Mehwish Hayat has compared the lead actor of Turkish drama series Diriliş: Ertuğrul or Ertugrul Ghazi Engin Altan Düzyatan with Leonardo DiCaprio.
Mehwish also supported the decision of airing Diriliş: Ertuğrul on state-run television in Urdu language.
The Load Wedding actress turned to Twitter saying, “I don’t know what the fuss is all abt? At the end of the day lets accept Dirilis #Ertugrul for wht it is; an educational drama series which has historical significance & gr8 moral lessons.”
I don’t know what the fuss is all abt? At the end of the day lets accept Dirilis #Ertugrul for wht it is; an educational drama series which has historical significance & gr8 moral lessons.I think Engin Altan Düzyatan is pretty hot. A bit like Leonardo Di Caprio no?#crushupdated♥
— Mehwish Hayat TI (@MehwishHayat) May 18, 2020
About the lead character Engin Altan Duzyatan who essays the iconic role Ertugrul, Mehwish said “I think Engin Altan Düzyatan is pretty hot. A bit like Leonardo Di Caprio no?#crushupdated.”
Turkish drama series Ertuğrul has swept over Pakistan with its Urdu-dubbed version airing on small screens and its episodes are trending on YouTube every day.
However, several Pakistan stars have criticized the airing of the Turkish drama serial in Pakistan and saying that it will destroy the local industry.