Heer (1955 film)
| Heer (1955 film) | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Nazir |
| Screenplay by | Baba Alam Siyahposh |
| Based on | Heer Ranjha by Waris Shah- an epic love story of Punjab |
| Produced by | J.C. Anand |
| Starring | Swaran Lata Inayat Hussain Bhatti Rekha Zeenat Begum M. Ajmal Nazar Imdad Husain |
| Music by | Safdar Hussain |
| Distributed by | Eveready Pictures |
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | Punjabi |
Heer (Punjabi: ھیر) is a 1955 Pakistani Punjabi-language film produced by J.C. Anand, directed by Nazir starring Swaran Lata and Inayat Hussain Bhatti in title roles. The film is based on the Punjabi folktale Heer Ranjha, by Waris Shah.
The movie is based on the retelling of the tragic romance of the Punjab in the poem Heer Ranjha by Waris Shah in 1766. It tells the story of the love between Heer Sial and Dheedo Ranjha who are destined not to be together.
Heer was the first Karachi-based Punjabi film.