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| director = [[Mehreen Jabbar]] |
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| producer = [[Javed Jabbar]]<ref name=Dawn/> |
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| writer = [[Javed Jabbar]] |
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| screenplay = Mohammad Ahmed |
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| starring = [[Nandita Das]], [[Syed Fazel Hussain]], [[Maria Wasti]] |
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| starring = [[Rashid Farooqui]]<br>[[Nandita Das]]<br>Syed Fazal Hussain<br>[[Maria Wasti]]<br>[[Nouman Ijaz]]<br>Hassan Niazi<br>[[Adnan Shah]]<br>[[Shahood Alvi]]<br>[[Zhalay Sarhadi]]<br>Saleem Mairaj<br>[[Saife Hassan]]<br>Sajid Shah |
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| cinematography = [[Sofian Khan]] |
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| music = [[Debojyoti Mishra]] |
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| cinematography = Sofian Khan |
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| editing = Aseem Sinha |
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| studio = [[Percept Picture Company]] |
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| distributor = [[Geo Films]]<br>[[Museum of Modern Art]] |
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2008|10|02|Pakistan}} |
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| runtime = 103 minutes |
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| country = [[Pakistan]] |
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| language = [[Urdu]] |
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'''''Ramchand Pakistani''''' is a [[Pakistani]] [[Urdu]] film that tells a true story. |
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'''''Ramchand Pakistani''''' ({{langx|ur|{{nq|رام چند پاکستانی}}}}) is a 2008 [[Urdu]]-language [[Cinema of Pakistan|Pakistani]] [[drama]] film directed by [[Mehreen Jabbar]] and produced by [[Javed Jabbar]].<ref name=NYT>{{Cite web|url = https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/451742/Ramchand-Pakistani/overview|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140606210122/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/451742/Ramchand-Pakistani/overview|url-status = dead|archive-date = 6 June 2014|author=Stephen Holden|title = Ramchand-Pakistani - Directed by Mehreen Jabbar|department = Movies & TV Dept.|work = The New York Times|publisher = [[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]]|author-link = Stephen Holden|date = 2014|access-date=9 July 2022}}</ref> |
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Recently Mehreen Jabbar, one of Pakistan’s outstanding young directors{{Fact|date=December 2007}}, who has directed and produced a large number of highly acclaimed, award-winning TV serials{{Fact|date=December 2007}} and plays, including New York Stories, Pehchaan, Kahaniyaan and Putli Ghar, completed her first directorial venture into big-screen cinema, called [[Ramchand Pakistani]]. The film is in Urdu, with a Hindi version, but for international audiences it will be sub-titled in English and other foreign languages. Nandita plays Champa, a Pakistani Hindu woman who is left desolate when her young son and husband disappear one day from their village at the Pakistan-India border near Nagarparkar, in Tharparkar. Nandita Das is the only non-Pakistani actor in the large cast comprising well-known Pakistani TV and stage personalities including Rashid Farooqi, Noman Aijaz, Maria Wasti, Zhalay Sarhadi, Syed Fazal Ahmed, (who plays the title role) Farooq Pario, Shahood Alvi, Adarsh Ayaz, Salim Mairaj, Tipu, and Navaid Jabbar (no relation to the producer or director). |
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The film features [[Nandita Das]], [[Rashid Farooqi]], Syed Fazel Hussain, [[Maria Wasti]] and [[Noman Ijaz]] in lead roles. The film is based on a true story of a boy who inadvertently crosses the border between Pakistan and [[India]] and the following ordeal that his family has to go through.<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Ramchand-Pakistani/movie-review/3557591.cms|title = Ramchand Pakistani Movie Review |date=7 April 2016 | newspaper=The Times of India | accessdate=5 June 2019}}</ref> Ramchand Pakistani was also released in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Kolkata-release-of-Pak-film-in-limbo/articleshow/48090946.cms|title=Kolkata release of Pak film in limbo}}</ref><ref>[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ramchand_pakistani/ Ramchand Pakistani (2008 film), film review on Rotten Tomatoes website] Retrieved 5 June 2019</ref><ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1095421/ Ramchand Pakistani (2008) on IMDb website] Retrieved 5 June 2019</ref> |
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The film is scheduled to be released in Pakistan in early 2008. Screenplay by Mohammad Ahmed and written and produced by Javed Jabbar. The music director is Debajyoti Mishra, lyrics by Anwar Maqsood and the songs are sung by Shuba Mudgal and Shafqat Amanat Ali. The cinematographer is Sofian Khan, the associate producer is Mariam Mukaty, and the creative consultant is Sonia Rehman Qureshi. |
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==Plot== |
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Champa ([[Nandita Das]]) is a [[Hindu]] woman who is left desolate when her young son and husband disappear one day from their village at the [[India-Pakistan border]] near [[Nagarparkar]], in the [[Tharparkar]] district of the [[Sindh]] province. The film depicts the crossing of the India-Pakistan border, during a period (June 2002) of war-like tension between the two countries, by two members of a [[Pakistani people|Pakistani]] [[Hindu]] family belonging to the '[[Untouchability|untouchable]]' [[Dalit|dalit caste]], and the extraordinary consequences of this unintended action upon the lives of a woman, a man, and their son. |
