Falling in love with Lahore

The historically rich city welcomes you with the warmest embrace.

In my six years of living in London and running the international business of two movie studios, I befriended through work and otherwise, several British Pakistanis and visiting Pakistanis. My maternal grandmother had her roots in Peshawar. Somewhere deep inside me there might be a closeted Muslim, probably from a past life. So, many years back, my decision to visit Lahore wasn’t entirely unusual.

The historic Badshahi Masjid in old Lahore is magnificent and an artistic marvel of the Mughal Empire.(Getty Images)

Colourfully painted buses and trucks in Lahore (Getty Images)

In many ways, Lahore is like Delhi with its busy streets and bustling traffic. Only the signboards are in Urdu. (Getty Images/Corbis Documentary)

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Even though Lahore is a meat-eaters’ paradise, the ones with a sweet tooth have plenty to choose from as well. (Getty Images)