Shaheed-E-Mohabbat Boota Singh (1999)
The film is set in 1947. The exodus has begun after Partition. A Sikh ex-military man in his thirties finds a 16-year-old Muslim girl alone in a nearby village and brings her home. But the villagers tell him he should either marry her or leave her in a camp where people bound for Pakistan are located. But he decides that since he is far older, he would better leave her at the camp. As he is about to send her off with a man bound for the camp and who is prepared to marry her there, she asks Buta Singh, if he is so poor that he cannot even feed her two Rotis per day to keep her alive...
Director: Shamim Ara, Manoj Punj
Genre: Drama, Romance
Runtime: 121 min
Release Date: January 1, 1999
Cast
- Gurdas Mann - Boota Singh
- Divya Dutta - Zainab
- Gurkirtan Chauhan - Boota's Uncle
- Raghubir Yadav - Ramzaani
- Arun Bakshi - Faqeer at Boota's shrine
- Amar Noorie - Santo (Guest appearance)
- Darshan Aulakh - Guy who sold Zainab
- B.N. Sharma - Zainab's father
- Jassi Flora - Boota's cousin
- Gick Grewal - Boota's village lady at marriage
Screenplay
- Suraj Sanim (Screenplay)
Music: Amar Haldipur
Editing: Omkar Bhakri
Language: ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
Original Language: pa
More Films by Director: Shamim Ara, Manoj Punj
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Shaheed-E-Mohabbat Boota Singh about?
- The film is set in 1947. The exodus has begun after Partition. A Sikh ex-military man in his thirties finds a 16-year-old Muslim girl alone in a nearby village and brings her home. But the villagers tell him he should either marry her or leave her in a camp where people bound for Pakistan are located. But he decides that since he is far older, he would better leave her at the camp. As he is about to send her off with a man bound for the camp and who is prepared to marry her there, she asks Buta Singh, if he is so poor that he cannot even feed her two Rotis per day to keep her alive...
- Who directed Shaheed-E-Mohabbat Boota Singh?
- Shaheed-E-Mohabbat Boota Singh was directed by Shamim Ara, Manoj Punj.
- Who stars in Shaheed-E-Mohabbat Boota Singh?
- Shaheed-E-Mohabbat Boota Singh stars Gurdas Mann, Divya Dutta, Gurkirtan Chauhan , Raghubir Yadav, Arun Bakshi, Amar Noorie.
- How long is Shaheed-E-Mohabbat Boota Singh?
- Shaheed-E-Mohabbat Boota Singh has a runtime of 2h 1m (121 minutes).
- What genre is Shaheed-E-Mohabbat Boota Singh?
- Shaheed-E-Mohabbat Boota Singh is a Drama, Romance film.