Ramchand Pakistani

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Ramchand Pakistani
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMehreen Jabbar[1]
Written byJaved Jabbar
Screenplay byMohammad Ahmed
Produced byJaved Jabbar[1]
StarringRashid Farooqui
Nandita Das
Syed Fazal Hussain
Maria Wasti
Nouman Ijaz
Hassan Niazi
Adnan Shah
Shahood Alvi
Zhalay Sarhadi
Saleem Mairaj
Saife Hassan
Sajid Shah
CinematographySofian Khan
Edited byAseem Sinha
Music byDebojyoti Mishra
Moringo Nusrat Nigam Banerjee
Sarthak Sarkar
Shiraj Hussain
Production
company
Distributed byGeo Films
Museum of Modern Art
Release date
  • 2 October 2008 (2008-10-02) (Pakistan)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu
BudgetRs. 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
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:

Lux Style Awards[edit]

Ceremony Category Recipient Result
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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Pakistani movie to play in India". Dawn (newspaper). 19 July 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Ramchand Pakistani Movie Review". The Times of India. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Kolkata release of Pak film in limbo".
  5. ^ Ramchand Pakistani (2008 film), film review on Rotten Tomatoes website Retrieved 5 June 2019
  6. ^ Ramchand Pakistani (2008) on IMDb website Retrieved 5 June 2019
  7. ^ a b c d e Awards for Ramchand Pakistani (2008 film) on IMDb website Retrieved 5 June 2019

External links[edit]

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