Pakistani feature film Lamha (Seedlings) — which has
received widespread acclaim and recognition at different film festivals — was
screened at the closing night of Delhi International Film Festival 2012 (DIFF)
on Thursday night.
The film had earlier
bagged the Best Picture (Audience Choice) Award at the New York City
International Film Festival with Aamina Sheikh being crowned as the Best
Actress in a Leading Role. But this was not the end for Lamha. It continued to
travel across the globe with its screening at the South Asian Film Festival and
now DIFF.
The producer of the
film from Bodhicitta Film Works, Meher Jaffri, says: “It’s a huge honour to
have the DIFF screen Lamha as their closing night film. And that too on the
occasion of 100 years of Delhi as Capital of India and 100 years of Indian
cinema.”
She further hopes that
with this cooperation, “the thinning of artificial divides” across the border
will continue.
“Lamha’s acceptance all
over the world and across border gives us brighter hope that the industry at
home will come together to support local talent in films,” she adds.
Published in The Express Tribune,
December 28th, 2012.
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