Umro Ayyar

Umro Ayyar or Amar Ayyar is a fictional character, an ayyār,[lower-alpha 1] 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
First appearanceHamzanama
In-universe information
NicknameUmro
GenderMale
WeaponSuleimani
HomeTilism-e-Hoshruba

Modern Urdu authors like Zaheer Ahmed,[3] Mazhar Kaleem,[4] Safdar Shaheen and Akhter Rizvi[5] have been written story books about him.

Plot

Umro 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 used to steal and help the needy people.

In fiction

Films
Film Director Played by
Umro Ayyar - A New Beginning (2023) Azfar Jafri Usman Mukhtar

[7]

Taalismaan (unreleased) Ram Madhvani Amitabh Bachchan

Animated films
Film Director Played by
The Chronicles of Umro Ayyar (2023) Syed Arsalan Ali
Haris Basharat[8]		 Afraz Rasool

Dramas
Drama Writer Played by
Ainak Wala Jin (1993) Abdul Hameed Nisar Butt[9]

Other books
No. Book Writer(s) Publisher
1 Hamzanama[10] Ghalib Lakhnavi Modern Library
2 Chandrakanta Devaki Nandan Khatri Lehri Book Depot
3 Umru Ayar (comics)[11] Hasan Ansari Kachee Goliyan
4 Tilism-e-Hoshruba[12] Shahnaz Aijazuddin Penguin Books Ltd
5 Hoshruba: The Land and the Tilism[13] Musharraf Ali Farooqi Penguin Random House India Private Ltd

References
  1. A class warriors and outlaws in the medieval Islamic world.
  1. "Ayyar, ʻUmro (Fictitious character) [WorldCat Identities]".
  2. Ahmad, Dr Saeed; Fatima, Ambar (March 1, 2020). "عمر و عیار۔ داستانِ امیر حمزہ کا ایک دلچسپ کردار". Noor e Tahqeeq. 4 (13): 49–55 – via ojs.lgu.edu.pk.
  3. "Umro Aur Botal Ka Jin by Zaheer Ahmed]". 7 July 2019.
  4. "Umro Aur Veran Qila by Mazhar Kaleem M.A]".
  5. "Tilism-i-Hoshruba: Umro Ayyar Collection Series".
  6. "Zambeel – The legendary bag of tricks". Zambeel Dramatic Readings. 28 April 2013.
  7. "Umro Ayyar: Usman Mukhtar revives the Persian legend of magic, adventure". Geo News. 17 November 2021.
  8. "The Chronicles of Umro Ayyar". IMDb. 21 April 2023.
  9. "NISAR BUTT in Ainak Wala Jin". FUN4ALL.
  10. "Hamzanama". HISOUR.
  11. "Comic review: Umru Ayar, the rebirth of a hero". The Express Tribune. 28 April 2013.
  12. Tilism-e-Hoshruba. 30 October 2009. ISBN 9788184758245. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  13. "The Magical Tale of Hoshruba, a Dastangoi Classic". Asia Society.


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