Mirza Sahiban

Mirza Sahiban (Punjabi: ਮਿਰਜ਼ਾ ਸਾਹਿਬਾਂ, مرزا صاحباں, mirzā sāhibāṁ) is one of the four popular tragic romances of Punjab. The other three are Heer Ranjha, Sohni Mahiwal, Sassi Punnuh. There are five other popular folklore stories in Punjab: Momal Rano, Umar Marvi, LiLa Chanesar, Noori Jam Tamachi and Sorath Rai Diyach. These nine tragic romances are popular in Punjab.[1][2][3][4]

The popular story was written by Pilu. Mirza and Sahiban were lovers who lived in Khewa (Kheiwa), a town in Sial Territory in the Jhang District, which was Sahiban's ancestral village. They loved each other and ran away together to live with each other and marry against Sahiban's parents wishes. While eloping Mirza stopped under a jand tree and rested and fell asleep. Sahiban started thinking about her own love for her brothers who were following them. She decided to break all the arrows of Mirza so that he could not kill her brothers. When Sahiban's brothers reached them, Mirza woke up but discovered his arrows were broken and then he was killed by Sahiban's brothers.

Along with Sohni Mahiwal and Sassi Punnuh are commonly known as 'Seven Queens' of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai.[5] They are culturally included in both Punjabi and Sindhi traditions.

Many films

There have been various film interpretations of the folk tale.

Mirza Sahiban (1947 film) is a Hindi/Urdu film starring Noor Jehan and Trilok Kapoor[2]
Mirza Sahiban (1956 film) is a Pakistani Punjabi film starring Musarrat Nazir and Sudhir[2]
Mirza Jat (1967) is a Pakistani Punjabi film starring Firdous and Ejaz Durrani[2]
Mirza Jat (1982) is a Pakistani Punjabi film starring Shahid Hameed.[6]
Mirza Jatt (1992), Indian Punjabi film starring Gugu Gill.
Hero Hitler in Love (2011), an Indian Punjabi film starring Babbu Maan and Mouni Roy, creates a modern Mirza and Sahiban story with a twist.
Mirza – The Untold Story (2012), an Indian Punjabi film, is a modern rendition of Mirza and Sahiban story, with the title song sung by Arif Lohar, son of (late) Alam Lohar.[2]
Mirzya (2016), an Indian Hindi film directed by Rakesh Omprakash Mehra, is based on Mirza and Sahiban and closely follows the original story. Harshvardhan Kapoor plays Mirza and Saiyami Kher plays Sahiba.[2][7]
Mirza Juuliet (2017), an Indian Hindi film, is a modern retelling of the original story. It is set in Uttar Pradesh, showing the nexus between politicians and criminals.

References

Jamal Shahid (11 January 2015). "A beloved folk story comes to life". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 8 November 2020.
Karan Bali (13 September 2016). "Before 'Mirzya', Mirza and Sahiban have died over and over again for their love (Numerous versions of the legend exist, including productions in Punjabi on both sides of the border)". Scroll.in website. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
"Love Legends In History of Punjab". Punjabi World website. 20 April 2007. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
Sahibaan remains unheard The Hindu (newspaper), Published 11 October 2016, Retrieved 8 November 2020
"Tragic Romances of Sindh". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
Mirza Jat (1982 film) on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website Retrieved 8 November 2020
Ruchi Kaushal (16 December 2015). "WATCH: Harshvardhan Kapoor's 'Mirziya' logo trailer unveiled!". The Times of India (newspaper). Retrieved 8 November 2020.

External links

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[1] Jamal Shahid (11 January 2015). "A beloved folk story comes to life". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 8 November 2020.

[scroll-2] Karan Bali (13 September 2016). "Before 'Mirzya', Mirza and Sahiban have died over and over again for their love (Numerous versions of the legend exist, including productions in Punjabi on both sides of the border)". Scroll.in website. Retrieved 8 November 2020.

[3] "Love Legends In History of Punjab". Punjabi World website. 20 April 2007. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2020.

[4] Sahibaan remains unheard The Hindu (newspaper), Published 11 October 2016, Retrieved 8 November 2020

[5] "Tragic Romances of Sindh". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2020.

[6] Mirza Jat (1982 film) on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website Retrieved 8 November 2020

[7] Ruchi Kaushal (16 December 2015). "WATCH: Harshvardhan Kapoor's 'Mirziya' logo trailer unveiled!". The Times of India (newspaper). Retrieved 8 November 2020.