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The film is about a Hindu Dalit family living in Pakistan peacefully. Ramchand, the main protagonist who is 8 years old, is the son of Shankar and Champa. One day, after an altercation with his mother, Ramchand runs away in anger and, accidentally, crosses the Indo-Pakistan border into India. His father follows him and, he too, crosses the border into India. |
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After being arrested by the border security personnel, they are sent to a prison in India and stay there for a long time. They get a release order soon, but later it turns out to be a mistake and they are sent back to the jail. Ramchand, the 8 years old boy, and his father Shankar are unregistered prisoners during much of their stay in India.<ref name=NYT/> Meanwhile, Ramchand’s mother, Champa, leads a life of loneliness and although she takes a temporary job in a faraway place, she returns to her village. |
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Finally, after 5 years,<ref name=NYT/> when Ramchand has grown a few years, he gets released. He returns home to his mother. His father, Shankar, also gets released soon after. They are united and there, the film ends. |
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==Cast== |
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* [[Nandita Das]] |
* [[Nandita Das]] as Champa<ref name=Dawn/> |
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* Syed Fazal Hussain as Younger Ramchand<ref name=NYT/> |
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* Navaid Jabbar as Older Ramchand<ref name=NYT/> |
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* [[Rashid Faroogui]] |
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* Rashid Farooqui as Shankar<ref name=NYT/> |
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* [[Maria Wasti]] |
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* [[Maria Wasti]] as Kamla<ref name=NYT/> |
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* [[Nouman Ijaz]] |
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* [[Nouman Ijaz]] as Abdullah<ref name=NYT/> |
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* [[Adnan Shah]] |
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* [[Adnan Shah]] as Sharma |
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* Adarsh Ayaz as Moti |
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* Farooq Pario as Suresh |
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* [[Shahood Alvi]] as Asif Hussain |
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* [[Zhalay Sarhadi]] as Lakshmi |
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* Atif Badar as Lalu |
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* Saleem Mairaj as Vishesh |
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* Saif-e-Hasan as Murad |
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* Tahiirz as VKS |
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* Rao Saleem as Interrogator |
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* Karim Bux Baloch as Baloch |
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* Master Yaqub as Baba Gul |
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* Hassan Niazi as Deepak |
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* Kazim Raza as Professor |
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* Muhammad Rafiq as Bengali |
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* Sajid Shah as Inspector |
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* Iqbal Motilani as Maulvi |
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* Anis Chachar as Captain Saleem |
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==Film screenings overseas== |
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==External Links== |
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This film had six screenings at the [[Museum of Modern Art]] in [[New York City]] in 2010.<ref name=NYT/> |
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* [http://www.ramchandpakistani.com/ Ramchand Pakistani] – Official Website |
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*[http://www.apnaportal.com/Entertainment/rev.php?id=112 Ramchand Pakistani Review] |
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* {{imdb title|id=1095421|title=Ramchand Pakistani}} |
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*[http://dearcinema.com/interview-mehreen-jabbar-director-ramchand-pakistani/ DearCinema.com Interview: Director, Ramchand Pakistani] |
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==Soundtrack== |
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The soundtrack is composed by [[Debojyoti Mishra]]<ref name=NYT/> and include the following songs: |
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| 01 || Teri Meri Preet || [[Shubha Mudgal]] || [[Debojyoti Mishra]] || 5:34 |
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| 02 || Allah Megh De || [[Shubha Mudgal]] & [[Shafqat Amanat Ali]] || [[Debojyoti Mishra]] || 4:41 |
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| 03 || Phir Wahi Raste || [[Shafqat Amanat Ali]] || [[Debojyoti Mishra]] || 5:52 |
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| 04 || Khari Neem Key Neechay || [[Mai Bhagi]] || [[Debojyoti Mishra]] || 5:24 |
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| 05 || Tarrin Paunda || [[Allan Fakir]] || [[Debojyoti Mishra]] || 6:09 |
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| 06 || Meri Maat || [[Instrumental]] || [[Debojyoti Mishra]] || 4:19 |
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==Awards== |
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This film won the following awards: |
