Waris Shah Ishq Daa Waaris is a 2006 Punjabi

Punjabi language

Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...

 movie starring Gurdas Maan

Gurdas Maan

Gurdas Maan is an Indian singer, songwriter, choreographer, and actor. He is considered one of the most notable figures in the world of Punjabi music. He was born on 4 January 1957 in Giddarbaha, Muktsar, Punjab, India...

, Juhi Chawla

Juhi Chawla

Juhi Chawla is an Indian actress, film producer and television presenter.After being crowned as the winner of the Miss India beauty contest in 1984, Chawla pursued an acting career...

 and Divya Dutta

Divya Dutta

Divya Dutta is an Indian actress from Ludhiana, Punjab, India who appears in Hindi and Punjabi films.- Career :She did her schooling from Sacred Heart Convent, Ludhiana...

 in lead roles. It is about the life of legendary Punjabi poet Waris Shah

Waris Shah

Waris Shah was a Punjabi Sufi poet, renowned for his contribution to Punjabi literature. He is best-known for his seminal work Heer Ranjha, based on the traditional folk tale of Heer and her lover Ranjha. Heer is considered one of the quintessential works of classical Punjabi literature...

. This movie won National Award.

Synopsis

The movie starts off with the Mughal

Mughal Empire

The Mughal Empire ,‎ or Mogul Empire in traditional English usage, was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent. The Mughal emperors were descendants of the Timurids...

 ruler banning music as he believes that music separates the person away from God. Then comes Waris Shah (Gurdas Maan

Gurdas Maan

Gurdas Maan is an Indian singer, songwriter, choreographer, and actor. He is considered one of the most notable figures in the world of Punjabi music. He was born on 4 January 1957 in Giddarbaha, Muktsar, Punjab, India...

) looking for Guruji who teaches music at a secret location. When Guruji and Waris Shah meet, Guruji tells him that he is talented but he needs to experience pain in order to write the Heer, so Waris goes to the other village where music is not banned to gain further knowledge about music. When the Mughal ruler finds out that Guruji is teaching music, he is killed. In the new village, Waris Shah meets Bhaagpari (Juhi Chawla

Juhi Chawla

Juhi Chawla is an Indian actress, film producer and television presenter.After being crowned as the winner of the Miss India beauty contest in 1984, Chawla pursued an acting career...

) who slowly falls in love with Waris. Waris also falls in love with her. On the other hand, we have Saabo (Divya Dutta

Divya Dutta

Divya Dutta is an Indian actress from Ludhiana, Punjab, India who appears in Hindi and Punjabi films.- Career :She did her schooling from Sacred Heart Convent, Ludhiana...

) who is also attracted to Waris Shah and she is willing to do anything to make Waris hers. Saabo tries everything that she can think of to separate Waris and Bhaagpari. Later on, Bhaagpari is forced to marry Saabo's brother (Sushant Singh

Sushant Singh

Sushant Singh is an Indian actor, born in 1971.-Biography:He hails from Bijnor District in Uttar Pradesh. He did his schooling from a residential public school in Nainital - Birla Vidya Mandir. He did his post graduation in English Literature from Kirori Mal College and was involved with the fine...

). Waris Shah realizes that in order to complete his Heer he must let Bhaagpari go so that he can feel the pain that Guruji said he needed in his writing.

Cast

Actor/Actress	Role
Gurdas Mann	Waris Shah
Juhi Chawla Juhi Chawla Juhi Chawla is an Indian actress, film producer and television presenter.After being crowned as the winner of the Miss India beauty contest in 1984, Chawla pursued an acting career...	Bhagpari
Divya Dutta Divya Dutta Divya Dutta is an Indian actress from Ludhiana, Punjab, India who appears in Hindi and Punjabi films.- Career :She did her schooling from Sacred Heart Convent, Ludhiana...	Saabo
Sushant Singh Sushant Singh Sushant Singh is an Indian actor, born in 1971.-Biography:He hails from Bijnor District in Uttar Pradesh. He did his schooling from a residential public school in Nainital - Birla Vidya Mandir. He did his post graduation in English Literature from Kirori Mal College and was involved with the fine...	Saabo's brother
Chetana Das Chetana Das Chetana Das is an Indian actress who was popular in the 1970s and 1980s.-Selected filmography:-References:...	Bhagpari's mother
Deeba Deeba Deeba is a Pakistani film actress and one of the leading film heroines during 1960s and 1970s. Deeba's real name is Raheela. She was one of the iconic film actresses during 1960s and 1970s. She is well known for her romantic tragic roles in Urdu and Punjabi films. She started her career as an...	Saabo's Mother
Mukesh Rishi Mukesh Rishi Mukesh Rishi is an Indian film actor who works in Bollywood and Tollywood and Canada. Coming from a brahmin family in Jammu, Mukesh was the first person in his family to try his luck in the world of cinema...	Ustad
Gurkirtan	Qazi