As Turkish fictional TV series Resurrection: Ertugul touches new highs of popularity in Pakistan, actress Esra Bilgic, who plays a lead character as Halime Hatun, wife of the protagonist Ertugtul, may soon become a brand ambassador for Pakistani cricket franchise Peshawar Zalmi.
Peshawar Zalmi is a top cricket franchise in Pakistan Super League.
Actress Bilgic indicated in a Twitter post that a deal may be round the corner.
The tweet, tagging both the cricket team’s account and its chairman, Javad Afridi, says will Bilgic will be sharing some “good news” soon.
I will be sharing some good news with you soon. @JAfridi10 @PeshawarZalmi
— Esra Bilgiç (@esbilgic) July 5, 2020
Wildly popular among Pakistani fans, Bligic has previously hinted at collaborating with several Pakistani brands.
On Bilgic shared a message in Urdu to her 3.7 million followers on Instagram that she has forwarded collaboration ideas and other projects to her Turkish management company.
The series, dubbed in Urdu, has been a huge success among Pakistan’s quality-hungry audience, and Pakistan Television started showing its episodes after Prime Minister Imran Khan said it would be a great source of learning the “Islamic values” for Pakistani youth.
Pakistan’s conservatives have however also objected to a picture of the actress in a bikini.
Turkey, one of the largest exporters of TV series, is a close friend of Pakistan and the two people share bonds going back to centuries.
Meanwhile, some Pakistani media moguls and artists have expressed reservations over the telecast of the Turkish series, saying it would hurt the local production companies and also prove to be a problem for artists.
