As part of a series of events being organised under Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, a two-day film festival has been organised by the Ministry of Culture and Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts at the Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad.
Films based on the theme of 'Partition of India' are being screened in this Film Festival.
Chandraprakash Dwivedi renowned filmmaker, producer and screenwriter best known for his television epic "Chanakya" said that movies made on the subject of 'partition' evokes response but it should be a constant effort in that direction.
One of the films screened at the event was Pinjar, which was directed by him. He said through Pinjar he wanted to bring to the fore the issues which were faced by women during the partition. He further added, "History is the third eye of human civilization and we should able to see through it to avoid any tragedy as 'partition' in the future."