Umro Ayyar or Amar Ayyar is a fictional character, an ayyār,[a] in Tilism-e-Hoshruba, an Urdu recension of the Islamic epic Hamzanama (originally in Persian). He was first written about during the time of Mughal Emperor Akbar and many stories and novels have been written about him since.[1][2]
Umro Ayyar | |
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First appearance | Hamzanama |
In-universe information | |
Nickname | Umro |
Gender | Male |
Weapon | Suleimani |
Home | Tilism-e-Hoshruba |
Modern Urdu authors like Zaheer Ahmed,[3] Mazhar Kaleem,[4] Safdar Shaheen and Akhter Rizvi[5] have written various different stories about the character.
Summary
editUmro Ayyar is a thief and most famous character of the Hamzanama after Amir Hamza, the titular hero of the epic. He's known for his cleverness and theft in the city 'Tilism-e-Hoshruba'. His life is full of adventure. It is his habit to travel around the world and to face evils and bad spirits. Umro has a magical zambeel (bag)[6] from which he can extract whatever he wants. He mostly uses it to show off and to kill evil. He steals from the rich and gives to the poor.
Legacy
editIn fiction
editFilms
editFilm | Director | Played by |
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Chandrakanta (1956)[7] | G. P. Sippy | |
Umro Ayyar - A New Beginning (2024) | Azfar Jafri | Usman Mukhtar[8] |
Taalismaan (unreleased) | Ram Madhvani | Amitabh Bachchan |
Animated films
editFilm | Director | Played by |
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The Chronicles of Umro Ayyar (unreleased) | Syed Arsalan Ali Haris Basharat[9] |
Afraz Rasool |
Dramas
editDrama | Writer | Played by |
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Ainak Wala Jin (1993) | Abdul Hameed | Nisar Butt[10] |
Chandrakanta (1994)[11] | Devaki Nandan Khatri | Brahmachari |
Kahani Chandrakanta Ki (2011) | Shrikant Vishvakarma | Sparsh Sharma |
Chandrakanta (2017)[12] | Devaki Nandan Khatri Ekta Kapoor |
Punit Talreja |
Prem Ya Paheli – Chandrakanta (2017)[13] | Devaki Nandan Khatri | Chandan K Anand |
Other books
editNo. | Book | Writer(s) | Publisher |
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1 | Hamzanama | Ghalib Lakhnavi | Modern Library |
2 | Chandrakanta | Devaki Nandan Khatri | Lehri Book Depot |
3 | Umru Ayar (comic series)[14] | Hasan Ansari | Kachee Goliyan |
4 | Tilism-e-Hoshruba[15] | Shahnaz Aijazuddin | Penguin Books Ltd |
5 | Hoshruba: The Land and the Tilism[16] | Musharraf Ali Farooqi | Penguin Random House Pvt. Ltd |
6 | The Legend of Tilsim Hoshruba: The Tilsim Quest Book 1[17] | Haala Humayun | Indie |
References
edit- ^ A class warriors and outlaws in the medieval Islamic world.
- ^ "Ayyar, ʻUmro (Fictitious character) [WorldCat Identities]".
- ^ Ahmad, Dr Saeed; Fatima, Ambar (1 March 2020). "عمر و عیار۔ داستانِ امیر حمزہ کا ایک دلچسپ کردار". Noor e Tahqeeq. 4 (13): 49–55 – via ojs.lgu.edu.pk.
- ^ "Umro Aur Botal Ka Jin by Zaheer Ahmed]". 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Umro Aur Veran Qila by Mazhar Kaleem M.A]".
- ^ "Tilism-i-Hoshruba: Umro Ayyar Collection Series".
- ^ "Zambeel – The legendary bag of tricks". Zambeel Dramatic Readings. 28 April 2013.
- ^ "Chandrakanta (1956)". Cinemaazi.
- ^ "Umro Ayyar: Usman Mukhtar revives the Persian legend of magic, adventure". Geo News. 17 November 2021.
- ^ "The Chronicles of Umro Ayyar". IMDb. 21 April 2023.
- ^ "NISAR BUTT in Ainak Wala Jin". FUN4ALL.
- ^ "Chandrakanta (1994)". Indiancine.ma.
- ^ "Chandrakanta (2017)". Indiancine.ma.
- ^ "Prem Ya Paheli: Chandrakanta (2017)". Indiancine.ma.
- ^ "Comic review: Umru Ayar, the rebirth of a hero". The Express Tribune. 28 April 2013.
- ^ Tilism-e-Hoshruba. Penguin UK. 30 October 2009. ISBN 9788184758245.
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- ^ Asia Society https://thelegendoftilsimhoshruba.godaddysites.com/.
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