![]() During the summer of 1947, when the Partition of India was taking place, the entire country was a hotbed of extremism and intolerance. The Sikhs own most of the land, and the Muslims work as laborers. The villagers are a mix of Sikhs and Muslims, who live in harmony. ![]() Mano Majra incidentally was the original title of the book upon its release in 1956. ![]() The film develops around the love affair of small-time dacoit Juggut Singh (Nirmal Pandey), with a local Muslim girl, Nooran (Smriti Mishra). The film is set in Mano Majra which is a silent villa ge on the border of India and Pakistan, close to where the railway line crosses the Sutlej River. The film stars Nirmal Pandey, Rajit Kapur, Mohan Agashe, Smriti Mishra, Mangal Dhillon and Divya Dutta. Train to Pakistan is a 1998 film adapted from Khushwant Singh’s 1956 classic novel of the same name set in the Partition of India of 1947 and directed by Pamela Rooks.
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