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	'''''Mirza Sahiban''''' ({{lang-pa\|ਮਿਰਜ਼ਾ ਸਾਹਿਬਾਂ}}, {{lang\|pa\|مرزا صاحباں}}, ''{{IAST\|mirzā sāhibāṁ}}'') is one of the four popular tragic romances of [[Punjab]]. The other three are ''[[Heer Ranjha]]'', ''[[Sohni Mahiwal]]'' and ''[[Sassi Punnun]]''. There are five other popular folklore stories in Punjab: ''[[Momal Rano]]'', ''[[Umar Marvi]]'', ''[[LiLa Chanesar]]'', ''[[Noori Jam Tamachi]]'' and ''[[Sorath Rai Diyach]]''. These nine tragic romances are popular in Punjab.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1156243 \|author=Jamal Shahid \|date=11 January 2015\|title=A beloved folk story comes to life \|newspaper=Dawn\|accessdate=8 November 2020}}</ref><ref name=scroll>{{cite web\|url=https://scroll.in/reel/816380/before-mirzya-mirza-and-sahiban-have-died-over-and-over-again-for-their-love \|title=Before 'Mirzya', Mirza and Sahiban have died over and over again for their love (Numerous versions of the legend exist, including productions in Punjabi on both sides of the border)\|author=Karan Bali \|date=13 September 2016 \|website=Scroll.in website\|accessdate=8 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://punjabiworld.com/Creative-Punjab/Legends-of-Punjab/love-legends-of-punjab.html\|title=Love Legends in History of Punjab\|date=20 April 2007\|publisher=Punjabi World website\|access-date=8 November 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322201246/http://punjabiworld.com/Creative-Punjab/Legends-of-Punjab/love-legends-of-punjab.html\|archive-date=22 March 2019\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Sahibaan-remains-unheard/article15463349.ece Sahibaan remains unheard] The Hindu (newspaper), Published 11 October 2016, Retrieved 8 November 2020</ref>		'''''Mirza Sahiban''''' ({{lang-pa\|ਮਿਰਜ਼ਾ ਸਾਹਿਬਾਂ}}, {{lang\|pa\|مرزا صاحباں}}, ''{{IAST\|mirzā sāhibāṁ}}'') is one of the four popular tragic romances of [[Punjab]]. The other three are ''[[Heer Ranjha]]'', ''[[Sohni Mahiwal]]'' and ''[[Sassi Punnun]]''. There are five other popular folklore stories in Punjab: ''[[Momal Rano]]'', ''[[Umar Marvi]]'', ''[[LiLa Chanesar]]'', ''[[Noori Jam Tamachi]]'' and ''[[Sorath Rai Diyach]]''. These nine tragic romances are popular in Punjab.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1156243 \|author=Jamal Shahid \|date=11 January 2015\|title=A beloved folk story comes to life \|newspaper=Dawn\|accessdate=8 November 2020}}</ref><ref name=scroll>{{cite web\|url=https://scroll.in/reel/816380/before-mirzya-mirza-and-sahiban-have-died-over-and-over-again-for-their-love \|title=Before 'Mirzya', Mirza and Sahiban have died over and over again for their love (Numerous versions of the legend exist, including productions in Punjabi on both sides of the border)\|author=Karan Bali \|date=13 September 2016 \|website=Scroll.in website\|accessdate=8 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://punjabiworld.com/Creative-Punjab/Legends-of-Punjab/love-legends-of-punjab.html\|title=Love Legends in History of Punjab\|date=20 April 2007\|publisher=Punjabi World website\|access-date=8 November 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322201246/http://punjabiworld.com/Creative-Punjab/Legends-of-Punjab/love-legends-of-punjab.html\|archive-date=22 March 2019\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Sahibaan-remains-unheard/article15463349.ece Sahibaan remains unheard] The Hindu (newspaper), Published 11 October 2016, Retrieved 8 November 2020</ref>

