Palay Khan
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Palay Khan پا لے خان | |
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| Born | 1888 |
| Died | 1951 (aged 62–63) Zhob Balochistan (Chief Commissioner's Province) Pakistan |
| Known for | Leader of prominent freedom fighters (Mujahideen) during British rule |
Palay Khan (Pashto: پالے خان, 1888-1951), also referred to as Palay Shah, was an ethnic Pashtun from the Khosti tribe in zhob, a freedom fighter, and commander of the group that fought against the British Raj in 1930 in Baluchistan (a Commissionerate Province). Khosti was living in Zhob when he died on January 1, 1951. Palay Khan never accepted an agreement between his group and the British Raj, against some compensation in favor of the earlier. The British promised him that they would agree to the Tribal Laws as the Constitution and Laws for his land.[citation needed]
Depictions
[edit]Film and Television
[edit]The 1986 Bollywood film Palay Khan, directed by Ashim Samanta and produced by Shakti Samanta, provides a romanticized depiction of Palay Khan's campaign against the British. Palay was played by Jackie Shroff.[1][2]
The 1990 PTV drama series Palay Shah was produced as a tribute to his involvement in the freedom movement. The series had 13 episodes, and 75% of the drama was shot on-location in Balochistan.[citation needed]. Palay was played by Jamal Shah (whom also wrote the script for the series).[3][4]
Novels
[edit]A novel has been written on the life of Palay Khan in Urdu.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Palay Khan". BBFC. Archived from the original on 2024-02-13. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
- ^ "A Pathan Moustache Hair's Worth: Afghans in Bollywood, Bollywood in Afghanistan". Afghanistan Analysts Network - English (in Pashto). 2012-08-28. Archived from the original on 11 February 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
In Palay Khan (1986), Jackie Shroff portrays a definitely romanticised version of the real Pashtun rebel leader Palay Khan Khosti, who in the 1930s carried out an armed struggle in the area of Zhob, Baluchistan (back then Fort Sandeman). The exotic costumes and setting are far from accurate, but they certainly satisfy the sofa wanderlust of the public
- ^ Azam, Aiza. "Jamal Shah: Actor, Singer, Legend". www.youlinmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-29. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
Jamal also wrote the script for and had the lead role in Palay Shah, a drama series about the famed Baloch freedom fighter Palay Khan Khosti, who fought against the British Raj.
- ^ "Palay khan (1990) - IMDb". IBDb.com. Archived from the original on 2024-02-13. Retrieved 2024-02-13.