Date: 12/09/2014
Time: 6:00 अपराह्न
Venue: IGNCA Auditorium, Media Centre, 3 Dr. R. P.Road, New Delhi
Director: Gulshan Walia Duration :59.58 minutes
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.