Ramchand Pakistani (2008)
3.9 of 5 from 46 ratings
1h 43min
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- Synopsis:
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. 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, 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. - Actors:
- Nandita Das, Rashid Farooqi, Syed Fazal Hussain, Hassan Niazi, Zhalay Sharhadi, Maria Wasti, Shaood Alvi, Adarsh Ayaz, Atif Badar, Karim Bux Baloch, Nouman Ijaz, Navaid Jabbar, Saleem Mairaj, Farooq Pareo, Adnan Shah
- Directors:
- Mehreen Jabbar
- Writers:
- Mohammad Ahmad, Javed Jabbar
- Genres:
- Drama
- Countries:
- Pakistan
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