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Sarbjit (2016)

Sarbjit poster
Original title
सरबजीत
Directed by
Omung Kumar
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 11m
Rated
UA
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 36 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Based on a true story. An Indian man is wrongfully convicted of terrorism in Pakistan. His sister fights tirelessly for years to prove his innocence and bring him home.

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What happens

Sarbjit is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film directed by Omung Kumar and produced by Pooja Entertainment, T-Series Films and Legend Studios Pvt. Ltd. The film stars Randeep Hooda as Sarabjit Singh, an Indian national wrongfully convicted of terrorism and spying, with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as his sister Dalbir Kaur. Richa Chadda, and Darshan Kumar play supporting roles. Sarbjit was made on a production budget of ₹15 crore and earned ₹43.88 crore worldwide after its two-week theatrical run. It premiered at the 69th Cannes Film Festival and released theatrically on 20 May 2016 to mixed reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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