrul.’ It impressed us a lot.”

Interestingly, they have prepared the clothes, swords, and axes in reference to the photos available on the internet.

The group recalled that initially, they prepared copies of Diriliş: Ertuğrul costumes and equipment locally copying and sold them at their shop in Swat.

The group received a great response not just locally but from India as well as Afghanistan. Therefore, the money invested in the series is generated from there.

Abbas added, “We cover all the expenses ourselves. As most of us are students, we do not have enough money for everything. If we can find a sponsor, it would be very good for us.”