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LAHORE
Directed by SANJAY
PURAN
SINGH
CHAUHAN
INDIA, 2010, 126 min. US Premiere.
Hindi
(with English subtitles)
Saturday, November 13 @ 9:00 PM @ SVA Beatrice Theatre
Synopsis:
Two
close-knit
and
patriotic
brothers
from
India
- the
elder,
Dheerendar,
a
renowned
boxer
and
the
younger,
Virendar,
a
promising
cricketer.
Noor
Mohd.
-a
shining
boxing
star
from
Pakistan.
For
all
three
of
them,
winning
for
their
national
flag
is
the
ultimate
achievement.
But
when
peace
and
mutual
cooperation
between
both
their
nations
are
at
an
all
time
high,
a
fateful
incidence
shakes
the
world.
In
the
14th
Asian
Kickboxing
Championships
in
Malaysia,
Dheerendar
is
delivered
with
a
fatal
blow
from
his
opponent,
Noor
Mohd.
For
some
it
laid
as
an
unfortunate
accident;
for
some
it
was
nothing
short
of
a
murder.
Virender’s
emotions
get
focused
to
the
point
of
taking
revenge
on
the
rival
boxer
in
the
ring
itself.
He
forsakes
cricket
to
pursue
his
slain
brother’s
dream
in
the
kickboxing
arena.
He
trains
himself
hard
and
gets
qualified
to
meet
the
killer
of
his
brother
in
the
ring
in
the
enemy's
country.
Sociologically,
the
film
deals
with
the
cause
for
justice,
which
might
get
delayed
but
never
denied
in
any
system.
This
sports
drama
speaks
about
the
values
in
the
sports
field
from
a
contemporary
mindset
and
values
among
the
youth.
Their
inner
voices
articulate
what
they
actually
want
to
speak
if
they
are
given
the
choice.
Director Sanjay
Puran
Singh
Chauhan:
A
former
sportsman
and
film
fan,
Sanjay
Puran
Singh
Chauhan’s
filmmaking
classroom
was
none
other
than
the
dark
theatres
since
childhood.
In
2006
Sanjay
shifted
base
from
Delhi
to
Mumbai
with
an
intention
of
creating
meaningful
cinema
and
working
on
his
ideas
to
present
to
the
cinema
world.
Lahore
is
his
debut
venture,
which
has
not
only
opened
with
rave
reviews,
but
has
also
set
the
circuit
of
international
film
festivals
ablaze.
Lahore
fetched
renowned
awards
at
the
international
platform
for
itself
as
a
film
and
for
Sanjay
as
a
director.
Having
learnt
cinema
from
scratch
with
the
intention
of
making
films
celebrating
humanity,
Sanjay
understands
the
grey
shades
of
the
human
psyche
and
what
makes
people
contemplate
rather
delicate
issues.
Exploring
human
relationships
transcending
religion,
caste,
creed,
geography
and
for
that
matter
any
limitation,
Sanjay
intends
treating
the
world
of
cinema
with
similar
offerings.
CAST: Aanaahad,
Nafisa
Ali,
Sabyasachi
Chakravarthy,
Farooq
Sheikh.
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