Heer Sial (1938 film)

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Heer Syal
Directed byKishan Dev Mehra
Written byF. D. Sharf
Screenplay byF. D. Sharf
Story byF. D. Sharf
Based on Heer Ranjha
by Waris Shah
Produced byIndra Movitone
StarringBalo
Shamshad Begum
M. Ismail
Baby Noor Jehan
Eiden Bai
P. N. Bally
J. N. Dar Kashmiri
A. Rahman Kashmiri
R. P. Kapoor
Miss Haider Bandi
Music byDhoomi Khan
Release date
  • 1938 (1938)
Country India
Language Punjabi

Heer Syal is a pre-partition Punjabi film released in 1938. [1] It is the second film directed by Kishan Dev Mehra, along with assistant director M. M. Billoo Mehra. It starred new actors Balo and M. Ismail, with Noor Jehan, Haider Bandi and Eiden Bai. [2] It is based on Heer Ranjha - a tragic epic romance story from Punjab by Waris Shah.

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1"Sohnay Desan Andar Des Punjab" [2] Baby Noor Jehan
2"Sohnay Desan Andar Des Punjab II" Shamshad Begum

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Heer Sial (1938 film)". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Heer Sial (film)". Pakistan Film Magazine website. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2022.