The Jhooti star Yasir Hussain stated on Naumaan Ijaz’s show G Sarkar that Turkish industry’s canvas is not bigger than Pakistan’s and cited the example of Esra Bilgic that now she has 6 Million followers on Instagram but before Ertugrul’s broadcast in Pakistan, she had one million followers. He added that Pakistanis followed her and made her bigger, Ayeza Khan has ten times more followers than her. Ever since Yasir Hussain likened Turkish dramas to ‘ landay k kapray ‘, the actor has been at the receiving end of trolling by fans of Diriliş: Ertuğrul . Cyber trolls even edited Yasir’s bio on Google and listed Esra as his parent. Yasir has often found himself at the receiving end of flak with his comments on Turkish actors and dramas. When Diriliş: Ertuğrul initially aired in April 2020, the actor had likened Turkish dramas to ‘ landay k kapray ’. “ Landy k kapray aur Turkey k dramay, dono hee local industry ko tabah kardein ga...