Osman Khalid Butt & Gohar Rasheed Disagree With Yasir Hussain’s Opinion On Ertugrul Ghazi

A couple of days back, Yasir Hussain called Turkish dramas a threat to the local industry. Hence, the actor faced severe online criticism by Ertugrul Ghazi’s fans in the country.

Read: Yasir Hussain Says Turkish Dramas Like Ertugrul Are A Threat And People Aren’t Happy With Him!

And now celebrities from his own fraternity including Osman Khalid Butt and Gohar Rasheed have opposed the screenwriter.

Osman Khalid Butt took to Twitter and pointed out that there were several hit dramas (like Ishq-e-Mamnoon) in the country before and none threatened the local artists.

Sharing my response to a post that insinuated our jobs are under threat:

I don't recall us actors finding ourselves jobless when Ishq-e-Mamnoon or Mera Sultan were all the rage in Pakistan. Nor did Turkish actors 'infiltrate' the local industry & replace us. – contd.

— Osman Khalid Butt (@aClockworkObi) May 18, 2020

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Ehd-e-Wafa actor further wrote that Ertugrul Ghazi is actually providing job opportunities to local dubbing artists.

Shedding light on the positive side he added that the revenue generated will eventually end up helping PTV to create its own original content.

Of course, I'd love it if our national television uses the revenue generated from this series to create our own original content – shows that can rival Ertugrul in narrative if not in scale, and showcase our own historical events.

— Osman Khalid Butt (@aClockworkObi) May 18, 2020

Gohar Rasheed employed Twitter to reach out to his fans and to express his views on the topic.

The Ishqiya actor was of the view that like any other local drama Ertugrul Ghazi should be taken as a competition and not threat.

My two cents. Any foreign content which is being appreciated by our Pakistani audience is not a threat! It’s a competition like in any business!
If you want job security, take ownership, and create better content. Stop being petty. #TakeResponsibility #Ertugrul (1/2)

— Mirza Gohar (@GoharRsd) May 19, 2020

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While commenting further, Rasheed said that the resposibility lies on the local artists to produce content that can compete the level of the Turkish series.

In the name of competition, you don’t criticize your competition, instead, bring your A-game on! Fix your attitude. That’s what I have learned from my seniors like Humayun bhai. We must embrace diversity and not be scared of it! #TakeResponsibility #Ertugrul (2/2)

— Mirza Gohar (@GoharRsd) May 19, 2020

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