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*FIPRESCI Prize from the [[International Federation of Film Critics]] at the Osian Film Festival, July, 2008<ref name=IMDb2>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1095421/awards Awards for Ramchand Pakistani (2008 film) on IMDb website] Retrieved 5 June 2019</ref> |
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* Winner of Honourable Mention by the 13th Annual Satyajit Ray Award at the 2008 London Film Festival.<ref name=IMDb2/> |
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* Best Actor for Rashid Farooqi at the KaraFilm Festival, Pakistan, 2009 |
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* Winner of Audience Award at the [[Fribourg International Film Festival]], Switzerland, March 2009.<ref name=IMDb2/> |
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* Winner of Special Mention by the Eucumenical Jury at the [[Fribourg International Film Festival]] March 2009.<ref name=IMDb2/> |
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* Winner of Special Mention by the E-Changer Award at the [[Fribourg International Film Festival]] in March 2009<ref name=IMDb2/> |
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* Ramchand Pakistani received a silver medal in the feature film category at the 2012 SAARC Film Awards. |
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* Rashid Farooqui received the award for best actor in the feature film at the 2012 SAARC Film Awards. |
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* Ramchand Pakistani won Best Film Award on [[Pakistan Media Awards|Pakistan Media Award]] in 2010. |
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===Lux Style Awards=== |
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| rowspan="5"|[[8th Lux Style Awards]] |
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| Best Film |
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| [[Javed Jabbar]] |
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| rowspan="2"|Best Film Actor |
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| [[Rashid Farooqui]] |
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| Syed Fazal Hussain |
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| rowspan="2"|Best Film Actress |
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| [[Nandita Das]] |
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| [[Maria Wasti]] |
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==See also== |
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* [[Godiji|Gori temple]], the site of Meri Maati song. |
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* [[Nagarparkar]] Bhodesar temple: the site of Tarrin Paunda song. |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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* {{IMDb title|1095421}} |
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* [https://movies.nytimes.com/2010/04/21/movies/21ram.html Movie Review Ramchand Pakistani (2008)] |
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{{Highest-grossing Pakistani films}} |
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[[Category:Films scored by Debojyoti Mishra]] |
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[[Category:Pakistani drama films]] |
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[[Category:2000s Urdu-language films]] |
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[[Category:Urdu-language Pakistani films]] |
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[[Category:Lollywood films]] |
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[[Category:Films set in Sindh]] |
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[[Category:Films shot in Sindh]] |
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[[Category:Films shot in Pakistan]] |
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[[Category:Films directed by Mehreen Jabbar]] |
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Latest revision as of 00:39, 2 December 2024
Ramchand Pakistani | |
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Directed by | Mehreen Jabbar[1] |
Written by | Javed Jabbar |
Screenplay by | Mohammad Ahmed |
Produced by | Javed Jabbar[1] |
Starring | Rashid Farooqui Nandita Das Syed Fazal Hussain Maria Wasti Nouman Ijaz Hassan Niazi Adnan Shah Shahood Alvi Zhalay Sarhadi Saleem Mairaj Saife Hassan Sajid Shah |
Cinematography | Sofian Khan |
Edited by | Aseem Sinha |
Music by | Debojyoti Mishra |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Geo Films Museum of Modern Art |
Release date |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
Country | Pakistan |
Language | Urdu |
Budget | Rs. 6.0 crore (US$210,000) [1] |
Ramchand Pakistani (Urdu: رام چند پاکستانی) is a 2008 Urdu-language Pakistani drama film directed by Mehreen Jabbar and produced by Javed Jabbar.[2]
The film features Nandita Das, Rashid Farooqi, Syed Fazel Hussain, Maria Wasti and Noman Ijaz in lead roles. The film is based on a true story of a boy who inadvertently crosses the border between Pakistan and India and the following ordeal that his family has to go through.[3] Ramchand Pakistani was also released in India.[4][5][6]
Plot
[edit]Champa (Nandita Das) is a Hindu woman who is left desolate when her young son and husband disappear one day from their village at the India-Pakistan border near Nagarparkar, in the Tharparkar district of the Sindh province. The film depicts the crossing of the India-Pakistan border, during a period (June 2002) of war-like tension between the two countries, by two members of a Pakistani Hindu family belonging to the 'untouchable' dalit caste, and the extraordinary consequences of this unintended action upon the lives of a woman, a man, and their son.
The film is about a Hindu Dalit family living in Pakistan peacefully. Ramchand, the main protagonist who is 8 years old, is the son of Shankar and Champa. One day, after an altercation with his mother, Ramchand runs away in anger and, accidentally, crosses the Indo-Pakistan border into India. His father follows him and, he too, crosses the border into India.
