Some Lover to Some Beloved

Inspired by John Gielgud veteran Pakistani actor Zia Mohyeddin Lawrence of Arabia A Passage to India recites readings from now fading Urdu literature every year In 2010 he makes a deviation from his thirtyyear tradition and reads solely from the work of one author legendary revolutionary Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz As contemporary Pakistan devolves into violence and instability Zias readings of Faizs poetry find new resonance and leads Zia on an introspective journey into his extraordinary past and uncertain future