Film on interfaith harmony in Parachinar releases on third day of Eid
PARACHINAR: A large number of locals were present on Monday at the premier of a film which depicts interfaith harmony in the city of Parachinar in the Kurram Agency, known as the hub of sectarian violence. "The film is worthy of applause as it sends a clear message of unity, which is the need of the hour," social worker Shahid Kazmi told Geo.tv . A journalist who was present at the release, Mohammad Sadiq, said the students of Lahore's National College of Arts — who belong to Kurram Agency — have truly worked hard on making the film. While talking to Geo.tv , art director and one of the lead actors, Ahmed Shah, said the film Sulagty Chinaar is the story of two friends who belonged to different sects — one is a Shia while the other is Sunni — but their relation was free from sectarian discrimination that Parachinar has been infused with for years. “This is a film of untold stories of the city that go unreported,” he said. “We want to send the message