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Mulk

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How it feels

Three friends from different religious backgrounds in pre-partition Punjab face their bonds being tested as the partition of India approaches. The series follows how their friendships and lives change amid the historical upheaval.

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What happens

Mulk is an Indian television drama series based on the partition of India, portraying its effect on the lives of and relationships between three friends from Hindu, Muslim and Sikh background in Sheikhupura near Lahore Punjab Province . It was first broadcast on Zee TV as the centrepiece of its programming for Republic Day in 2003. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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