IGNCA Film Circle presents "Kissa – A Tradition of Punjab" documentary film screening at Media Centre, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), No. 3, Rajendra Prasad Road > 6pm on 12th September 2014

Time : 6:00 pm Add to Calendar 12-09-2014 18:00:00 12-09-2014 19:00:00 68 IGNCA Film Circle presents "Kissa – A Tradition of Punjab" documentary film screening Event Page : http://goo.gl/jZJ9nb Media Centre, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), No. 3, Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-110001 DD/MM/YYYY

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served Basis)

Venue : Media Centre, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), No. 3, Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-110001
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Event Description : IGNCA Film Circle presents "Kissa – A Tradition of Punjab" documentary film screening. 

Watch this docudrama to have fair knowledge of life and culture of Punjabis and their literature. Kissa - may be called a romantic ballad or a Masnavi in Persian, is a tragic story of love, velour, betrayal, passion, adventure etc, which is an important part of Punjabi literature. The literary genre, which dates back to medieval times, has been much popular in the Punjab. Besides reference to the main Kissas, like Heer-Ranjha, Sohini- Mahiwal, watch the brief enactment of “Sassi–Pannu”, written by Hashim Shah.

Duration: 59.58 minutes

Director : Gulshan Walia

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