The document discusses a documentary film about the Samjhauta Express, a train service between India and Pakistan. It transports passengers across the border twice a week, facilitating reunions of families separated after partition. The summary highlights that the film captures the emotional journeys of passengers and emphasizes the bond between the two countries despite political conflicts. It aims to show viewers that people on both sides want unity rather than hostility.
2. OutlineQuestions
o Explanation of documentary in detail.
o Explain credits of documentary with names.
o Enlist 5 elements in documentary.
o My point of view Regarding documentary.
o Enlist 10 best frames I documentary.
o Enlist the most aspiring points in documentary.
o why this documentary bring any change in society?
3. Explanation:
The documentary is about a frontier railway line of 500 km which carries the cross border
train between India and Pakistan named as The Samjhauta Express. This documentary also
covers an emotional journey of some passengers. In start of the documentary, the narrator
tells us about the conflicts between these two borders but the one thing which bond these
two states together is the railway line of Samjhauta Express. The border line was drawn by
British judge in 1947 and Samjhauta Express was started in 1976 after Shimla agreement.
Despite all the conflicts, both countries establish this gate-way to reunite the people with
their families after the partition. Samjhauta Express carries passengers twice in a week from
both countries and almost 50,000 people in a year. Delhi station has special platform and
security for this service. The British build Lahore railway station is also very similar to Dehli
station. In Walton academy at Lahore station, staff and drivers were trained. Both railway
stations provide platforms to sportspersons and give training to them for cricket and hockey
and those players play for the stations.
4. Con……
The documentary also mention Rahat khan, the famous hockey player and secretory of
Punjabi women’s hockey association. Railway promoted her internationally. This
documentary also includes SOT’s of passengers which express their happiness on this bond
between two countries and how this train service facilitate them to meet their family
members. There is also interview of Dehli station’s superedent Sashi Kant who explains about
the immigration or custom process. In 2007, a bomb exploded in train after an hour of its
route to Lahore from Dehli which kills 68 people mostly Pakistani’s. The documentary also
include the SOT’s of a passenger who met with his sister after 25 years. A passenger also
going in India from Pakistan for the operation of his son Bilal. Punjab is the only territory who
joints the both countries. Every year many Sikh pilgrims comes at Baba Guru Nanak’s
birthplace at Nankana Sahib through Samjhauta Express. Train also carries passengers from
Amritsar- Indian Punjab and Rupali is the head at Amritsar station. Documentary also covers
the return of passengers from Dehli. This documentary ends at Rahat’s place where she
refresh the memories of his family and ancestors who servers Pakistan Railway since
decades.
5. Credits with Names:
Director and camera - Pakistan
Masood Khan
Director and camera – India
Rajesh Shindhe
Tarun Bhartiya
Additional camera – Pakistan
Imran Babur
Executive Producer
Grant Mckee
Associate Producers
Pallavi Biswas
Shamraiz Younis
Mitasha Chattarjee
Principal Photography – India
Apal Singh
Narrator
Bernard Hill
Music Composition
The West India company
Pandit Dinesh
Stephen Luscombe
Mauro CacciaLanza
Graphics
Judy lasaght
Film Editors
Stephen Shone
John Edwards
Research Team
Mapriya Makhni
Jutinder Mauer
Amir Hassan Khan
Syed Nadeem
11. My point of View
In my point of view, this documentary is amazing and well
executed. This documentary reflects the strong bond between
two nation originated by the subcontinent and divided by the
border of Pakistan and India. A railway line which unite these
two borders is sign of peace between the people of both
countries. The characters which shows in the documentary takes
you on an emotional journey. I can clearly feels the emotions
which makers try to put in viewer’s mind. This documentary show
the other side of story and proves that the hate is never an
option for Pakistanis as well as Indian. They always want unity.
The efforts of documentary makers are clearly seen in this
documentary.
22. Most Aspiring point
According to me, the most aspiring thing which the
documentary trying to show is the bonding and
peace between two nations of Pakistan and India
and makes people of these two countries realizes
about their friendly relations with each other.
23. Why it brings any change in Society?
So as I mentioned above, this documentary based on a frontier railway line
between India and Pakistan carries passengers from Dehli to Lahore and
Lahore to Dehli. There is question that why it brings any kind of change in
society? So my answer is, yes it may brings a change not a bigger change but
this is an inspiring documentary for so many people. Many people in both
countries who filled their minds with hate for each other, may be change
their attitudes towards each other. Media shows both nations as enemy for
political purposes, but in reality they are bonded with each other as their
roots are same. A common man in both countries never wants a war and
wants friendly relationship as we can clearly see in the documentary. This
documentary shows how can both countries facilitates their people by the
friendly relationships. So this documentary may bring a little change by
changing the thinking of people that Indian and Pakistani are nor enemies.
Both are peace lover nations.
