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CULTURE

Mitter Pyare Nu... coming soon
Amarjit Thind
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, October 19
You can take a Punjabi out of India, but you cannot take the Punjabi out of him. Nobody proves the saying better than Bakshish Singh Bahia. After emigrating to UK in 1960 and striking it big there, he is in India for the release of his maiden celluloid venture, “Mitter Pyare Nu Haal Mureedan Da Kehna”.

The film records the travails of a family during Partition and days of terror in Punjab.

Bahia, who hails from Kukar village near Jalandhar, says the film is about love and courage.

“Before settling down in my native place, I wanted to do a movie for the Punjabi diaspora around the globe,” he added.

The present generation Punjabis abroad is confused about their identity. Many of them neither speak nor understand Punjabi. They feel that India is not a place worth living. The film tells who were are and what we have gone through during the past 50 years,” he points out.

Time is the villain in the movie. And heroes are people like Punjab Singh, who saves the Muslims of his village.

The film has been released in England with English sub titles. It will be released in the USA and Canada next month. “I am also thinking about some concessions for students here so that most of them watch it,” he said.

Bahia has a diploma from the London School of Filming. “Director Ratan Aulakh had a free hand,” he remarked.

The cast comprises Dara Singh, Rama Vij, Mohinder Sandhu, Sheeba, Rajeshwari Sachdev, Avtar Gill, Tom Alter, Rana Jung Bahadur, Deep Dhillon, Mukesh Rishi and Navin Nischal.

The film has the core by Dalip H Kishan, Ustad Badar Ali Miandad Khan of Pakistan and UK pop singer Pradeep Bamra.

HEALTH

Orthopaedist to share expertise with CMCH students
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, October 19
Dr C.V. Ananthakrishnan, a senior faculty member of the Texas Technical Medical School, Lubbock, USA, will reach the Christian Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) on October 30.

An alumnus of the CMCH, he shifted to the USA for advance training in orthopaedics. He has performed over 4,000 successful knee-replacement surgeries. For the past decade he has been visiting the CMCH every year for two to four weeks for sharing his expertise with students and other orthopaedics.

He is actively involved in further development of the department at the CMCH by teaching, technology transfer and faculty development programmes and introduction of latest orthopaedic equipments. During his month-long visit he would operate upon patients.

Jagraon Police XI win Surjit Kaur memorial hockey
Our Sports Reporter

Ludhiana, October 19
Jagraon Police XI prevailed over Bahadurgarh XI 1-0 to win the trophy in the second Bibi Surjit Kaur Memorial Six-a-Side Hockey League Tournament organised at the Mata Sahib Kaur Stadium at Jarkhar village near here. The all important goal was scored by Mandeep Singh in the dying minutes of the match through a penalty stroke.

Jagraon Police XI earned three penalty strokes, two of which went abegging, while Bahadurgarh XI too wasted a penalty stroke. For Jagraon Police XI full-back Gurmail Singh, Kulwinder Singh Tony and Rajinder Singh played well while Devinder Singh Rinku and Sony exhibited fine stickwork for Bahadurgarh XI.

In the match for the Hardline Cup Kila Raipur beat Ludhiana XI 2-1 to finish third. Balwinder Singh Jagga and Lakhbir Singh struck for the winners while Lakhbir Singh Lakhu found the target once for the Ludhiana XI.

Mr Narinder Pal Singh Sidhu, chairaman, Sports Club, Jarkhar, Mr Mann Singh Garcha, Akali leader, Mr Balwinder Singh Bains, SGPC member, Ms Surinder Kaur Bajwa were among other prominent persons who watched the final. Devinder Singh, captain of Bahadurgarh XI, was named man of the tournament while Rajinder Singh, skipper of Jagraon Police XI, and Mandeep Singh Gill shared the best scorer award.

Young karatekas get tips from US grandmaster
Our Sports Reporter

Ludhiana, October 19
The Indian Martial Arts Association organised a one-day advance karate camp at Sacred Heart Convent School, Urban Estate, Chandigarh Road, here today. Grandmaster Craig Garvett of California, USA, who is a fifth degree black belt, taught some finer points of the game to the participants.

Craig demonstrated the techniques of self-defence and tricks of escaping from the wrist and head locks.