Heer Ranjha
Directed byAbdul Rashid Kardar[1]
Based onFolklore of Heer Ranjha love story and the 18th century book of poems by Waris Shah
Produced byHakeem Ram Parshad
StarringAnwari Begum[2]
Rafiq Ghaznavi[2]
M. Ismail[2][1]
Walait Begum
Gul Hamid[2]
Lala Yaqoob[2]
Fazal Shah
Music byRafiq Ghaznavi
Production
company
Release date
  • 1932 (1932)
CountryBritish India
LanguagePunjabi

Heer Ranjha is a 1932 Punjabi feature film, the first movie directed by A.R. Kardar,[1] starring Anwari Begum and Rafiq Ghaznavi in the title roles.[2][1]

Based on the love story of Heer Ranjha and writings of the 18th-century poet Waris Shah. Rafiq Ghaznavi also composed the music for the film.[2]

Production

Heer Ranjha was the first talkie film to be created in Punjab; it was produced by Hakim Ram Prasad and the Playart Photophone Company (formerly known as United Players Corporation, founded by Kardar).[3] The film was censored by the Punjab Board.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Heer Ranjha (1932 film)". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Heer Ranjha (1932 film)". Pakistan Film Magazine website. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  3. Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai. Bloomsbury Publishing. 2018. ISBN 9789387471054.
  4. Renu Saran (2014). History of Indian Cinema. Diamond Pocket Books. ISBN 9789350836514.

Heer Ranjha (1932) at IMDb

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.