Punjabi film on Partition memories to open the Chandigarh film festival

The festival runs for a week at venues across the city.

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A Punjabi film built from interviews with Partition survivors will open the Chandigarh film festival this year.

The director said the film draws on the poetry of Amrita Pritam, whose lament for Punjab is read in its closing scene.