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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.
Pir Waris Shah (Punjabi: وارث شاہ ; 1722 – 1798) was an 18th-century Punjabi Muslim Sufi poet of the Chishti order, known popularly for his contribution to Punjabi literature. [ 2 ] [ 1 ] He is primarily known as the author of the Heer Ranjha love poem.
The poem is addressed to the historic Punjabi poet Waris Shah (1722-1798 CE), who had written the most popular version of the Punjabi love tragedy, Heer Ranjha (ਹੀਰ ਰਾਂਝਾ, ہیر رانجھا). [4] It appeals to Waris Shah to arise from his grave, record the Punjab's tragedy and turn over a new page in Punjab's history. [5]
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.
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.
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.
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.
He wrote the qissa Heer and Ranjha (ہیر رانجھے دا قصہ) and was the first to put the story to pen, adapted from a preexisting and circulating legend. [5] [6] [1] He claims to be the eye witness of this tale. His Qissa (story) is deemed the oldest and the first Heer Ranjha in Punjabi literature. [1]