Larki Punjaban
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| Directed by | Syed Noor |
| Produced by | Afzal M. Khan |
| Written by | Rukhsana Noor |
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Babar Ali Shamil Khan Saima |
| Music by | Zain |
| Cinematography | Waqar Bukhari |
| Distributed by | Paragon Entertainment |
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | Urdu |
Larki Punjaban (Urdu: لڑکی پنجابن, (lit Punjabi Girl) is a 2003 Pakistani film directed by Syed Noor and starring Babar Ali, Saima, and Shamyl Khan.
A simple, love story between a Sikh girl (Saima) and a Muslim boy Shamyl Khan.
In August 1947 in what was the final cynical act of a collapsing empire, the British left old India divided. Arbitrary lines were drawn on the map of India, dividing not only the country but also provinces, in particular the old Punjab Province (British India). The results of partition were catastrophic. All in the name of religion and nationalism, people who had lived together in harmony for centuries committed mindless acts of violence against each other resulting in over one million deaths that included Sikhs, Muslims and Hindus. An estimated 75,000 women were raped and over twelve million people were uprooted. Hindus and Sikhs migrated to India and Muslims to Pakistan.
During these troubled times, there were a select few who did not give in to the acts of barbarism. One such person was a young Muslim man who refused to participate in the fires of hate and destruction burning around him. During the hostilities, he found a young Sikh girl who had been separated from her family. Risking the anger of the mobs, he brought her home and offered her sanctuary. As the fires of hate began to burn out, families began to come to terms with their loss of the loved ones on both sides. Those who could not be found were presumed dead. The young girl was touched by the way the boy had protected her against the ruthless mobs, risking his own life. Eventually they fell in love. She converted to Islam and they married.
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