In re: A movie ahead of its time.

‘Maa Tujhe Salam, 2002’ starring Sunny Deol was a very interesting movie.

It showed a local Kashmiri strongman called ‘Lala’, who for some reason ate Tandoori chicken at every meal, teaming up with local mainstream politicians and Pakistani handlers to take over his area of influence and annex it with Pakistan.

They raised a Pakistani flag and played the Pakistani National Anthem. [The first time I heard 'Pāk Sarzamīn Shād Bād' was when watching this movie].

Later Sunny Deol, an Indian Army officer posted in the area, with the help of a loyal Kashmiri obviously retrieved the area for India.

The insane aspects of this movie, notwithstanding it were ahead of its time, indicating contacts between some mainstream politicians, separatists & Pakistanis.