Jatt Jeona Mour (film)


Jatt Jeona Morh, released in 1991, is a Punjabi-language Indian film directed by Ravinder Ravi and starring Gugu Gill and Gurkirtan. It is based on the life of Daaku Jatt Jeona Morh. It became all-time blockbuster in Punjab.

Plot

Jeona Morh, was an extremely strong and religious young Jatt guy who was a devotee of Mata Naina Devi. he eventually became a bandit and robbed many villages. He lived during the British Raj in Punjab. Before turning to a life of crime, he lived happily with his brother and his wife. Morh's brother was an undercover bandit, and the only person who had knowledge of this was his dearest friend, Dogar, who later reported him to the police; as there was a hefty reward on his head. During his brother's arrest, the corrupted police severely beat his brother's pregnant wife and eventually killed her. Morh's brother was convicted and sent to "Kala Pani" Prison. Jeona Morh fled into the jungles where he met a gang of bandits and eventually became their leader and vowed to take revenge. Jeona Morh had murdered every person who had any involvement in the ill-treatment of his family before finally being shot multiple times to death. His real-life Samadhi is at the base of the foothill of the Naina Devi Temple overlooking Gobind Sagar lake created by the Bhakra-Nangal Dam.

Cast

There have been multiple music tracks relating to 'Jeona Morh', sung by the biggest artists in the bhangra industry, including: