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Islamabad - National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage, Lok Virsa here Saturday screened
super hit Punjabi film Chooriyan in a sing along and dress along event highlighting the Punjabi
culture.

The colourful event invited the fun lovers of twin cities by wearing rural Punjabi clothing shown
in Choorian while Film Director Syed Noor and Actress Saima were special guests on the occasion
to share their experience in the making of Choorian.

Choorian is a 1998 Pakistani Punjabi-language action-romance film directed by Syed Noor and
produced by Haji Faqir Mohammad starring Moammar Rana and Saima. It was Pakistan’s second
highest-grossing film of all-time.

The film has a simple love story. A city boy Bakhtu (Moammar Rana) is sent to live with his
uncle back in the village. He soon falls in love with his uncle’s older daughter Billo (Saima). Billo
is a servant in her own house, and does all the chores which are overseen by Bahar, her
stepmother.

Bahar treats her like a slave throughout the movie while her two daughters live like queens.
Bakhtu declares his love for her, which is not going down well with Bahar, who having seen
Bakhtu, wants her own daughter Nargis married to him.

The film won various awards of Nigar including best film, best director, best script writer, best
actor, best actress, best supporting actor, best musician, best lyricist, best cinematographer
and best playback singers.

Choorian opened in 22 screens across Pakistan and earned a total of 200 million in its one-year
run. It became the third highest grossing film on 23 November 2013 after record being broken
by Waar and Khuda Kay Liye.

“The Mandwa film club of Lok Virsa is an initiative taken by the institute to revive the classical
cinema in the twin cities and involve the fun lovers in healthy activities that keep alive the
dying the culture and traditions among the young generation,” said Fouzia Saeed, Executive
Director, Lok Virsa while talking to APP.

The Lok Virsa screen national and international classical hits on every weekend and invite
audience from all walks of life to entertain them as well as engage them in cultural programmes,
she said.

Source:The Nation, January 24, 2016

Lok Virsa screens Chooriyan to highlight Punjabi culture