Heer Sial (1965 film) explained

Heer Sial
Director:	Jafar Bokhari
Screenplay:	Baba Alam Siahposh
Music:	Bakhshi Wazir
Studio:	Bokhari Pictures
Country:	Pakistan
Language:	Punjabi

Heer Sial (pa|ਹੀਰ ਸਿਆਲ - ہیر سیال), sometimes spelled Heer Siyal, is a 1965 Punjabi-language Pakistani film directed by Jafar Bokhari,^{[1] [2]} starring Firdous (as Heer) and Akmal (as Ranjha) in title roles. Despite its good musical score, the film did not do well at the box office.^[2]

Cast

• Firdous^[1]
• Akmal^[1]
• M. Ismail^[1]
• Gulrez
• Nasira
• Salma Mumtaz^[1]
• Zahur Shah
• Asif Jah
• Sultan Rahi^[1]
• M. D. Sheikh
• Imdad Husain

Music and soundtrack

The music is composed by Bakhshi Wazir with playback singers, Mehdi Hassan, Naseem Begum, Masood Rana, Irene Parveen and Muzaffar.^[1] Tanvir Naqvi and Waris Ludhianvi wrote the film song lyrics.^[1]

• "Mauj-O-Takht Hazaray Da Chaudhry Si, Mannia Dannia Wich Sarkar Mian" (Qissa Heer Waris Shah) Sung by Mehdi Hassan^[1]
• "Chhamkan Naal Mein Lachkaan Paanwan, Kehan Meinun Heer Sial" Sung by Naseem Begum^[1]
• "Loko Aimay Nahin Jay Yaar Da Nazara Labhda" Sung by Masood Rana^[1]

See also

• Heer Sial (1938 film)
• Heer Ranjha (1932 film)
• Heer (1955 film)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Heer Sial (1965 film). 28 March 2016. dead. Motion Pictures Archive of Pakistan (Mpaop). 11 September 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20160328080624/http://www.mpaop.org/mpaop/pak-film-database/chronological-of-films/1965-2/heer-siyal/.
2. Web site: Heer Sial (1965 film). 21 June 2017. Pakistan Film Magazine website. 8 June 2022. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170621150903/http://pakfilms.net/movies/details.php?pid=477.