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Turkish, Pakistani actors collaborate for historic film

'Bear Witness' is based on Khilafat Movement of 1920s when Muslims of sub-continent helped Turkish nation

Aamir Latif

14.09.2019

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KARACHI, Pakistan

Actors from Pakistan and Turkey will star in an upcoming film highlighting the role Muslims from the subcontinent played in Turkey's struggle against imperial forces.

"Bear Witness (Sahit Ol)" depicts the era of 1920s when the region constituting India and Pakistan was ruled by the British. It revolves around the historic Khilafat Movement launched by the Muslims of this region to save Turkey from the imperial powers.

Tahir Mahmood, writer and director, told reporters at a briefing in Karachi that the shooting will start in October and the movie will be released in March of next year.

“The film pays rich tribute to the unsung heroes of Pakistan Movement, Gazi Mustafa Kamal Ataturk and the brave Turkish nation,” said Mahmood, who is also a Foreign Ministry official who recently served at the Pakistan Embassy in Ankara.

The film will be originally shot in Urdu and later dubbed in Turkish.

“This film will be a source of further strengthening the people to people bonds between Pakistan and Turkey as it will tell Turkish audience what our forefathers went through while helping their Turkish brothers and sisters,” he said.

Mahmood hoped that screening of the film in Turkey would pave the way for Pakistani movies and dramas in the Turkish film and drama industry.

Sharing his personal experience, Pakistan’s legendary actor Qavi Khan said that bonds between Pakistan and Turkey were stronger than those between any other nations.

"This project is aimed at telling our younger generation about the history of these bonds. I assure you that it will be a hit and live up to the expectations of movie lovers.”

Turkish actor Mert Sismanlar, who is playing a key role in the film, shared his excitement in a video message saying: “I am excited to act in a movie like this which depicts the historical relations between Pakistan and Turkey.”

On a lighter note, he said he was having difficulty in memorizing and pronouncing dialogues in Urdu but was working hard to meet the challenge.

The cast of this film includes Qavi Khan, Emmad Irfani, Ghana Ali, Rabya Kulsoom, Rehan Nazim, Faisal Imtiaz and others.

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/turkish-pakistani-actors-collaborate-for-historic-film/1583721
 
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An article related with one of the leading person in Khilafat Movement,
Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar (My Favorite)
https://www.dawn.com/news/1154854

While he was in British custody, two of his daughters, age 20 and 21 fell ill. It was said that the British urged Muhammad Ali to apologise for his views, so that he may be allowed to visit his dying daughters, but he refused. When his old mother heard of this offer she wrote to him, saying that if he were to accept the offer, she still had enough strength in her old hands to choke him to death herself. (“Mairay boorhay hathon mein abhi bhi itni jaan hai kay mein tumhara gala daba doon”) When his daughters died, he was not allowed to attend their funerals.

Power house of the Khilafat Movement was Bi Amma (Mother of Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abadi_Bano_Begum
 
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Well I favor Joint TV station which shows news from both countries , the positive stuff

Focus on

  • Business & Commerce
  • Human Resource development
  • University and College coverage
  • Sports
  • World Events (Turkish/Pakistani Respective from Researchers and Scholars)

A Documentary style shows

Transmission in Both Turkish / Urdu
 
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Many large budget historical / biography films shown in cinemas or digital platforms, or now in pre-production phase. There is such a trend in Turkish cinema. Together with Pakistan, we have a culture and blood connection with our Muslim brothers living in Afghanistan and India today. As a result, the Pakistani and Turkish people have seen each other as their own brother for hundreds of years. We have so many historical ties in common that I hope the cinema industry can use this resource correctly.
 
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It should also be documented that muslims from the subcontinent who refused to fight the Turks or on sacred lands of Karbala faced charges of treson by the British. Many muslims were sent to prison or executed for refusing to take up arms against the Turks.
 
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