Dinesh Vijan's joins hands with Harinder Sikka; acquire the rights of 'Vichhoda'

Dinesh Vijan's Maddock Films, one of the leading independent film production houses in India, is proud to announce its partnership with celebrated author Harinder Sikka. The company has acquired the rights to adapt Sikka's bestselling novel "Vichhoda: In the Shadow of Longing" 

This bestseller novel, which was first published in 2019, tells an untold story of strength, resilience, and sacrifice. Harinder’s first novel, “Calling Sehmat” was also adapted into a feature film "Raazi", which was a blockbuster. 

Talking about the same Dinesh Vijan said, "We are thrilled to be working with Harinder Sikha, one of the most talented and respected authors in the industry. His novel 'Vichhoda’ is a powerful and moving true story of deep love spanning a lifetime, we can’t wait to bring it to life."

Starting in 1950, against the backdrop of the Nehru-Liaquat Pact, Vichhoda is the story of Bibi Amrit Kaur, whose life, as the book's blurb states, has been literally torn apart by the 1947 riots.