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

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:



Sharmeen was ecstatic about the positive response. She immediately took a selfie with The Devil Wears Prada actress:



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.
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