Heer Ranjha (1932 film)

Heer Ranjha
Directed byAbdul Rashid Kardar[1]
Based onFolklore of Heer Ranjha love story and the 18th century epic poem 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]

It is based on the love story of Heer Ranjha and the 18th-century Punjabi Sufi poet Waris Shah's epic poem narrating their saga. 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. ^ a b c d "Heer Ranjha (1932 film)". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "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.