Kristin Kruek is Pakistani!!

**Partition **Synopsis :: Determined to leave the ravages of war behind, 38 year old Gian Singh (Jimi Mistry) resigns from the British Indian Army to a quiet life. His world is soon thrown in turmoil, when he suddenly finds himself responsible for the life of a 17 year old girl, traumatized by the events that separated her from her family. Slowly, resisting all the taboos, Gian finds himself falling in love with the vulnerable Naseem (Kristin Kreuk) and she shyly responds. In a moving and epic story, woven into a rich and exotic tapestry, they battle the forces that haunt their innocent love, fighting the odds to survive in a world surrounded by hate.23-year-old actress Kristin Kreuk, who plays Lana Lang on Smallville, is set to play a 17-year-old Muslim girl named Naseem Khan in Partition, a film about the division between Pakistan and India. Neve Campbell, 32, also stars in this film and will play the passionate but lonely Margaret Stilwell, a woman who helps Gian Singh. More pictures in the gallery! ¶ I haven’t been too impressed with Kristin’s acting in *Smallville *but I’m cautiously optimistic about her role in Partition (Release Date :: Tentative Spring 2006). Watch the trailer below and share your thoughts. Do you think **Kristin Kruek **has the looks and the acting chops to pull off a Muslim Pakistani girl? Do you believe **Kristin **and Neve’s accents?

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Re: Kristin Kruek is Pakistani!!

Kristin looks more indian 2 me than pakistani..if i c those pics n the trailor..

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this movie is just an english version of "Gadar"

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first time hollywood is copying a bollywood movie..:D its ALWAYS the other way..

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She's actually part Chinese and Dutch I belieive. Saw the trailor, looks boring as I expected.

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why is she wearing a bindi on her forhead if she's muslim?

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same reason she's wearing sindoor ... she marries a sikh - just like Amisha Patel's character did in Gadar.

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Are you surprised by that? That was inevitable.

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I was thinking why they love showing muslim girls with sikh men! that explains it.

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i don't think sikh women wear bindis and sindoor after marriage, that's what hindu women wear.

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its alwasy the paki/muslim girl that has to convert to sikhism/hinduism...i liked veer zaara.but in the very end of the credits..when prieity was praying to some idol...that teeed me off....

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Ya well..

Kristin Kreuk looks convincing as a Pakistani girl..

Pakistanis ethnically are Euro-Asian and so is Kristin who is half white and half asian...

so it was a good casting choice

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^ Pakistanis are half european?

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Intriguing plot line. I think the reason Kristin is wearing bindi is to pass as a sikh or hindu? Otherwise she might be killed or something... Kristin Kreuk looks beautiful and credible as a Pakistani girl. She is a perfect cast, convincing and a very talented actress. Hopefully the story and message is simple i.e story of two people rather than politics, and other social and religious related issues. I hope its not a preching liberal movie, otherwise it'll flop big time and nobody will appreciate it.

These days Directors make the biggest mistake to lecture the audience during a love stroy, just look at Dahek, what a flop. If they just had stuck to a couple that is in love, it might have done well. Even tough Akshey Khanna suck big time. The key is to stick with the topic, let's see what Hollywood does with this subject. If they go preching, it will be controversial and won't fulfill its purpose as a movie and in the Box Office.

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That’s what i was thinking!

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What about pinjar?

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Pakistanis are half european?
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Correct.

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Pakistanis are half european?
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Correct. The majority of pakistanis are descendents of arabs, iranians, turks and afhghans.

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Well technically,,

The white ancesteral homeland is in the Central Caucus mountains and hence the word, Caucausian.

From there, the Caucausians, split into 2 groups

1 group went and settled in Europe and the other group settled in what is now Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia and Pakistan

And contrary to popular belief,

Its the Romans, Greeks, Carthage and their subsequent take over which brought European blood in northern middle east such as Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, etc...

Re: Kristin Kruek is Pakistani!!

Kristin has very Chinese features and she is not that great of an actress either.