Waris

Waris may refer to: Meaning: Waris is a urdu word which means "belongs to the last one" which is infact derived from Arabic Example: He is waris of the whole property.

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Waris (1969 film)

Waris (English: Heir) is a 1969 Hindi Action, Comedy film, produced by Vasu Menon on Vasu Studios banner and directed by Ramanna. Starring Jeetendra, Hema Malini, Prem Chopra, Mehmood, Aruna Irani, in the lead roles and music composed by R. D. Burman. The film was a remake of Tamil film Naan (1967) which was first remade in Telugu as Nenante Nene (1968), starring Krishna, Krishnam Raju, Kanchana in pivotal roles.

Plot

The story revolved around a young prince with socialist ideas who runs away from the palace. Twenty years later, three pretenders arrive each claiming to be the real prince. This is a film based on a story of kings. Due to disagreements in the King's household, his wife and son (Jeetendra) decide to move away from his kingdom. Years later, the King dies and the palace decides to locate the Prince, so that he can claim his rightful place on the throne. They locate three young men, all claiming to be the prince. The Palace officials put them to the test, and one by one, all of them pass various tests imposed on them, leaving the officials in a quandary, as to who the real prince is between these three young men.

Waris (TV series)

Waris (Urdu: وارث‎) is a drama created by PTV, written by Amjad Islam Amjad, directed by Ghazanfer Ali and Nusrat Thakur. The drama was originally telecast in 1979 and was again telecast in early 1990s and many more times and was a huge success. The show had 13 episodes, which is a traditional PTV drama serial format; with each episode almost one hour long.

Plot

A Pakistani feudal lord (zamindar), Chaudhry Hashmat (Mehboob Alam) rules his fiefdom, Sikandarpur with an iron grip. Along with his son Yaqub and two grandsons Chaudhry Anwar Ali (Firdous Jamal) and Chaudhry Niaz Ali (sons of his deceased son Chaudhry Ghulam Ali) he struggles hold on to land, (Sikandpur) which is the proposed site for a dam.

The two grandsons are constantly at loggerheads. The younger one, Chaudhry Anwar is a prodigal scion of a feudal family. He is also ruthless, in the likeness of his grandfather, Chaudhry Hashmat. The older one, Chaudhry Niaz Ali wishes to escape to the big city, Lahore, but is trapped in the feudal web.