Sassi Punno
| Sassi Punno | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Hassan Askari |
| Produced by |
Sohail Butt Mohammad Younas |
| Written by | Saleem Murad |
| Starring |
Moammar Rana Veena Malik Sana Nawaz Saud Shafqat Cheema |
| Music by | M. Arshad |
| Cinematography | Pervez Khan |
| Edited by | Khalid Bakkir |
Production company |
Evernew Studios A B Films |
Release dates | 2004 |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | Urdu |
Sassi Punno is a 2004 Pakistani film in the Urdu language. It was directed by Hassan Askari.
Plot
The story is about a love triangle between character portrayed by Moammar Rana, Sana Nawaz and Veena Malik. The film is based on one of the four popular tragic romances of Sindh, Pakistan. Sassi Punnu folk tale was originally written by the Sindhi Sufi poet, Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (1689-1752). Many movies have been made based on this folk tale in the past. This film is among one of them.[1][2]
Veena Malik is in love with Moammar Rana, while he loves Sana. Veena Malik's father tries to end this relationship for his daughter's sake. Moammar and Sana are locked up when they try to escape and suffer for each other.[3]
Film performance
The film was financially unsuccessful, especially in Lahore. It suffered from lack of interest by the people for the cinema houses at the time, due to the quality of the movies.
Cast and crew
Music composer was M. Arshad, film song lyrics by Riaz ur Rehman Saghar. Playback singers were Naseebo Lal, Saira Nasim, Ameer Ali.[3]
References
- ↑ http://mazhar.dk/film/db/details.php?pid=3786, Sassi Punnu (2004) film on Pakistan Film Magazine website, Retrieved 10 June 2016
- ↑ http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Sassi_Punnu, Folk Tale of Sassi Punnu on sikhiwiki.org website, Retrieved 10 June 2016
- 1 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfAXNDaaR6E, Film 'Sassi Punno (2004)' on YouTube, Retrieved 10 June 2016