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Yeh mein hoon,yeh tu hai,aur beech mein hai sapna This is how Punjabi litterateur Amrita Pritam once described her relationship with Imroz,a man much younger and her partner for over four decades. Imroz met Pritam in 1957 through an artist when she was looking for someone to design the cover of her book. A well-known painter,Imroz worked for several Urdu magazines as an illustrator before he joined Pritam to bring out the renowned Punjabi literary magazine,Nagmani.
Now,a filmmaker named Harjit has made a documentary titled Imroz,which will have the couples unique relationship unfold on the big screen.
About his relationship with Pritam,Imroz says, When I first met her I realised that she was the kind of woman with whom I could spend the rest of my life. And thats precisely what we did.
Theres no character of Pritam in the documentary. Instead,images,poetry and visuals represent the moods and sequences. The director refers to Pakistani poet Sara Shaguftas letters to Amrita,which form part of the film. Poet and author Nirupama Dutt,who has translated Pritams poem Main tenu phir milangi… into English,which is a part of this film,sums up aptly,Imroz was the ink that flowed out of Amritas pen and as he is the survivor of the relationship,we see them through his eyes.
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