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Virsa is a Pakistanais film of genre Drama with Aarya Babbar
Virsa (2010)
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Add to a movie listVirsa (Punjabi: ورثہ, ਵਿਰਸਾ) (meaning: heritage); is an Indian,Pakistani Punjabi language film revolving around social and cultural values. The film is a joint venture between (and has cast crew from) Pakistan and India.
It has been directed by Pankaj Batra. It has a huge budget for a Punjabi movie. The film has been shot all over Australia.
The film stars Pakistani actors Noman Ijaz and Mehreen Raheel, Indian actors Gulshan Grover, Arya Babbar, Kanwaljeet Singh, Aparna Sharma and Australian actor Andrew Duvall (NIDA Graduate).
Virsa Post Production took place in Pixion Studio. The film was released on 7 May 2010.
The music is by Jawad Ahmad, with cinematography of R.A. Krishnaa and choreography by Seema Desai and Jasmin Oza.
Synopsis
Virsa is the story of Nawaz Ali and Ranvir Singh Grewal and their families. Nawaz Ali hails from Lahore in Pakistan and Ranvir Singh Grewal belongs to a village, Jakopur, in Punjab, India. About 20 years ago, both of them migrated to Sydney, Australia, in search of work, where they met and became the best of friends. Gradually, their hard work paid off. Ranvir opened an Indian restaurant, which became a runaway success. Nawaz Ali opened a shop opposite Ranvir’s restaurant. It did well and he could manage to lead a comfortable life but he was not as successful as Ranvir.Actors
Aarya Babbar
(Yuvraj 'Yuvi' Singh Grewal)
Gulshan Grover
(Jogindar Singh Grewal)
Kanwaljit Singh
Mehreen Raheel
(Mahi Sandhu)
Noman Ijaz
(Nawaz Ali)
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