Shaheed-e-Mohabbat Boota Singh

Shaheed-e-Mohabbat Boota Singh
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Directed byManoj Punj
Screenplay bySuraj Sanim
Based onA real love story of Boota Singh and Zainab
Produced byManjeet Maan
(Sai Productions)
StarringGurdas Maan
Divya Dutta
Arun Bakshi
Raghuvir Yadav
Gurkirtan
B.N. Sharma
CinematographyParmod Mittal
Edited byOmkar Bhakhri, Kajal Naskar(Co Director)
Music byAmar Haldipur
Release date
  • 1 January 1999 (1999-01-01)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagePunjabi

Shaheed-e-Mohabbat Boota Singh is a 1999 Indian Punjabi-language feature film based on the real-life love story of Boota Singh and Zainab,[1] starring Gurdas Maan and Divya Dutta in the lead roles.[2] The film is directed by Manoj Punj and produced by Manjeet Maan. Arun Bakshi, Gurkirtan and Chetana Das played supporting roles. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Punjabi at the 46th National Film Awards.[3][4]

The movie was an international hit and was screened at many national and international film festivals, including the 1999 Vancouver International Film Festival and the International Film Festival of India. It is the first film by Maan's home production, Sai Productions.

  1. ^ "Silver lining in the clouds of Partition". The Tribune. 17 April 1999. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  2. ^ Smriti Kak (20 July 2002). "The game of life is worth the candle". The Tribune. Chandigarh. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  3. ^ "46th National Film Festival 1999". Directoriate of Film Festival. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  4. ^ "National Awards" (PDF). Retrieved 4 March 2012.