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Meryl Streep sways to Sharmeen Obaid's songs of Lahore

Sachal music performed live at Song of Lahore's NYC premiere and had everyone swinging to the tunes

Entertainment Desk November 04, 2015

Sachal music performed live at the premiere and had everyone swinging to the tunes. PHOTO: TWITTER/SHARMEENOBAID

Academy Award winning filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid has charmed her way into legendary Hollywood actress Meryl Streep's heart with songs from her feature documentary, Song of Lahore.

The three time Academy Award winning actress was seen swaying to the music performed live by Sachal Music, following the screening of Sharmeen's documentary in New York. The soulful music was the perfect mellow ending to the film's premiere:
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And everyone was won over by the band's performance:
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Sharmeen was ecstatic about the positive response. She immediately took a selfie with The Devil Wears Prada actress:
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The premiere was hosted by Meryl in a star-studded opening:
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Song of Lahore's first US premiere was held in New York City on Tuesday, 3rd November, it will be followed by premieres in San Francisco on the 6th and West Hollywood in Los Angeles on the 9th.

COMMENTS (2)

rufi | 8 years ago | Reply @omar, are u trying to be funny?

omar cheema | 9 years ago | Reply A great example of Western Propaganda against Muslim nations. Here is documentary that presents a group of classical musicians (one of millions in Pakistan) as the only ones in the country involved in Music. This documentary even implies that Military dictators in Pakistan have banned music and as a result there is no Music in Pakistan. Sure it portrays a side of Pakistan rarely seen in the West, but that side is shown against a backdrop of lies, which cater to the Western Narrative that Muslim countries are against cultural expression When American look at this video, they will not be inspired by the music, but by the lie that these musicians are fighting against a society where Music is banned by the government. I request all Pakistanis to boycott this documentary. We dont need people from a lesser musical culture to tell us about what music is. Our musical traditions are far older and far more sophisticated than the West's.

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