Heer (1955 film)

Heer (1955 film)
Heer (1955 film)
Directed by	Nazir
Screenplay by	Baba Alam Siyahposh
Based on	Heer Ranjha; by Waris Shah- an epic love story of Punjab
Produced by	J.C. Anand
Starring	Swaran Lata; Inayat Hussain Bhatti; Rekha; Zeenat Begum; M. Ajmal; Nazar; Imdad Husain
Music by	Safdar Hussain
Distributed by	Eveready Pictures
Release date	28 October 1955;
Country	Pakistan
Language	Punjabi

Heer (Punjabi: ھیر) is a 1955 Pakistani Punjabi-language film produced by J.C. Anand, directed by Nazir starring Swaran Lata and Inayat Hussain Bhatti in title roles.^[1]

The movie is based on the retelling of the tragic romance of the Punjab in the poem Heer Ranjha by Waris Shah in 1766. It tells the story of the love between Heer Sial and Dheedo Ranjha who are destined not to be together.^[2]

Heer was the first Karachi-based Punjabi film.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Muhammad Suhayb (31 July 2022). "FLASHBACK: THE HOUSE THAT J. C. BUILT (film producer of this film)". Dawn newspaper. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
^ Arif Jamshaid. "The epic of Heer Ranjha, research paper on epic poem written by Waris Shah in 1766". Academy of the Punjab in North America (APNA) website. Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.

[Dawn-1] Muhammad Suhayb (31 July 2022). "FLASHBACK: THE HOUSE THAT J. C. BUILT (film producer of this film)". Dawn newspaper. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

[APNA-2] Arif Jamshaid. "The epic of Heer Ranjha, research paper on epic poem written by Waris Shah in 1766". Academy of the Punjab in North America (APNA) website. Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.

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