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| birth_name = Boota Singh | |||
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| birth_place = | | birth_place = Jalandhar district, British Punjab | ||
| death_date = 19 | | death_date = February 19, 1957 | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = Shahdara, [[Pakistan]] | ||
| other_names = [[Shaheed-e-Mohabbat Boota Singh]]<br>(lit. Martyr-in-Love Boota Singh) | | other_names = [[Shaheed-e-Mohabbat Boota Singh]]<br><small>(lit. Martyr-in-Love Boota Singh)</small> | ||
| spouse = [[Zainab Singh|Zainab]] | | spouse = [[Zainab Singh|Zainab]] | ||
| children = Tanveer Kaur (later Sultana) | | children = Tanveer Kaur (later Sultana) | ||
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'''Boota Singh''' sometimes spelled as '''Buta Singh''', was a [[Sikh]] | '''Boota Singh''' ([[Gurmukhi]]: ਬੂਟਾ ਸਿੰਘ; [[Shahmukhi]]: بوٹا سنگھ), sometimes spelled as '''Buta Singh''', was a [[Sikh]] soldier in the British Army. He served in [[Burma]] during [[World War II]], under the command of Lord Mountbatten.<ref name="ti">{{cite web |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99apr17/saturday/head6.htm |title=Silver lining in the clouds of Partition |publisher=[[Tribune India]] |date=April 17, 1999 |accessdate= July 29, 2013}}</ref> He is very well known in [[India]] and [[Pakistan]]. He is famous for his tragic love story with Zainab, a [[Muslim]] girl who he rescued from the riots during the [[partition of India]] in 1947.<ref name="ti"/> | ||
== Love story == | |||
Both fell in love and got married. Later, Zainab was deported (sent back) to Pakistan. Boota illegally entered Pakistan to find her. Zainab stayed away from him due to pressure from her family. Because of this, he killed himself by jumping in front of a moving train near Shahdara railway station in Pakistan. He did this with his daughter, but she survived.<ref name="j">{{cite web |url=http://jang.com.pk/thenews/may2010-weekly/nos-30-05-2010/she.htm |title=Shaheed-e-Muhabbat |publisher=Jang |date=May 30, 2010 |accessdate=26 July 2013 |archive-date=16 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316084209/http://jang.com.pk/thenews/may2010-weekly/nos-30-05-2010/she.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> | |||
== | The love story of Singh's life has been adapted to movies and books, from both India and Pakistan. A [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] movie ''[[Shaheed-e-Mohabbat Boota Singh]]'' (1999) is entirely based on the story.<ref name="ti"/> Ishrat Rahmani wrote a book, ''Muhabbat'', based on the story. The story also influenced many other movies including ''Partition'', a Hollywood movie from 2007.<ref name="ti"/> | ||
== Personal life == | |||
Singh lived in a village of Jalandhar district in [[Punjab (British India)|British Punjab]]. When he returned home from fighting in [[Burma]], his youth was over. All his friends were married with their own families, but he was still not married. He found no woman to marry him. Once a trader offered to sell Singh a bride from [[Uttar Pradesh]] or [[Bihar]] for rupees 2000/-. From this day onward, he started saving all his money for the [[dowry]]. | |||
His uncle and cousins were wanting him to die unmarried, so that they could inherit his share of the family's land. | |||
In | == Burial == | ||
In his suicide note, Singh expressed his last wish to be buried as a Muslim in Noorpur village near Barki. This is where [[Zainab Singh|Zainab]]'s parents had resettled after the Partition. The [[autopsy]] of Singh's body was done in an hospital in [[Lahore]]. It was taken to the village on 22 February 1957 for burial. However, the villagers did not allow him to be buried there. Instead, Singh was buried at [[Miani Sahib Graveyard]] of Lahore.<ref name="d">{{cite web |url=http://x.dawn.com/2013/01/14/shaheed-and-shahdara-ii/ |title=Shaheed and Shahdara – I |publisher=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |date= January 14, 2013 |accessdate= July 26, 2013}}</ref> | |||
==References== | == In popular culture == | ||
