![]() ![]() Amitoj, who also acted in the movie, says, “I was approached by Dr Raman Kumar, who offered me a role in a film he was making on this subject. ![]() The 2003 Punjabi film Hawayein, directed by Amitoj Mann, starred Babbu Mann and Mahi Gill in the lead roles. He stayed true to historic facts in his fictionalised version of Punjab’s turbulent times. Gulzar’s Maachis, which he wrote and directed in 1996, was the first attempt to bring out 1980’s Punjab on celluloid. As actor Diljit Dosanjh-starrer Jogi premiers on Netflix this Friday, we list other works on 1984 anti-Sikh riots and the various narratives that cinema explored. However, attempts have been made and many gruesome historical facts have been captured in novels, films, web series and documentaries. It takes a lot more than courage to bring forth the wrongs of the history.
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