Mirza Sahiban

Mirza Sahiba (Punjabi: ਮਿਰਜ਼ਾ ਸਾਹਿਬਾਂ, مرزا صاحباں, mirzā sāhibāṁ) is one of the five popular tragic romances of Punjab. The other four are Heer Ranjha, Sohni Mahiwal, Sassi Punnuh, Laila Majnu. There are five other popular folklore stories in Punjab: Momal Rano, Umar Marvi, LiLa Chanesar, Noori Jam Tamachi and Sorath Rai Diyach. These ten tragic romances are popular in Punjab.[1] The popular story was written by Pilu. Mirza and Sahiba were lovers who lived in Khewa . Which was Sahiba's ancestral village. They loved each other and ran away together to live with each other and marry against Sahiba's parents wishes. While eloping Mirza stopped under a jand tree and rested and fell asleep. Sahiba started thinking about her brothers love which were following them. she decided to break all the arrows of Mirza so that he can't kill her brothers. When Sahiba's brothers reached them , Mirza woke up but discovered his arrows are broken and then he was killed by Sahiba's brothers. [2]

Mirza Sahib Mausoleum
Mirza Sahib Mausoleum
Mirza Sahib Mausoleum
Coordinates: 30°53′05″N 72°26′25″E
Country Pakistan
ProvincePunjab
DistrictFaisalabad



Along with Sohni Mahiwal and Sassi Punnuh are commonly known as Seven Queens (Sindhi: ست صورميون‎) of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai.[3] They are culturally included in both Punjabi and Sindhi traditions.

There have been various film interpretations of the folk tale.

  • Mirza Jat (1982) is a Pakistani Punjabi film starring Shahid Hameed.[4]
  • Hero Hitler in Love (2011), an Indian Punjabi film starring Babbu Maan and Mouni Roy, creates a modern Mirza and Sahiban story with a twist.
  • Mirza – The Untold Story (2012), an Indian Punjabi film, is a modern rendition of Mirza and Sahiban Story, with the title song sung by Arif Lohar, son of (late) Alam Lohar.
  • Mirzya (2016), an Indian Hindi 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.[5]
  • Mirza Juuliet (2017), an Indian Hindi film, is a modern retelling of the original story. It is set in Uttar Pradesh, showing the nexus between politicians and criminals.
  • Mirza Jatt (1992), Punjabi movie starring Gugu Gill.

References
  1. "Love Legends In History of Punjab". Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  2. https://www.scoopwhoop.com/Love-Story-Of-Mirza-Sahiba/
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Mirza Jat (1982)". IMDb.
  5. "WATCH: Harshvardhan Kapoor's 'Mirziya' logo trailer unveiled!". The Times of India. 16 December 2015.
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