Shaheed-e-Mohabbat Boota Singh
| Shaheed-e-Mohabbat Boota Singh | |
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| Directed by | Manoj Punj |
| Produced by |
Manjeet Maan (Sai Productions) |
| Screenplay by | Suraj Sanim |
| Based on | A real love story of Boota Singh and Zainab |
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Gurdas Maan Divya Dutta Arun Bakshi Raghuvir Yadav Gurkirtan B.N. Sharma |
| Music by | Amar Haldipur |
| Cinematography | Parmod Mittal |
| Edited by | Omkar Bhakhri |
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120 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Punjabi |
Shaheed-e-Mohabbat Boota Singh (Punjabi: ਸ਼ਹੀਦ-ਏ-ਮੁਹੱਬਤ ਬੂਟਾ ਸਿੰਘ), also known as Shaheed-e-Mohabbat, is a 1999 Punjabi feature film based on the real-life love story of Boota Singh and Zainab, starring Gurdas Maan as Boota Singh and Divya Dutta as Zainab. The film is directed by Manoj Punj and produced by Manjeet Maan. Arun Bakshi, Gurkirtan and Chetana Das played supporting roles. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Punjabi at the 46th National Film Awards.
The movie was an international hit and was screened at many national and international film festivals, including the 1999 Vancouver International Film Festival and the International Film Festival of India. It is the first film by Maan's home production, Sai Productions.
The film stars Gurdas Maan and Divya Dutta in the lead roles. The film is set in the Punjab region around the time its of partition in 1947.
A Sikh ex-soldier, Boota Singh, who served in the British Army at the Burma front during the World War II, is in his thirties when he returns to his village near Jalandhar. All his age-mates are married, having their own families, but he is unmarried. He has found no woman to marry as his youth is flying away. A hope to have a family of his own yet lurks in a corner of his heart. A trader assures Boota that if he could raise Rs. 2000/-, he would buy a young bride for Boota from UP or Bihar. Boota starts saving every penny.
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