Virsa (2010)
- Original title
- ورثہ
- Directed by
- Pankaj Batra
- Genre
- drama, romance
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 2h 13m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
A film about Punjabi social and cultural values. It follows characters from India and Pakistan who connect over their shared heritage.
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What happens
Virsa (transl. Heritage) is an Indo-Pakistani Punjabi-language film revolving around social and cultural values. Most of the film's cast and crew were from India. It was directed by Pankaj Batra, with a budget of 40 million rupees. The film was shot in Australia. The film stars Pakistani actors Noman Ijaz and Mehreen Raheel, Indian actors Gulshan Grover, Arya Babbar, Kanwaljeet Singh, Aparna Sharma, Aishveryaa Nidhi, Pankaj Batra and Australian actor Andrew Duvall. The music was provided by Jawad Ahmad, who was also one of the producers of the film. He was able to convince the Government of Pakistan's relevant authorities to waive off the 65 percent entertainment tax on this Indo-Pak joint venture film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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