KHAMOSH PAANI (2003)

The same year Pinjar was released came another film from across the border called Khamosh Paani. Directed by Pakistani director Sabiha Samar, it had actors from both sides of the border. The only Partition feature film by a woman director, it told the story of the abduction of a Sikh girl who is eventually married to a Muslim. Her son, Saleem, turns into an Islamic fundamentalist. Around that time, Sikh pilgrims visit Charki village and one of them is looking for his sister. When Saleem realises that his mother was a Sikh, he rejects her. Kirron Kher playing the lead role resisted suicide then, chooses it now. The film, shot in Pakistan, won many international awards, including best actor for Kirron.