	The popular story was written by Pilu. Mirza and Sahiban ~~(caste hiraj)~~ were lovers who lived in Khewa ([[Kheiwa]]), a town in [[Sial tribe\|Sial Territory]] in the [[Jhang District]], which was Sahiban's ancestral village. They loved each other and ran away together to live with each other		The popular story was written by Pilu. Mirza and Sahiban were lovers who lived in Khewa ([[Kheiwa]]), a town in [[Sial tribe\|Sial Territory]] in the [[Jhang District]], which was Sahiban's ancestral village. They loved each other and ran away together to live with each other
	and marry against Sahiban's parents wishes. While eloping Mirza stopped under a [[Prosopis cineraria#Religious significance\|jand tree]] and rested and fell asleep. Sahiban did not want to begin her new life with her brothers' bloodshed . She decided to break all the arrows of Mirza thinking she will beg her brothers for their acceptance so that nobody would get hurt. When Sahiban's brothers reached them, Mirza woke up but discovered his arrows were broken and then he was killed by Sahiban's brothers. Sahiban couldn't bear this loss and chose to end her own life by stabbing herself with an arrow.		and marry against Sahiban's parents wishes. While eloping Mirza stopped under a [[Prosopis cineraria#Religious significance\|jand tree]] and rested and fell asleep. Sahiban did not want to begin her new life with her brothers' bloodshed . She decided to break all the arrows of Mirza thinking she will beg her brothers for their acceptance so that nobody would get hurt. When Sahiban's brothers reached them, Mirza woke up but discovered his arrows were broken and then he was killed by Sahiban's brothers. Sahiban couldn't bear this loss and chose to end her own life by stabbing herself with an arrow.

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'''''Mirza Sahiban''''' ({{lang-pa|ਮਿਰਜ਼ਾ ਸਾਹਿਬਾਂ}}, {{lang|pa|مرزا صاحباں}}, ''{{IAST|mirzā sāhibāṁ}}'') is one of the four popular tragic romances of [[Punjab]]. The other three are ''[[Heer Ranjha]]'', ''[[Sohni Mahiwal]]'' and ''[[Sassi Punnun]]''. There are five other popular folklore stories in Punjab: ''[[Momal Rano]]'', ''[[Umar Marvi]]'', ''[[LiLa Chanesar]]'', ''[[Noori Jam Tamachi]]'' and ''[[Sorath Rai Diyach]]''. These nine tragic romances are popular in Punjab.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1156243 |author=Jamal Shahid |date=11 January 2015|title=A beloved folk story comes to life |newspaper=Dawn|accessdate=8 November 2020}}</ref><ref name=scroll>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/816380/before-mirzya-mirza-and-sahiban-have-died-over-and-over-again-for-their-love |title=Before 'Mirzya', Mirza and Sahiban have died over and over again for their love (Numerous versions of the legend exist, including productions in Punjabi on both sides of the border)|author=Karan Bali |date=13 September 2016 |website=Scroll.in website|accessdate=8 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://punjabiworld.com/Creative-Punjab/Legends-of-Punjab/love-legends-of-punjab.html|title=Love Legends in History of Punjab|date=20 April 2007|publisher=Punjabi World website|access-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322201246/http://punjabiworld.com/Creative-Punjab/Legends-of-Punjab/love-legends-of-punjab.html|archive-date=22 March 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/Sahibaan-remains-unheard/article15463349.ece Sahibaan remains unheard] The Hindu (newspaper), Published 11 October 2016, Retrieved 8 November 2020</ref>

The popular story was written by Pilu. Mirza and Sahiban (caste hiraj) were lovers who lived in Khewa ([[Kheiwa]]), a town in [[Sial tribe|Sial Territory]] in the [[Jhang District]], which was Sahiban's ancestral village. They loved each other and ran away together to live with each other
and marry against Sahiban's parents wishes. While eloping Mirza stopped under a [[Prosopis cineraria#Religious significance|jand tree]] and rested and fell asleep. Sahiban did not want to begin her new life with her brothers' bloodshed . She decided to break all the arrows of Mirza thinking she will beg her brothers for their acceptance so that nobody would get hurt. When Sahiban's brothers reached them, Mirza woke up but discovered his arrows were broken and then he was killed by Sahiban's brothers. Sahiban couldn't bear this loss and chose to end her own life by stabbing herself with an arrow.

