Heer waris shah movie
Lahore-based Punjabi writer Zubair Ahmad says, “Waris was loved across borders and is one of the most significant poets of Punjabi.” (HT Photo) An effort has been made on Kitab Trinjan, a platform to share themes related to Punjabi language, literature, art and culture on Facebook, to collect the Heer Waris memorabilia. “Postage stamps commemorating ‘Heer Waris’ should be issued by both countries,” he says. London-based Punjabi poet Amarjit Chandan calls for a celebratory Indo-Pak literary event at Waris’s mazaar at Malka Hans village near Pakpattan in Pakistan. Rani adds that her family came from Jandiala Sher Khan Ghazi, the birthplace of Waris Shah, so the legend flows through her veins. “I have done a production for the Punjab government and when I reminded chief minister Parkash Singh Badal that he had seen the play with his late wife, who had to be smuggled in from the backdoor because of the rush, he asked me to do the play again,” she says. Here in the city, theatre director Rani Balbir Kaur, who had done a memorable production of ‘Heer’ for the Department of Indian Theatre, Panjab University, is planning a grand revival of the play this year. With that alone they will be ready to face the audience.” Rani Balbir Kaur, who had done a memorable production of ‘Heer’ for the Department of Indian Theatre, Panjab University, is planning a grand revival of the play this year. I tell newcomers who wish to be initiated into music to read and sing it. “Heer Waris Shah is the gospel, life and soul of Punjabis. Firdous left the film industry in 1976 and joined it again after 8 years in 1984 as an unsuccessful character actress in films including Yeh kaisey hua (1984), Hitler (1986).Popular singer Jasbir Jassi, who led the contemporary revival of singing Heer Waris and also did a mix for Coke Studio, is all set to hold a mega concert in Delhi singing poetry from the epic. Then Masood Parvez hit the jackpot in 1970 casting the two for the legend of Heer Ranjha.
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Producer Masood Parvez bought Firdous and Ejaz together for the folk tale of Mirza Jat in 1967 which became a raging success. Insiders claim that it was Firdous’ disgruntled brothers who were responsible for poisoning Akmal – a star who is still talked about as King of the 60’s.ĭespite the loss of Akmal, Firdous soldiered on relentlessly and featured in many hit films with the top Punjabi actors of that time including Habib, Sudhir, Yusuf Khan and the man who would eventually play a major part in her life – Ejaz Durrani. Akmal died suddenly in 1967, and insiders in the industry claim that there was more to his death than just death by overdose or liver failure. Soon Akmal and Firdous were having a torrid love affair (many people insist that they had married). The acceptance turned into adulation as her pairing with the Punjabi superstar Akmal clicked in a huge way and two started scoring one jubilee hit after another (Akbara, Chacha Jee etc).
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One of the songs from this film “Mahi vay sanoun bhul na javein” sung by Noor Jehan and picturized on Firdous was one of the main reasons for the success of this film. With the success of the Punjabi film Malangi in 1965, she was finally accepted by the audiences. When Firdous started her career, she didn’t enjoy immediate success and most of her earlier films flopped including Khandaan, Malang, Lai Laag and Aurat. Real name Parveen, Firdous was introduced by Nakshab in Fanoos (1963) as a supporting actress, while the main leads were played by Komal and Salam Peerzada.
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Other than that, her other films include Khandaan, Malang, Lai Laag, and Aurat.
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Firdous Begum was the 60s superstar who started her career in Fanoos in the year 1963. She got her breakthrough in the 1970 epic love story Heer Ranjha, based on Syed Waris Shah's world renowned Heer Waris Shah' in which she played the lead role of Heer opposite Ejaz Durrani (Ranjha). Begum Firdous acted in over 150 Punjabi, Urdu and Pashto films.