A film festival dedicated to Noted film maker Balraj Sahani kick started with film Waqt. The three-day Punaravaloki film event began at Ravindra Bhavan here from Wednesday.
The Punaravaloki film festival started with the film Waqt at 6.30 pm. The film was directed by Yash Chopra. The film was produced in 1965. Apart from him, Rajkumar, Sunil Dutt and Shashi Kapoor had lead roles in the film.
It is the story of a businessman who believes in karma rather than luck. But there comes an occasion in his life when he is separated from his wife and three children. His dream breaks and he has to spend his life with great struggle. Wives and sons also grow up in different situations of destiny. At the end of the film, everyone meets in dramatic events. The businessman, whose role was played by Balraj Sahni, accepts the stick of luck and time. The songs written by Sahir and the music of Ravi brought a lot of enjoyment to the large number of audience present in the auditorium.
Two films will be screened on Thursday, December 5, on the second day of the ceremony. In these, the film Seema, which was screened in 1955, will be performed at 3 pm. It was directed by Amiya Chakraborty. Nutan also has an important role in this film. On the same day at 6.30 pm, Anuradha directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee will be shown. The film starring Leela Naidu played in 1960.
On the third and last day of the festival, on December 6, Friday, the Chetan Anand-directed film Haqiqat will be screened at 3 pm. The film was released in 1964. On the same day, the final film Do Bigha Zameen will be performed at 6.30 pm. The director of this film was Vimal Rai. The film was produced in 1953.