New Delhi, (IANS) Pakistani director Mehreen Jabbar’s debut film “Ramchand Pakistani” is the next in a row to be released in India by Percept Picture Company (PPC) after the hugely popular “Khuda Kay Liye”.
Based on an accidental crossing of the India-Pakistan border, “Ramchand Pakistani” will open in cinemas August 22 with about 100 prints.
Made on a budget of Pakistani Rs.40 million ($550,000) critics and audiences alike have widely lauded the film for its acting, direction and screenplay.
Nandita Das, the only Indian star in the movie, has shared screen space with Pakistani actors like Rashid Farooqui, Noman Ijaz, Maria Wasti, Navaid Jabbar and a young boy, Syed Fazal Hussain.