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Tilla Jogian, where Ranjha came. Heer Ranjha [a] (Punjabi: [ɦiɾ ɾaːnd͡ʒ(ʱ)aː]) is a traditional Punjabi folk tragedy with many historic poetic narrations; [1] with the first one penned by Damodar Gulati in 1600s, on the preexisting oral legend; and the most famous one, Heer, written by Waris Shah in 1766, in the form of an epic.
Waris Shah's life has been fictionalised in Punjabi-language films. A 1964 Pakistani film titled Waris Shah featured Inayat Hussain Bhatti in the title role. Another film on the life of Shah, Sayyed Waris Shah, was released in India in 1980; followed by Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris in 2006 which had Gurdas Maan in the role of Waris Shah. [11]
Waris Shah's (1722–1798) qissa of ‘Heer Ranjha’ (formally known as Qissa ‘Heer’) is among the most famous Qisse of all times. The effect of Qisse on Punjabi culture is so strong that even religious leaders and revolutionaries like Guru Gobind Singh and Baba Farid , etc., quoted famous Qissas in their messages.
As with Waris Shah's classical retelling of the tragic romance of Heer Ranjha, the entire film and its dialogue is in verse, with Urdu poet Kaifi Azmi writing the verse dialogue. [ 1 ] The film's songs and music are notable as is the photography by Jal Mistry, who shot most of Chetan Anand's films and won the Filmfare Award for the film.
Heer and Ranjha is one of several popular romantic works of folklore from the Indian subcontinent. There are several poetic narrations of the tragic story, the most famous being Heer by Waris Shah written in 1766. [3] Jhang was Heer's home, therefore they were buried here. Every year during Muharram the Urs is held at the tomb.
Heer Ranjha (Punjabi/Urdu: ہیر رانجھا) is a 1970 Pakistani Punjabi film, [2] [1] based on the classic epic story of Heer Ranjha by the Sufi poet Waris Shah. [2] [3]The film is ranked among the critics and users' poll of "Top Ten Pakistani films" conducted by British Film Institute.
Waris Shah had a great deal of reverence for his teacher, and it is well noted in his epic Heer Ranjha in which he states "Waris Shah is proud of being the pupil of great Makhdum, the Kasur's symbol" [6] When Waris Shah came to Ghulam Murtaza to present his epic Heer Ranjha and gain blessings from his spiritual teacher, Ghulam Murtaza is ...
The story of Heer Ranjha was first written by Damodar Das Gulati. Later, Ahmad Shah Gujjar wrote his version, "Hir Ranjha", around 1682. Later other Punjabi poets, including Waris Shah and Shah Jahan Muqbal, were inspired by Ahmad's version. [4] [5] Waris Shah's famous version of "Heer Ranjha" came about thirty years after Ahmad's version. [2] [6]