Lahore (Online): Larki Punjaban (Punjabi Girl) is the story of a Sikh girl from India’s north who falls in love with a Pakistani from over the border - directly against the tradition of demonising each other’s country in film.

Traditionally, Pakistanis do often turn up in Bollywood films - and Indians in Lollywood ones - but as the bad guys.
It’s a straightforward, run-of-the-mill eastern musical - with a bit of romance and drama thrown in,” South Asian film expert Neehar Bushan told.
“If you were to compare it with any other film …