The sounds of Dhol reverberated the Westfield in Parramatta heralding the premier of Punjabi film Virsa at the Events theatre 7 on Sunday 2 May 2010. A procession led by lead actor of the film Aaryan Babbar and well known DJ and Music Director Bally Saggoo.

The film was shot entirely in Australia and mostly in Sydney. Other actors in the film include Gulshan Grover, Aman and Kanwaljit Singh.

In his speech, Aaryan said “the movie is special for me” as it had brought luck to him. His father, veteran actor and politician Raj Babbar dissuaded him to do a Punjabi film so early in his career but somehow Aaryan felt the director Pankaj Batra was full of passion about the strong script and wanted to go ahead. He said after Virsa he had landed so many other projects and now he is very busy. Virsa, he said is very close to his heart since it happened when he had no work at all and now he is most sought after.

To a question, given the tension in Indo-Pak relations, this movie deals with two families from India and Pakistan, he said the beauty of the film is that there is no mention of animosity or tension between the two nations. It’s all about friendship and love between the people of the two countries, he said.

Asked about the role his father played in Insaaf ka Tarazoo, Aaryan quipped you will see many such insaaf ka  tarazoo in this film. Continue Reading