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| birth_place = Jalandhar district, British Punjab | | birth_place = [[Jalandhar district]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British Raj|British India]] | ||
| death_date = February | | death_date = 19 February 1957 | ||
| death_place = Shahdara, [[Pakistan]] | | death_place = [[Shahdara Bagh|Shahdara]], [[Pakistan]] | ||
| other_names = [[Shaheed-e-Mohabbat Boota Singh]]<br | | other_names = [[Shaheed-e-Mohabbat Boota Singh]]<br>(lit. Martyr-in-Love Boota Singh) | ||
| spouse = [[Zainab Singh|Zainab]] | | spouse = [[Zainab Singh|Zainab]] | ||
| children = Tanveer Kaur (later Sultana) | | children = Tanveer Kaur (later Sultana) | ||
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'''Boota Singh''' | '''Boota Singh''' sometimes spelled as '''Buta Singh''', was a [[Sikh]] ex-soldier of the British Army who served at the [[Burma]] front under the command of [[Lord Mountbatten]] during [[World War II]].<ref name="ti">{{cite web |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99apr17/saturday/head6.htm |title=Silver lining in the clouds of Partition |website=TribuneIndia.com |publisher=[[Tribune India]] |date=17 April 1999 |accessdate= 26 July 2013}}</ref> He is very well known in [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] for his tragic love story with Zainab, a [[Muslim]] girl he rescued during the communal riots in the time of [[partition of India]] in 1947.<ref name="ti"/> Both fell in love and got married. Later, being a Muslim, Zainab is deported and sent to the newly born Pakistan. Boota illegally enters Pakistan and when the girl backed off under the pressure from her family, he commits suicide by jumping before an upcoming train near [[Shahdara Bagh|Shahdara]] station in Pakistan along 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 |website=Jang.com.pk |publisher=Jang |date=30 May 2010 |accessdate=26 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316084209/http://jang.com.pk/thenews/may2010-weekly/nos-30-05-2010/she.htm |archivedate=16 March 2014 }}</ref> | ||
The love story of Singh's life is widely adapted in films and books on both sides of the border. A [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] film [[Shaheed-e-Mohabbat Boota Singh]] (1999) is entirely based on the story.<ref name="ti"/> Ishrat Rahmani wrote a novel, Muhabbat, based on the story. The story also influenced many other films including a 2007 Canadian film [[Partition (2007 film)|Partition]]<ref name="ti"/> and a 2001 Bollywood film [[Gadar: Ek Prem Katha|Gadar]] and the 2004 Bollywood film [[Veer Zaara]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/religious-protests-against-period-film-gadar-put-free-speech-on-the-boil/1/230620.html|title=Religious protests against period film Gadar put free speech on the boil|publisher=India Today}}</ref> | |||
==Burial== | |||
In his suicide note, Singh expressed his last wish to be buried in Barki village where [[Zainab Singh|Zainab]]'s parents resettled after partition. The autopsy of Singh's body was conducted in a hospital in [[Lahore]] and was taken to the village on 22 February 1957 for burial but the villagers did not allow that and Singh was buried at [[Miani Sahib Graveyard|Miani Sahib]], the largest graveyard of Lahore.<ref name="d">{{cite web |url=http://x.dawn.com/2013/01/14/shaheed-and-shahdara-ii/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130726163911/http://x.dawn.com/2013/01/14/shaheed-and-shahdara-ii/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 July 2013 |title=Shaheed and Shahdara – I |website=Dawn.com |publisher=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |date=14 January 2013 |accessdate=26 July 2013 }}</ref> | |||
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==In popular culture== | |||
In 1999, [[Manoj Punj]] directed a [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] feature film, [[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 an international hit and won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Punjabi]] at the [[46th National Film Awards]] and was also screened at many national and international film festivals including the 1999 [[Vancouver International Film Festival]] and [[International Film Festival of India]]. Ishrat Rahmani wrote a novel on the love story, titled Muhabbat. The story is also have some details in an English book, [[Freedom at Midnight]] by [[Larry Collins (writer)|Larry Collins]] and [[Dominique Lapierre]] and also influenced a 2007 Hollywood film, [[Partition (2007 film)|Partition]], written by [[Patrica Finn]] and [[Vic Sarin]], starring [[Jimi Mistry]] and [[Kristin Kreuk]] in lead roles. | |||
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Latest revision as of 04:45, 29 July 2022
Boota Singh sometimes spelled as Buta Singh, was a Sikh ex-soldier of the British Army who served at the Burma front under the command of Lord Mountbatten during World War II.[1] He is very well known in India and Pakistan for his tragic love story with Zainab, a Muslim girl he rescued during the communal riots in the time of partition of India in 1947.[1] Both fell in love and got married. Later, being a Muslim, Zainab is deported and sent to the newly born Pakistan. Boota illegally enters Pakistan and when the girl backed off under the pressure from her family, he commits suicide by jumping before an upcoming train near Shahdara station in Pakistan along with his daughter but she survived.[2]
Boota Singh | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Died | 19 February 1957 |
| 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) |
The love story of Singh's life is widely adapted in films and books on both sides of the border. A Punjabi film Shaheed-e-Mohabbat Boota Singh (1999) is entirely based on the story.[1] Ishrat Rahmani wrote a novel, Muhabbat, based on the story. The story also influenced many other films including a 2007 Canadian film Partition[1] and a 2001 Bollywood film Gadar and the 2004 Bollywood film Veer Zaara.[3]
BurialEdit
In his suicide note, Singh expressed his last wish to be buried in Barki village where Zainab's parents resettled after partition. The autopsy of Singh's body was conducted in a hospital in Lahore and was taken to the village on 22 February 1957 for burial but the villagers did not allow that and Singh was buried at Miani Sahib, the largest graveyard of Lahore.[4]
In popular cultureEdit
In 1999, Manoj Punj directed a Punjabi feature film, 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 an international hit and won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Punjabi at the 46th National Film Awards and was also screened at many national and international film festivals including the 1999 Vancouver International Film Festival and International Film Festival of India. Ishrat Rahmani wrote a novel on the love story, titled Muhabbat. The story is also have some details in an English book, Freedom at Midnight by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre and also influenced a 2007 Hollywood film, Partition, written by Patrica Finn and Vic Sarin, starring Jimi Mistry and Kristin Kreuk in lead roles.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Silver lining in the clouds of Partition". TribuneIndia.com. Tribune India. 17 April 1999. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ↑ "Shaheed-e-Muhabbat". Jang.com.pk. Jang. 30 May 2010. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ↑ "Religious protests against period film Gadar put free speech on the boil". India Today.
- ↑ "Shaheed and Shahdara – I". Dawn.com. Dawn. 14 January 2013. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
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