Jhoomar
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for the Punjabi folk dance, see Jhumar
Jhoomer (Gurmukhi: ਝੂਮਰ) is a Pakistan
i Urdu
film directed by Syed Noor
which was released across theaters in Pakistan on November 2, 2007. The film based on a true story, Saima
and Moammar Rana
perform leading roles in this film.
revolves around Gulaab Bibi (Saima
), a village belle who falls in love with a dashing army officer Shahnawaz (Momey) posted in her village along the Pakistan-India border. Shahnawaz hails from a well-off wadera family that owns, among other things, an imposing haveli complete with a two-way staircase in the entrance hall that serves as a vantage point for theatrical entries and exits by different characters throughout the film.
In Shahnawaz’s family, both his brothers Ricky Mirza and Danial Khan and a heavy-duty, bedecked sister-in-law put up serious opposition to his marriage plans to Gulaab. Instead, they have their sights set on his brother’s glamorous sister-in-law (played by the late actress Aleena
) as a much more suitable match for him.
Shahnawaz, however, foils their plans by bringing the newlywed Gulaab to the haveli, much to the ire of his family, before setting off for a romantic honeymoon. Trouble rears its ugly head when Gulaab is supposedly found to be unable to have children and his younger brother [Danial Khan] [The negative role has been performed Exceptionally well] puts pressure on Shahnawaz to marry Aleena for the sake of carrying on the lineage. Tragedy follows, when she is eventually kicked out of the house after being falsely blamed of having an affair. In a bid to commit suicide, a devastated Gulaab consequently finds herself on the wrong side of the Wagah Border. She is whisked off to jail after interrogation.
What follows in the second half of the film is the metamorphosis of Saima
from a naïve village girl to a defiant, courageous, and larger-than-life heroine who braves the horrific circumstances of prison in order to eventually redeem herself in the eyes of Shahnawaz, who, in a twist ending, is the one suffering from infertility and not she.
Jhumar
Jhumar or Jhoomar is a lively form of music and dance that originated in the Multan and Balochistan, but thrived specially in Sandalbar areas of Punjab. It is slower and more rhythmic form of Bhangra. The word "Jhumar" comes from Jhum/Jhoom, which means Swaying. The songs evoke a quality which...
Jhoomer (Gurmukhi: ਝੂਮਰ) is a Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
film directed by Syed Noor
Syed Noor
Syed Noor is a Pakistani film director based in Lahore. He is considered as one of the best filmmaker of Pakistan and is famous for making issue-based films wrapped in entertainment...
which was released across theaters in Pakistan on November 2, 2007. The film based on a true story, Saima
Saima
Saima is a Pakistani actress from Multan, who appears in Punjabi and Urdu films.Saima's debut movie was Griban in 1987, as a supporting actress. Her second film was Khatarnaak directed by Akram Khan. She was cast for the main lead in it and released in 1990. She was discovered at the time when...
and Moammar Rana
Moammar Rana
Moammar Rana is an actor from Pakistan's Lahore-based film industry called "Lollywood". Moammar also worked in the blockbuster TV dramas such as Dil, Diya, Dehleez. Moammar is son of former Pakistani cricketer Shafqat Rana....
perform leading roles in this film.
Plot
The story written by Syed NoorSyed Noor
Syed Noor is a Pakistani film director based in Lahore. He is considered as one of the best filmmaker of Pakistan and is famous for making issue-based films wrapped in entertainment...
revolves around Gulaab Bibi (Saima
Saima
Saima is a Pakistani actress from Multan, who appears in Punjabi and Urdu films.Saima's debut movie was Griban in 1987, as a supporting actress. Her second film was Khatarnaak directed by Akram Khan. She was cast for the main lead in it and released in 1990. She was discovered at the time when...
), a village belle who falls in love with a dashing army officer Shahnawaz (Momey) posted in her village along the Pakistan-India border. Shahnawaz hails from a well-off wadera family that owns, among other things, an imposing haveli complete with a two-way staircase in the entrance hall that serves as a vantage point for theatrical entries and exits by different characters throughout the film.
In Shahnawaz’s family, both his brothers Ricky Mirza and Danial Khan and a heavy-duty, bedecked sister-in-law put up serious opposition to his marriage plans to Gulaab. Instead, they have their sights set on his brother’s glamorous sister-in-law (played by the late actress Aleena
Aleena (actress)
Aleena was a Pakistani film and stage actress and dancer. She was born in Lahore in 1986.Aleena, a rising film and stage actress, had entered the showbiz industry at the age of fourteen. She acted in a large number of stage plays and films. She also performed at private functions...
) as a much more suitable match for him.
Shahnawaz, however, foils their plans by bringing the newlywed Gulaab to the haveli, much to the ire of his family, before setting off for a romantic honeymoon. Trouble rears its ugly head when Gulaab is supposedly found to be unable to have children and his younger brother [Danial Khan] [The negative role has been performed Exceptionally well] puts pressure on Shahnawaz to marry Aleena for the sake of carrying on the lineage. Tragedy follows, when she is eventually kicked out of the house after being falsely blamed of having an affair. In a bid to commit suicide, a devastated Gulaab consequently finds herself on the wrong side of the Wagah Border. She is whisked off to jail after interrogation.
What follows in the second half of the film is the metamorphosis of Saima
Saima
Saima is a Pakistani actress from Multan, who appears in Punjabi and Urdu films.Saima's debut movie was Griban in 1987, as a supporting actress. Her second film was Khatarnaak directed by Akram Khan. She was cast for the main lead in it and released in 1990. She was discovered at the time when...
from a naïve village girl to a defiant, courageous, and larger-than-life heroine who braves the horrific circumstances of prison in order to eventually redeem herself in the eyes of Shahnawaz, who, in a twist ending, is the one suffering from infertility and not she.
Cast
- SaimaSaimaSaima is a Pakistani actress from Multan, who appears in Punjabi and Urdu films.Saima's debut movie was Griban in 1987, as a supporting actress. Her second film was Khatarnaak directed by Akram Khan. She was cast for the main lead in it and released in 1990. She was discovered at the time when...
- Moammar RanaMoammar RanaMoammar Rana is an actor from Pakistan's Lahore-based film industry called "Lollywood". Moammar also worked in the blockbuster TV dramas such as Dil, Diya, Dehleez. Moammar is son of former Pakistani cricketer Shafqat Rana....
- Danial Khan
- AleenaAleena (actress)Aleena was a Pakistani film and stage actress and dancer. She was born in Lahore in 1986.Aleena, a rising film and stage actress, had entered the showbiz industry at the age of fourteen. She acted in a large number of stage plays and films. She also performed at private functions...
- Shafqat CheemaShafqat CheemaShafqat Cheema is a well-known Pakistani film actor and director who has acted roles in many Urdu and Punjabi-language Lollywood films. He is notably known to have played the role of an antagonist in the 2011 blockbuster film Bol.-Filmography:...