''Heer'' ( pa, ھیر) is a 1955
Punjabi film directed by
Nazir,
starring
Swaran Lata and
Inayat Hussain Bhatti
Inayat Hussain Bhatti
( ur, ),
(12 January 1928 – 31 May 1999) was a Pakistani film playback singer, film actor, producer, director, script writer, social worker, columnist, religious scholar and a promoter of the development of the Punj ...
in title roles. The movie is based on the famous
Heer poetry book, written by
Waris Shah
Waris Shah ( pa, ; ; 1722–1798) was a Punjabi Sufi poet of the Chishti order, known for his contribution to Punjabi literature. He is primarily known as the author of ''Heer Ranjha'' .
Background
Waris Shah was born in Jandiala Sher Kh ...
in the ''18th century'' about the love story between Heer and her lover Ranjha.
Cast
Music and super-hit film songs of this film
The music is composed by
Safdar Hussain
Safdar Hussain (died 1989) was a Pakistani musician who composed playback melodies for Urdu and Punjabi Lollywood films in the decades from 1950s to 1980s.
He is known for composing music for movies like, Heer (1955), Ishq-e-Laila (1957), a ...
with playback singers,
Inayat Hussain Bhatti
Inayat Hussain Bhatti
( ur, ),
(12 January 1928 – 31 May 1999) was a Pakistani film playback singer, film actor, producer, director, script writer, social worker, columnist, religious scholar and a promoter of the development of the Punj ...
, Munawar Sultana, Imdad Husain and
Zubaida Khanum
Zubaida Khanum (1935 – 19 October 2013) was a Pakistani playback singer who recorded over 250 songs during Golden Age of Pakistani film music of 1950s and 1960s. She was considered Pakistani equivalent to Marni Nixon of Hollywood for giv ...
.
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*"Dhole Diley Da Jani Ajay Nahin Aaya" Sung by ]Zubaida Khanum
Zubaida Khanum (1935 – 19 October 2013) was a Pakistani playback singer who recorded over 250 songs during Golden Age of Pakistani film music of 1950s and 1960s. She was considered Pakistani equivalent to Marni Nixon of Hollywood for giv ...
, lyrics by Baba Alam Siaposh and music of Safdar Hussain[
*"Assaan Jaan Kay Meet Lai Akhh Wey" Sung by ]Zubaida Khanum
Zubaida Khanum (1935 – 19 October 2013) was a Pakistani playback singer who recorded over 250 songs during Golden Age of Pakistani film music of 1950s and 1960s. She was considered Pakistani equivalent to Marni Nixon of Hollywood for giv ...
, lyrics by Baba Alam Siaposh
*"Hun Beerrian Nuun Kar Ley Bund Ni, Khulla Chhagga Paan Waliay" Sung by Inayat Hussain Bhatti
Inayat Hussain Bhatti
( ur, ),
(12 January 1928 – 31 May 1999) was a Pakistani film playback singer, film actor, producer, director, script writer, social worker, columnist, religious scholar and a promoter of the development of the Punj ...
and others, a Banghra song, lyrics by Hazin Qadri and music by Safdar Hussain[
*"Sahnun Sajana Dey Milney Di Taang Aei" Sung by ]Inayat Hussain Bhatti
Inayat Hussain Bhatti
( ur, ),
(12 January 1928 – 31 May 1999) was a Pakistani film playback singer, film actor, producer, director, script writer, social worker, columnist, religious scholar and a promoter of the development of the Punj ...
, lyrics by Hazin Qadri[
*"Akhhaan Millian Gulabi Nainaan Naal Ji" Sung by ]Zubaida Khanum
Zubaida Khanum (1935 – 19 October 2013) was a Pakistani playback singer who recorded over 250 songs during Golden Age of Pakistani film music of 1950s and 1960s. She was considered Pakistani equivalent to Marni Nixon of Hollywood for giv ...
, lyrics by Hazin Qadri, music by Safdar Hussain[
]
See also
*Heer Ranjha (1932 film)
''Heer Ranjha'' is a 1932 Punjabi feature film, the first movie directed by A.R. Kardar, starring Anwari Begum and Rafiq Ghaznavi in the title roles.
Based on the love story of ''Heer Ranjha'' and writings of the 18th-century poet Waris Sh ...
*Heer Sial (1938 film)
''Heer Syal'' is a pre-partition Punjabi film released in 1938. It is the second film directed by Kishan Dev Mehra, along with assistant director M. M. Billoo Mehra. It starred new actors Balo and M. Ismail, with Noor Jehan, Haider Bandi and E ...
*Heer Sial (1965 film)
''Heer Sial'' ( pa, ਹੀਰ ਸਿਆਲ - ہیر سیال), sometimes spelled Heer Siyal, is a 1965 Punjabi, Pakistani film directed by Jafar Bukhari,, Retrieved 8 June 2022 starring Firdous Begum (as Heer) and Akmal Khan as (Ranjha) in ti ...
References
1955 films
Punjabi-language Pakistani films
Pakistani black-and-white films
Pakistani musical films
1950s Punjabi-language films
1955 musical films
Films based on folklore
Heer Ranjha
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