''Mirza Sahiban'' ( pa, ਮਿਰਜ਼ਾ ਸਾਹਿਬਾਂ, , ') is one of the four popular tragic romances of the

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Heer Ranjha ''Heer Ranjha'' (or ''Heer and Ranjha'') ( pnb, , ਹੀਰ ਰਾਂਝਾ ) is one of several popular tragic romances of Punjab, other important ones being "Sohni Mahiwal", " Mirza Sahiban" and " Sassi Punnhun". There are several poetic ...

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Sohni Mahiwal Sohni Mahiwal or Suhni Mehar ( pa, , ਸੋਹਣੀ ਮਹੀਂਵਾਲ is one of the four popular tragic romances of Punjab including Sindh. In Sindh Sohni's shrine is in Shahdadpur Town of Sangar District. The others are Sassi Punnun, Mirz ...

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Sassi Punnun Sassi Punnuh or Sassui Punhun ( sd, سَسُئيِ پُنهوُن) is a love story from Punjabi, Sindhi, and Balochi folklore. The story is about a faithful lover who will endure any difficulty while seeking her beloved husband who was separat ...

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Umar Marvi Umar Marvi or Marui ( sd, عمر مارئي, ur, ), is a folktale from Sindh, Pakistan about a village girl Marvi Maraich, who resists the overtures of a powerful King and the temptation to live in the palace as a queen, preferring to be in simpl ...

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LiLa Chanesar Lilan Chanesarr ( sd, ليلا چنيسر) is a traditional story which dates back to the time of Jam Chanesar, one of the Soomra rulers in the 14th century Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan. It has often been retold in Sindhi and Persian. Chanesar's wif ...

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Noori Jam Tamachi ''Noori Jam Tamachi'' ( sd, نوري ڄام تماچي) is a famous tale of Prince Jam Tamachi's falling in love with the charming fisherwoman Noori. Noori makes Jam happy with her perfect surrender and obedience which causes him to raise her ab ...

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Sorath Rai Diyach Sorath Rai Diyach ( sd, سورٺ راءِ ڏياچ) is one of the historical romantic tales from Sindh, Pakistan. The story also appears in Shah Jo Risalo and forms part of seven popular tragic romances from Sindh, Pakistan. The other six tales are ...

''. These nine tragic romances are popular in Punjab. The popular story was written by Pilu. Mirza and Sahiban were lovers who lived in Khewa ( Kheiwa), a town in Sial Territory in the

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, 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 did not want to begin her new life with her brothers' bloodshed . She decided to break all the arrows of Mirza thinking she will beg her brothers for their acceptance so that nobody would get hurt. When Sahiban's brothers reached them, Mirza woke up but discovered his arrows were broken and then he was killed by Sahiban's brothers. Sahiban couldn't bear this loss and chose to end her own life by stabbing herself with an arrow. Along with ''Sohni Mahiwal'' and ''Sassi Punnuh'' are commonly known as 'Seven Queens' of

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. They are culturally included in both

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and

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traditions.

Adaptations

There have been various film interpretations of the folk tale: * ''Mirza Sahiban'', a 1929

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by Bhagwati Prasad Mishra. *''Mirza Sahiban'', a 1933 Indian

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-language film by Nagendra Majumdar starring Khurshid Begum and

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. *''Mirza Sahiban'', a 1939 Indian

-language film by

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starring

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. *''

Mirza Sahiban ''Mirza Sahiban'' ( pa, ਮਿਰਜ਼ਾ ਸਾਹਿਬਾਂ, , ') is one of the four popular tragic romances of the Punjab. The other three are ''Heer Ranjha'', ''Sohni Mahiwal'' and ''Sassi Punnun''. There are five other popular folklor ...

'', a 1947 Indian Hindi-language romantic-drama film by K. Amarnath starring

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and

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* ''Mirza Sahiban'' (1956) is a Pakistani Punjabi film starring

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and Sudhir *''Mirza Sahiban'', a 1957 Indian Hindi-language romance film by Ravi Kapoor starring Shyama and

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. * ''Mirza Jat'' (1967) is a Pakistani Punjabi film starring Firdous and

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* ''Mirza Jat'' (1982) is a Pakistani Punjabi film starring Shahid Hameed. *''Mirza Jatt'', a 1992 Indian Punjabi-language romance film by Ravinder Ravi starring

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and

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. * ''

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'', a 2011 Indian Punjabi-language film by

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, starring Maan and

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. It creates a modern Mirza and Sahiban story with a twist. * ''

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'', a 2012 Indian Punjabi-language film directed by

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starring

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and

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. It is a modern rendition of Mirza and Sahiban story, with the title song sung by Arif Lohar, son of (late)

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. * '' Mirzya'', a 2016 Indian Hindi-language film directed by

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, is based on Mirza and Sahiban and closely follows the original story.

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plays Mirza and

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plays Sahiba. * ''

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'', a 2017 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Rajesh Ram Singh, starring

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and Piaa Bajpai in the lead roles. It is a modern retelling of the original story, set in

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, showing the nexus between politicians and criminals. * In 2022 Indian film

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featured song 'Maiyya mainu' by

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compared

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and Mrunal Thakur with mirza-sahiban

References

External links

Punjabi Literature and Poetry
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