Along with ''Sohni Mahiwal'' and ''Sassi Punnuh'' are commonly known as 'Seven Queens' of [[Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thesindhuworld.com/lila_chanesar.html |title=Tragic Romances of Sindh |accessdate=8 November 2020 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721224737/http://www.thesindhuworld.com/lila_chanesar.html |archivedate=21 July 2011 }}</ref> They are culturally included in both [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] and [[Sindhi people|Sindhi]] traditions.

==Adaptations==
There have been various film interpretations of the folk tale:
* ''Mirza Sahiban'', a 1929 [[Indian silent film]] by Bhagwati Prasad Mishra.<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen1999">{{cite book|last1=Rajadhyaksha|first1=Ashish|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofi0000raja|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema|last2=Willemen|first2=Paul|publisher=British Film Institute|year=1999|access-date=12 August 2012|url-access=registration}}</ref>
*''Mirza Sahiban'', a 1933 Indian [[Hindi]]-language film by Nagendra Majumdar starring [[Khursheed Bano|Khurshid Begum]] and [[Kamlabai Gokhale]].<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen1999" />
*''Mirza Sahiban'', a 1939 Indian [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]-language film by [[D. N. Madhok]] starring [[Zubeida]].<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen1999" />
*''[[Mirza Sahiban (1947 film)|Mirza Sahiban]]'', a 1947 Indian Hindi-language romantic-drama film by [[K. Amarnath]] starring [[Noor Jehan]] and [[Trilok Kapoor]]<ref name="scroll" />
* ''Mirza Sahiban'' (1956) is a Pakistani Punjabi film starring [[Musarrat Nazir]] and [[Sudhir (actor)|Sudhir]]<ref name="scroll" />
*''Mirza Sahiban'', a 1957 Indian Hindi-language romance film by Ravi Kapoor starring [[Shyama (Hindi actress)|Shyama]] and [[Shammi Kapoor]].<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen1999" />
* ''Mirza Jat'' (1967) is a Pakistani Punjabi film starring Firdous and [[Ejaz Durrani]]<ref name=scroll/>
* ''Mirza Jat'' (1982) is a Pakistani Punjabi film starring [[Shahid (actor)|Shahid Hameed]].<ref>[http://www.citwf.com/film225586.htm Mirza Jat (1982 film) on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website] Retrieved 8 November 2020</ref>
*''Mirza Jatt'', a 1992 Indian Punjabi-language romance film by Ravinder Ravi starring [[Gugu Gill]] and [[Manjeet Kullar]].<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen1999" />
* ''[[Hero Hitler in Love]]'', a 2011 Indian Punjabi-language film by [[Babbu Maan]], starring Maan and [[Mouni Roy]]. It creates a modern Mirza and Sahiban story with a twist.
* ''[[Mirza – The Untold Story]]'', a 2012 Indian Punjabi-language film directed by [[Baljit Singh Deo]] starring [[Gippy Grewal]] and [[Mandy Takhar]]. It is a modern rendition of Mirza and Sahiban story, with the title song sung by [[Arif Lohar]], son of (late) [[Alam Lohar]].<ref name=scroll/>
* ''[[Mirzya (film)|Mirzya]]'', a 2016 Indian Hindi-language film directed by [[Rakesh Omprakash Mehra]], is based on Mirza and Sahiban and closely follows the original story. [[Harshvardhan Kapoor]] plays Mirza and [[Saiyami Kher]] plays Sahiba.<ref name=scroll/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/WATCH-Harshvardhan-Kapoors-Mirziya-logo-trailer-unveiled/articleshow/50204809.cms?|title=WATCH: Harshvardhan Kapoor's 'Mirziya' logo trailer unveiled!|author=Ruchi Kaushal|date=16 December 2015|newspaper=The Times of India (newspaper)|accessdate=8 November 2020}}</ref>
* ''[[Mirza Juuliet]]'', a 2017 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Rajesh Ram Singh, starring [[Darshan Kumar]] and [[Piaa Bajpai]] in the lead roles. It is a modern retelling of the original story, set in [[Uttar Pradesh]], showing the nexus between politicians and criminals.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.lokesewa.com/literature-poetry.php Punjabi Literature and Poetry]
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