Ramchand Pakistani (2008)

A 7 year old Pakistani boy and his father belonging to the untouchable Hindu caste accidentally cross the border and spend years in an Indian jail while the mother on the other side doesn't know what has happened to them.

Director:

Mehreen Jabbar

Writers:

Mohammad Ahmad (screenplay), Javed Jabbar

Stars:

Shaood Alvi, Adarsh Ayaz, Atif Badar

5 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Shaood Alvi	...	Asif Hussain
Adarsh Ayaz	...	Moti
Atif Badar	...	Lalu
Karim Bux Baloch	...	Baloch
Nandita Das	...	Champa
Rashid Farooqi	...	Shankar
Syed Fazal Hussain	...	Younger Ramchand
Nouman Ijaz	...	Abdullah
Navaid Jabbar	...	Older Ramchand
Salim Mairaj	...	Vishesh
Farooq Pareo	...	Suresh
Adnan Shah	...	Sharma
Zhalay Sharhadi	...	Laxmi
Maria Wasti	...	Kamla

Storyline

Based on a actual events, the story is about a Pakistani Hindu boy and his father who accidentally cross the border into India from their village in Pakistan at a time of extreme war like tension between the 2 countries and end up spending 5 years in an Indian prison while the mother left behind wonders what has happened to them.

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Plot Keywords:

border | hindu | india | pakistan | pedophile | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official film website

Country:

Pakistan

Language:

Urdu Hindi

Release Date:

21 April 2010 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Box Office

Budget:

$600,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mehreen Jabbar's first feature film.

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Connections

References Chandni (1989)

User Reviews

Good Documentary type film

I watched this movie a few days back. It deals with the story of a young boy who accidentally crosses the Indo Pak border and lands up in prison in India. Well directed, and well shot. Both the father and the son have acted really well in this movie. However, the movie was a bit slow at times, but that I guess is what you would expect in this type of documentary type film.

Music is very nice, especially the song by Shafqat "Phir Wohi Raste" really stands out. There are also some folk songs which are present in between which are very pleasing to hear.

Overall, a good one time watch.