After being arrested by the border security personnel, they are sent to a prison in India and stay there for a long time. They get a release order soon, but later it turns out to be a mistake and they are sent back to the jail. Ramchand, the 8 years old boy, and his father Shankar are unregistered prisoners during much of their stay in India.[2] Meanwhile, Ramchand’s mother, Champa, leads a life of loneliness and although she takes a temporary job in a faraway place, she returns to her village.
Finally, after 5 years,[2] when Ramchand has grown a few years, he gets released. He returns home to his mother. His father, Shankar, also gets released soon after. They are united and there, the film ends.
Cast
[edit]- Nandita Das as Champa[1]
- Syed Fazal Hussain as Younger Ramchand[2]
- Navaid Jabbar as Older Ramchand[2]
- Rashid Farooqui as Shankar[2]
- Maria Wasti as Kamla[2]
- Nouman Ijaz as Abdullah[2]
- Adnan Shah as Sharma
- Adarsh Ayaz as Moti
- Farooq Pario as Suresh
- Shahood Alvi as Asif Hussain
- Zhalay Sarhadi as Lakshmi
- Atif Badar as Lalu
- Saleem Mairaj as Vishesh
- Saif-e-Hasan as Murad
- Tahiirz as VKS
- Rao Saleem as Interrogator
- Karim Bux Baloch as Baloch
- Master Yaqub as Baba Gul
- Hassan Niazi as Deepak
- Kazim Raza as Professor
- Muhammad Rafiq as Bengali
- Sajid Shah as Inspector
- Iqbal Motilani as Maulvi
- Anis Chachar as Captain Saleem
Film screenings overseas
[edit]This film had six screenings at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in 2010.[2]
Soundtrack
[edit]The soundtrack is composed by Debojyoti Mishra[2] and include the following songs:
Track | Song | Singers | Composer | Duration |
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01 | Teri Meri Preet | Shubha Mudgal | Debojyoti Mishra | 5:34 |
02 | Allah Megh De | Shubha Mudgal & Shafqat Amanat Ali | Debojyoti Mishra | 4:41 |
03 | Phir Wahi Raste | Shafqat Amanat Ali | Debojyoti Mishra | 5:52 |
04 | Khari Neem Key Neechay | Mai Bhagi | Debojyoti Mishra | 5:24 |
05 | Tarrin Paunda | Allan Fakir | Debojyoti Mishra | 6:09 |
06 | Meri Maat | Instrumental | Debojyoti Mishra | 4:19 |
Awards
[edit]This film won the following awards:
- FIPRESCI Prize from the International Federation of Film Critics at the Osian Film Festival, July, 2008[7]
- Winner of Honourable Mention by the 13th Annual Satyajit Ray Award at the 2008 London Film Festival.[7]
- Best Actor for Rashid Farooqi at the KaraFilm Festival, Pakistan, 2009
- Winner of Audience Award at the Fribourg International Film Festival, Switzerland, March 2009.[7]
- Winner of Special Mention by the Eucumenical Jury at the Fribourg International Film Festival March 2009.[7]
- Winner of Special Mention by the E-Changer Award at the Fribourg International Film Festival in March 2009[7]
- Ramchand Pakistani received a silver medal in the feature film category at the 2012 SAARC Film Awards.
- Rashid Farooqui received the award for best actor in the feature film at the 2012 SAARC Film Awards.
- Ramchand Pakistani won Best Film Award on Pakistan Media Award in 2010.
Lux Style Awards
[edit]Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Result |
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8th Lux Style Awards | Best Film | Javed Jabbar | Won |
Best Film Actor | Rashid Farooqui | Nominated | |
Syed Fazal Hussain | Nominated | ||
Best Film Actress | Nandita Das | Nominated | |
Maria Wasti | Won |
See also
[edit]- Gori temple, the site of Meri Maati song.
- Nagarparkar Bhodesar temple: the site of Tarrin Paunda song.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Pakistani movie to play in India". Dawn (newspaper). 19 July 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Stephen Holden (2014). "Ramchand-Pakistani - Directed by Mehreen Jabbar". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "Ramchand Pakistani Movie Review". The Times of India. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Kolkata release of Pak film in limbo".
- ^ Ramchand Pakistani (2008 film), film review on Rotten Tomatoes website Retrieved 5 June 2019
- ^ Ramchand Pakistani (2008) on IMDb website Retrieved 5 June 2019
- ^ a b c d e Awards for Ramchand Pakistani (2008 film) on IMDb website Retrieved 5 June 2019
External links
[edit]- 2008 films
- Films scored by Debojyoti Mishra
- Pakistani drama films
- 2000s Urdu-language films
- Urdu-language Pakistani films
- Lollywood films
- Films set in Sindh
- Films shot in Sindh
- Films shot in Pakistan
- Films directed by Mehreen Jabbar
- Films based on actual events
- Films about social class
- India–Pakistan relations in popular culture