In 1999, Manoj Punj directed a [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] feature movie, ''[[Shaheed-e-Mohabbat Boota Singh]]'', entirely based on the life story of Boota Singh.<ref name="ti"/> The movie stars [[Gurdas Maan]] as Boota Singh and [[Divya Dutta]] as Zainab. The music was composed by Amar Haldipur. It was a success internationally. It won the ''National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Punjabi'' at the 46th [[National Film Awards]]. It was also shown at many national and international [[movie festival]]s, including the 1999 [[Vancouver International Film Festival]] and the [[International Film Festival of India]]. Ishrat Rahmani wrote a novel on the love story, titled ''Muhabbat''. The story also featured in an English book, ''Freedom at Midnight'', by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre. | |||
== References == | |||
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Revision as of 11:42, 16 January 2021
Boota Singh | |
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| Born | Boota Singh Jalandhar district, British Punjab |
| Died | February 19, 1957 Shahdara, Pakistan |
| Other names | Shaheed-e-Mohabbat Boota Singh (lit. Martyr-in-Love Boota Singh) |
| Known for | His tragic love story |
| Spouse(s) | Zainab |
| Children | Tanveer Kaur (later Sultana) |
Boota Singh (Gurmukhi: ਬੂਟਾ ਸਿੰਘ; Shahmukhi: بوٹا سنگھ), sometimes spelled as Buta Singh, was a Sikh soldier in the British Army. He served in Burma during World War II, under the command of Lord Mountbatten.[1] He is very well known in India and Pakistan. He is famous for his tragic love story with Zainab, a Muslim girl who he rescued from the riots during the partition of India in 1947.[1]
Love story
Both fell in love and got married. Later, Zainab was deported (sent back) to Pakistan. Boota illegally entered Pakistan to find her. Zainab stayed away from him due to pressure from her family. Because of this, he killed himself by jumping in front of a moving train near Shahdara railway station in Pakistan. He did this with his daughter, but she survived.[2]
The love story of Singh's life has been adapted to movies and books, from both India and Pakistan. A Punjabi movie Shaheed-e-Mohabbat Boota Singh (1999) is entirely based on the story.[1] Ishrat Rahmani wrote a book, Muhabbat, based on the story. The story also influenced many other movies including Partition, a Hollywood movie from 2007.[1]
Personal life
Singh lived in a village of Jalandhar district in British Punjab. When he returned home from fighting in Burma, his youth was over. All his friends were married with their own families, but he was still not married. He found no woman to marry him. Once a trader offered to sell Singh a bride from Uttar Pradesh or Bihar for rupees 2000/-. From this day onward, he started saving all his money for the dowry.
His uncle and cousins were wanting him to die unmarried, so that they could inherit his share of the family's land.
Burial
In his suicide note, Singh expressed his last wish to be buried as a Muslim in Noorpur village near Barki. This is where Zainab's parents had resettled after the Partition. The autopsy of Singh's body was done in an hospital in Lahore. It was taken to the village on 22 February 1957 for burial. However, the villagers did not allow him to be buried there. Instead, Singh was buried at Miani Sahib Graveyard of Lahore.[3]
In popular culture
In 1999, Manoj Punj directed a Punjabi feature movie, Shaheed-e-Mohabbat Boota Singh, entirely based on the life story of Boota Singh.[1] The movie stars Gurdas Maan as Boota Singh and Divya Dutta as Zainab. The music was composed by Amar Haldipur. It was a success internationally. It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Punjabi at the 46th National Film Awards. It was also shown at many national and international movie festivals, including the 1999 Vancouver International Film Festival and the International Film Festival of India. Ishrat Rahmani wrote a novel on the love story, titled Muhabbat. The story also featured in an English book, Freedom at Midnight, by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Silver lining in the clouds of Partition". Tribune India. April 17, 1999. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
- ↑ "Shaheed-e-Muhabbat". Jang. May 30, 2010. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ↑ "Shaheed and Shahdara – I". Dawn. January 14, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013.