Punjab
2009
Starring: Neeru Bajwa & Gurchet Chitrakar
Heer Ranjha is a true love story from Punjab. The story is said to be over 300 years old. Heer and Ranjha have a mausoleum shrine in Jhang that is visited by lovers to this day. Every year to date in this town there is a festival thrown in their honor.
This movie follows the story of this couple dubbed the Romeo and Juliet of the east whose story of love, dedication, pain, and loss has spanned hundreds of years. The legend of these lovers has only grown in recent years; their story epitomizes what every hopeless romantic dreams regardless of the centuries that have passed.
I do not remember the dance sequences in this movie because they were all overshadowed by the depth of the story. The cinematography in this movie wasn't super spectacular. I think the movie was made to carry a small anti-drug message as well; it is the first Bollywood movie that I have seen where they mentioned marijuana and opium then portrayed those who smoked it as slow and dimwitted. All in all for the story alone this movie is a must see. Again Bollywood has brought us an epic love story that will make your heart yearn and tears fall; this movie is well worth its time.
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