'Awarapan' draws crowds in Pakistan

New Bollywood film "Awarapan", which deals with the miseries of a Pakistani girl who is trafficked to Hong Kong and her desire to be free, is running to packed houses in Pakistan, its main actor says.

"Awarapan", directed by Mohit Suri, opened in Pakistan Friday and got "a tremendous response", said Emraan Hashmi, who stars in the movie with Shriya Saran and newcomer Mrinalini Sharma.

"This is tremendous response from the people of Pakistan," Hashmi told IANS. "This is what we were expecting. Theatres in Karachi, Lahore and Multan are running full and there is advance booking also, which is a great sign."

Bollywood films are hugely popular in Pakistan.

Indo-Asian News Service