Енгин Акюрек в „Kara Para Aşk”, нови и стари проекти – Тема 323

German Producer Leopold Hoesch on his Instagram posted these pictures and wrote:'I love these actors from Turkey'

Hello Dear Friends,
 
I know you do not know me, other than as ‘Lili’ from Maman’s story this past weekend, but I feel like I know most of you well, as I have been enjoying quietly  your posts and  comments over the past few years without ever participating in the conversations. Well, it is time for me to stop hiding and share with you the wonderful moments Maman and I had over the past couple of days. Before I begin the long narrative, I would like to introduce myself. I am a very avid fan of Engin’s. I have watched all of his series and movies and I have come to admire his talent almost to a point of obsession. No other screen personality has had such an effect on me before, and I do enjoy to watch movies a lot. There is something magical about him that no other actor has and he affects people in a completely different, new way.  
 
So here is our story as seen through my eyes…
As Maman described earlier, her and I met at the lobby of the Sofitel hotel on Saturday morning. I recognized her immediately.  She is an extremely charming and  sweet lady, just as she sounds in her posts. We chatted briefly. Another lady told us that Engin had already gone in and we had to wait unit the medal ceremony is over if  we wanted to see him. Being an utter optimist, I decided I have nothing to lose if I go upstairs and check what is going on. And so I did. I walked up the staircase leading to a lobby with a big desk where all participants in the event were being registered. I looked around, it only takes a second to notice in a huge crowd of people that Engin is not there. Then, since no none noticed my presence, I continued to walk around the entire floor entering every room designated for the event. Crowds of famous actors, directors , screen writers… but I only cared to see Engin.
 
Since he was nowhere to be found, I decided to go back downstairs to where Maman was waiting for me. As I started walking down the big staircase, to my astonishment,  Engin and his entire entourage were coming up. Although, I went there looking for him, I never actually thought what I would do if I saw him. So I fell into a state of shock… The person whose face I was so used to seeing everyday for the past few years, was standing there in front of me, even looking at me and yet it was someone that I had never seen before, someone that I did not recognize. A dark, very young-looking man (if I did not know his age I would say that he was in his early twenties),  extremely timid looking, not a trace of self-confidence, almost seemed intimidated by the entire atmosphere there. He walked and talked and smiled in a way I have never seen him do on screen. And still very charming and handsome…in a new way, although this time it was not a new role. He was just being himself. It was Engin, he was human and real, right in front of me.
 
They all looked at me as I was coming down, and although I did not stop, by the way I looked at Engin I am sure they all could tell that I knew who he was. So they passed by and, although I had promised Maman to get her if I see him, I turned around and followed Engin into the big hall where the event was about to begin. I hope she would forgive me and I am sure that most of you would relate to my reaction. I was really afraid that somebody would make me leave any moment...

Engin was one of the first people to go inside. He took his seat on the front raw, right in front of the stage, the rest of his crew sat a few rows behind him, only his manager sat next to him but as the photographers stormed around him and started taking pictures of him, she would get up  and make space for other people to sit next to him to be photographed.  Mainly some other actors and judges. So I stood there, next to the photographers, observing the situation, pretending to be invisible to a point where I convinced myself that I was invisible indeed, standing and staring at him, a few steps away, very uncomfortably close.

Then the photographers left and it was just him and his manager sitting next to each other. And there I was all alone in front of them, staring at Engin.
Thankfully, Maman showed up to save me from this embarrassment. At this point It must have been quite uncomfortable for Engin, although to be honest it was not uncomfortable for me since I thought I was invisible😄.  Maman told me I should just introduce myself and ask to take a picture. Naturally shy, and feeling like I have intruded enough already I was protesting. I wanted to continue behaving as if we were just 'hanging out' although this was not a place to hang out..Finally, I did realize this was the only logical way out of the situation I had gotten myself into. So I did approach them and I asked him if we could take pictures. He smiled slightly and said  “sure”. His manager was extremely nice, she smiled, took my phone and said she would take the photos. However, my embarrassment  was not quite over yet as I continued to stand there looking at him very foolishly. He said ‘sit’ and yet I did not move. I  really took this invisible part very seriously… I thought he was talking to Maman, so he had to tell me  again “sit, sit’ and pointed at the chair next to him. So I finally sat down and his manager took a couple of photos. Then I thanked them, shook his hand and told him that I really admire his work.

Then Maman sat next to him and I was instantly relieved because when she started talking to him he smiled at her with his beautiful warm smile that we are so used to seeing on screen. He was very nice and warm with Maman, he seemed apparently amused by what she was saying.  Yes, this is the effect our Maman has on people😄. He put his arm around her shoulders, posing for a picture.
Then it was her turn for an awkward moment… she was trying to get up and she couldn’t. She sat next to him with her hand on her heart, repeating “Oh my God, oh My God”. Engin looked at her and started laughing. I was laughing too as I approached her and helped her get up. It was a very charming moment after all.

The whole situation was surreal as I had the feeling I did not know this very differently looking, very reserved  young man and yet there was something about him, his presence in this room was extremely intense. I am not sure how to explain it, but it was a very noticeable presence as if several people were sitting in his seat, not just him. As if he has some very very deep spirituality. His dark beautiful eyes are very deep too, very concentrated as if he sees more than what is visible on the surface.  He is indeed a very unique human being.

Then we took seats in the back as you know from Maman’s story and watched the entire ceremony, cheered when it was his turn.                
 I will continue in a separate post with our following encounters with Engin because this became a very long post already.
Thank you for reading.