| Umro Ayyar | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Hamzanama |
| In-universe information | |
| Nickname | Umro |
| Gender | Male |
| Weapon | Suleimani |
| Home | Tilism-e-Hoshruba |
Umro Ayyar or Amar Ayyar is a fictional character, an ayyār,[lower-alpha 1] in Tilism-e-Hoshruba, an Urdu recension of the Islamic epic Hamzanama (originally in Persian). He was first written about during the time of Mughal Emperor Akbar and many stories and novels have been written about him since.[1][2]
Modern Urdu authors like Zaheer Ahmed,[3] Mazhar Kaleem,[4] Safdar Shaheen and Akhter Rizvi[5] have written various different stories about the character.
Summary[edit | edit source]
Umro Ayyar is a thief and the most famous character of the Hamzanama after Amir Hamza, the titular hero of the epic. He is known for his cleverness and theft in the city 'Tilism-e-Hoshruba'. His life is full of adventure. It is his habit to travel around the world and take on evils and bad spirits. Umro has a magical zambeel (bag)[6] from which he can extract whatever he wants. He mostly uses it to show off and to kill evil. He steals from the rich and gives to the poor.
Legacy[edit | edit source]
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In fiction[edit | edit source]
Films[edit | edit source]
| Film | Director | Played by |
|---|---|---|
| Chandrakanta (1956)[7] | G. P. Sippy | |
| Umro Ayyar - A New Beginning (2024) | Azfar Jafri | Usman Mukhtar[8] |
| Taalismaan (unreleased) | Ram Madhvani | Amitabh Bachchan |
Animated films[edit | edit source]
| Film | Director | Played by |
|---|---|---|
| The Chronicles of Umro Ayyar (unreleased) | Syed Arsalan Ali Haris Basharat[9] |
Afraz Rasool |
Dramas[edit | edit source]
| Drama | Writer | Played by |
|---|---|---|
| Ainak Wala Jin (1993) | Abdul Hameed | Nisar Butt[10] |
| Chandrakanta (1994)[11] | Devaki Nandan Khatri | Brahmachari |
| Kahani Chandrakanta Ki (2011) | Shrikant Vishvakarma | Sparsh Sharma |
| Chandrakanta (2017)[12] | Devaki Nandan Khatri Ekta Kapoor |
Punit Talreja |
| Prem Ya Paheli – Chandrakanta (2017)[13] | Devaki Nandan Khatri | Chandan K Anand |
Other books[edit | edit source]
| No. | Book | Writer(s) | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamzanama | Ghalib Lakhnavi | Modern Library |
| 2 | Chandrakanta | Devaki Nandan Khatri | Lehri Book Depot |
| 3 | Umru Ayar (comic series)[14] | Hasan Ansari | Kachee Goliyan |
| 4 | Tilism-e-Hoshruba[15] | Shahnaz Aijazuddin | Penguin Books Ltd |
| 5 | Hoshruba: The Land and the Tilism[16] | Musharraf Ali Farooqi | Penguin Random House Pvt. Ltd |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ A class warriors and outlaws in the medieval Islamic world.
- ↑ "Ayyar, Ê»Umro (Fictitious character) [WorldCat Identities]".
- ↑ Ahmad, Dr Saeed; Fatima, Ambar (1 March 2020). "عمر و عیار۔ داستانِ امیر حمزہ کا ایک دلچسپ کردار". Noor e Tahqeeq. 4 (13): 49–55. Archived from the original on 21 December 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2022 – via ojs.lgu.edu.pk.
- ↑ "Umro Aur Botal Ka Jin by Zaheer Ahmed]". 7 July 2019. Archived from the original on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ↑ "Umro Aur Veran Qila by Mazhar Kaleem M.A]".
- ↑ "Tilism-i-Hoshruba: Umro Ayyar Collection Series".
- ↑ "Zambeel – The legendary bag of tricks". Zambeel Dramatic Readings. 28 April 2013.
- ↑ "Chandrakanta (1956)". Cinemaazi.
- ↑ "Umro Ayyar: Usman Mukhtar revives the Persian legend of magic, adventure". Geo News. 17 November 2021.
- ↑ "The Chronicles of Umro Ayyar". IMDb. 21 April 2023.
- ↑ "NISAR BUTT in Ainak Wala Jin". FUN4ALL. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ↑ "Chandrakanta (1994)". Indiancine.ma.
- ↑ "Chandrakanta (2017)". Indiancine.ma.
- ↑ "Prem Ya Paheli: Chandrakanta (2017)". Indiancine.ma.
- ↑ "Comic review: Umru Ayar, the rebirth of a hero". The Express Tribune. 28 April 2013.
- ↑ Tilism-e-Hoshruba. Penguin UK. 30 October 2009. ISBN 9788184758245.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ↑ "The Magical Tale of Hoshruba, a Dastangoi Classic". Asia Society.