Mirza – The Untold Story

Mirza
Directed byBaljit Singh Deo
Screenplay byBaljit Singh Deo
Story byBaljit Singh Deo
Produced byAman Khatkar
StarringGippy Grewal
Mandy Takhar
Rahul Dev
CinematographyToby Gorman
Edited byToby Gorman
Music byHoney Singh and Jatinder Shah
Release date
  • 6 April 2012 (2012-04-06)
CountryIndia
LanguagePunjabi
Budget30 million[1]

Mirza: The Untold Story is a 2012 Indian Punjabi-language action romance film written and directed by Baljit Singh Deo. It stars Gippy Grewal and Mandy Takhar in the lead roles, with music rapper Honey Singh in his first commercial venture, as a dunce gangster. Produced by Inda Raikoti and Aman Khatkar, the movie had a historic opening across Punjab. [citation needed] The movie was released on 6 April 2012.

Plot

Mirza: The Untold Story is based on the legendary love story of Mirza and Sahiba.

Mirza and his Sahiba fall in love with each other at a very young age. The plot continues many years later when Mirza and Sahiba return to the same home town where they once grew up together. Jeet, Sahiba's oldest brother, is a major gang leader in the city; nonetheless, he still maintains his family's honour. Mirza decides to infiltrate Jeet's gang. The story takes a turn as Mirza meets Sahiba, and their love flourishes once again. This leaves Mirza caught between his love and the hatred he has for her brothers. His battle becomes personal with his leader, Jeet.

Sahiba was a virtuous person who did not desire any bloodshed, but she knows that Jeet and Mirza are both men of strength., and one will end up dead. Until now, she has been sheltered from the real business of the family. Mirza enters Jeet's gang, yet Jeet doesn't know he's after Sahiba. Since Jeet would like Sahiba to marry Deesha, a fellow mad gang member, Mirza tries to run away with Sahiba. Then, Sahiba and Mirza lodge at the farm cabin, and Sahiba wakes up but feels that her brothers shouldn't be killed and takes out all the bullets from Mirza's gun, on which he depends. Suddenly one of Sahiba's brothers arrive and fights with Mirza. Mirza is winning the fight till he tries to shoot Sahiba's brother and realises the bullets have been taken out by Sahiba. Jeet then comes and shoots Mirza, and he dies while Sahiba is taken away from Mirza.

Cast

Box office

Mirza had the highest opening day collections for a Punjabi film at the time of release and had the second highest opening weekend and week collections only behind Gippy's own movie Jihne Mera Dil Luteya. The opening week collections of Mirza in Punjab was Rs 24.7 million[2]

PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2013

Mirza: The Untold Story won eight awards at the 3rd PTC Punjabi Film Awards in 2013.

Category Winner's Name
Best Villain Rahul Dev
Popular Star of the Year Gippy Grewal
Best Playback Singer (Male) Rahat Fateh Ali KhanAkhiyan
Best Cinematography Toby Gorman
Best Background Score Jatinder Shah
Best Debut Male Yo Yo Honey Singh
Best Music Director Yo Yo Honey Singh and Jatinder Shah
Critics Award for Best Actor Gippy Grewal

References

  1. ^ "Words aren't enough".
  2. ^ Trade News Network. "Top Punjabi Film Opening Weeks". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.