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Pakistan film makes India record | Pakistan film makes India record |
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A Pakistani film, based on a real-life story, is being released simultaneously in India for the first time. | A Pakistani film, based on a real-life story, is being released simultaneously in India for the first time. |
The film tells the story of a boy who strays into the Indian side of the border by mistake. It will be released in both countries on 1 August. | The film tells the story of a boy who strays into the Indian side of the border by mistake. It will be released in both countries on 1 August. |
Called Ramchand Pakistani, the film has been praised by the critics. | Called Ramchand Pakistani, the film has been praised by the critics. |
Political rivalry and three wars have limited people-to-people exchanges between the two countries, which in many respects enjoy similar cultures. | Political rivalry and three wars have limited people-to-people exchanges between the two countries, which in many respects enjoy similar cultures. |
Last year another Pakistani film, In the Name of God, was released to critical acclaim in India, but not at the same time as it was in Pakistan. | Last year another Pakistani film, In the Name of God, was released to critical acclaim in India, but not at the same time as it was in Pakistan. |
That is what make the dual release of Ramchand Pakistani such a significant event. | That is what make the dual release of Ramchand Pakistani such a significant event. |
The Indian actor Nandita Das, who has worked in many regional films and has a big part in this one, told the BBC it was fantastic to work in Pakistan. She said the film would help Indians know more about Pakistan. | |
"They know a lot about us through Bollywood but we don't know them enough," she said. | "They know a lot about us through Bollywood but we don't know them enough," she said. |
The film deals with the parents of an eight-year-old boy who inadvertently strays onto the Indian side of the border and is put behind bars. | The film deals with the parents of an eight-year-old boy who inadvertently strays onto the Indian side of the border and is put behind bars. |
The producer Javed Jabbar is a former cabinet minister in Pakistan. | The producer Javed Jabbar is a former cabinet minister in Pakistan. |
He said it was not a political film but a work which focused on the plight of the child and his parents. | He said it was not a political film but a work which focused on the plight of the child and his parents. |
There have been limited cultural interactions between the two countries over the last few years. They have fought three wars since independence in 1947 and are now nuclear powers. | There have been limited cultural interactions between the two countries over the last few years. They have fought three wars since independence in 1947 and are now nuclear powers. |
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