Pakistani screen awards ceremony dazzles Istanbul
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“Istanbul is close to our hearts,” Pakistani governor of Sindh province Imran Ismail said at the International Pakistan Prestige Awards held in the Turkish city, pledging to “provide a good platform” for movie stars Pakistani women.
Ahmet Misbah Demircan, Turkish Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism, addressing the participants spoke about the historical relations between Turkey and Pakistan. (AA)
Big names in the Pakistani film industry dazzled audiences in the Turkish metropolis of Istanbul to honor its best.
The fourth edition of the country’s prestigious International Pakistan Prestige Awards (IPPA) was held on Sunday evening.
The ceremony was attended by Pakistani and Turkish officials, actors, directors and producers.
Pakistani actors Adnan Siddiqui, Iqra Aziz, Meera Ji, Hania Amir and Sonya Hussyn were among the celebrities who attended the awards, in addition to producers and other staff in the South Asian nation’s film industry.
Imran Ismail, governor of the southern Pakistani province of Sindh, who was the main guest on the occasion, said Pakistan and Turkey “are working to bridge the gap” in the film industry.
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“Pakistan and Turkey together will provide a good platform for our stars who are no less than anyone in the global film industry,†said Imran Ismail. (AA)
“Love and solidarity”
“Pakistan and Turkey have started this journey of love and solidarity from the Khilafat movement,†Ismail told the audience, referring to the aid given by Muslims in Southeast Asia to Turkey during his war of independence after the First World War.
“Istanbul is close to our hearts,” he said when greeted enthusiastically as the hall sparkled with red and green colors as the national anthems of the two countries were played.
“We take the love of Istanbul when we return home… We take inspiration from each other’s culture, and now we are trying common projects in the film industry.”
Ismail, a senior member of Pakistan’s ruling Tehreek-e-Insaf party, said “Pakistani industry stars need a good platform.”
“It is the responsibility of the government to provide such a platform for this honorable profession,†he said, adding that “Pakistan and Turkey together will provide a good platform for our stars who are not less than anyone else in the global film industry “.
He said the exchange programs and joint projects in the film industry between the two countries “will help us to learn, exchange experiences, increase the number of viewers and strengthen our industry.”
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“This is the largest and only independent Pakistani international awards event that recognizes Pakistani talents in music, fashion, television and film and celebrates them overseas,” notes the IPPA Awards on its website. (AA)
Historical links
Ahmet Misbah Demircan, Turkish Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism, addressing the participants spoke about the historical relations between the two countries.
Shanaz Ramzi, public relations manager for the IPPA, said the event took place twice in the UK and once in Norway. The inaugural edition took place in London in 2017.
“Due to our close cultural and historical ties with Turkey, the IPPA Awards had scheduled the Istanbul edition for the past two years,” she said, but the coronavirus pandemic has delayed the event. till today.
“The IPPA Awards showcase the positive side of Pakistan, and we would like our Turkish friends and counterparts to visit Pakistan like we do,†she said.
Held on the banks of the Golden Horn, a major urban waterway in Istanbul, with ‘sweet’ Urdu songs in the background, crowds of Turkish and Pakistani fans on the big screen and Pakistani expats living in Turkey and their families were seen heading out to meet the visiting Pakistani actors and take selfies and family photos with them.
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Source: AA
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