Kala Shah Kala
Year: 2019
Runtime: 140 mins
Language: Eastern Punjabi, Eastern Panjabi
Director: Amarjit Singh
This Indian-Punjabi romantic comedy follows Lovely, a charming and optimistic man who faces challenges finding love due to his dark complexion. He encounters Pammi, who seems like his perfect match, but must ultimately prove that inner beauty and a kind heart are what truly matter, regardless of appearance. The film celebrates individuality and redefines romance for Valentine’s Day.
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An old woman ‘Nindro Bhua’, who works as a matchmaker, is admitted to hospital for an overnight recovery. She regains consciousness later that evening, and tells her nurse that she arranged her father’s marriage amongst hundreds of others. To the pleasure of a number of hospital staff, she narrates the story Pammi and Lovely (nicknamed ‘Naag’).
Lovely has very dark skin and nobody is willing to marry him because of his appearance. His marriage proposals are rejected on every occasion. Pammi, on other hand, is a beautiful girl, yet for some unknown reason she is also not yet married. Nindro Bhua sends a proposal for their marriage and their marriage is fixed. It is revealed that Pammi is not happy with this proposal, as she secretly loves Jaggi, a guy who lives in her village at a relatives.
After they are both married, to get rid of Lovely, Pammi starts acting as if she is possessed by a ghost. Lovely and his superstitious family start getting frightened by her. One day, a drunken Lovely is not affected by Pammi’s act and she reveals the truth that she loves Jaggi and was forced into marry him. Lovely agrees to meet Jaggi with her. Nindro Bhua has convinced them to wait until Paal has married otherwise it would affect his marriage. In the meantime, Lovely starts romancing Pammi so she does not leave him to marry Jaggi.
During Paal’s wedding Jaggi is attempting to convince Pammi’s family members one by one by taking care of them. Lovely’s friends advised him to work hard on keeping her other wise he would lose her to Jaggi. He then he starts washing utensils, cutting vegetables and logs. In meantime Pammi and Jaggi have an argument and Jaggi goes away, however Lovely asks them to meetup again in order to see Pammi happy. They then both decide to leave after Paal’s wedding. The next day, at railway station Lovely and his friends are heading back to there village, while Pammi and Jaggi are heading to Chandigarh, however at the very last moment she rejects Jaggi and goes back to Lovely.
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