Kya Dilli Kya Lahore

Kya Dilli Kya Lahore (2014)

In 1948, a cross-fire erupts at an isolated stretch of Indo-Pak border, leaving only two soldiers alive. One is an Indian soldier of Pakistani origin while the other happens to be a Pakistani soldier of Indian origin. An ironic story of pride and survival begins when - in an attempt to evade danger, they bump into each other. And amidst continuous exchange of bullets, altercations and murkier situations, it evolves into a journey of human connection with an unforeseeable end.

Date of release
2014-05-02
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (10)
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Drama, History, War
Director
Vijay Raaz

Casting

Interesting facts

Kya Dilli Kya Lahore is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language war film set in 1948, post India's independence, and deals with the Partition of India. The film stars Vijay Raaz, Manu Rishi, Raj Zutshi and Vishwajeet Pradhan, with Gulzar credited as the presenter. Produced by Karan Arora, it marks the directorial debut of Raaz. The first look of the film was released at the Wagah border. It was released worldwide on 2 May 2014 to positive response from critics.

Production

Vijay Raaz says that he "was thinking about direction when the story came to me. We have grown up on Partition stories, so I was naturally attracted to the film. It is a simple story but at the same time it is very difficult."

The writers Aseem Arora, Pratham Jolly and Manu Rishi won Best Screenplay award at the prestigious 5th Dadasaheb Phalke Film Festival.

It got rave reviews and appreciation from critics. Mumbai Mirror, NDTV and The Times of India gave Kya Dilli Kya Lahore three stars while Divya Sologoma gave it four stars praising the content's purity and mentor Gulzar's poetry.

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