The Saviour Brig. Pritam Singh

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The Saviour Brig. Pritam Singh is a Punjabi docudrama, [1] that lasted from November 1947 to November 1948.

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The film was awarded for Cult Critic Movie Awards in 2022. [2]

Cast and crew

Brigadier Pritam Singh: Colonel DB Beer: Devinder S. Mahal

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References

  1. "Documentary on Brigadier Pritam Singh to give Hero o f Poonch 'his due'". The Indian Express. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  2. "Punjab's Documentary 'The Saviour: Brig Pritam Singh" got Best Documentary Award in 12th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival 2022". ANI News.