Umro Ayyar
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{{Infobox character
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| nickname = Umro
| first = Hamzanama
| weapon = Suleimani
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| gender = Male
| home = Tilism-e-Hoshruba
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Umro Ayyar or Amar Ayyar is a fictional character, an ayyār,{{efn|A class warriors and outlaws in the medieval Islamic world.}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldcat.org/identities/ns-ayyar%20umro%20fictitious%20character/|title=Ayyar, Ê»Umro (Fictitious character) [WorldCat Identities]}}{{Cite journal|url=http://ojs.lgu.edu.pk/index.php/nooretahqeeq/article/view/138|title=عمر و عیار۔ داستانِ امیر حمزہ کا ایک دلچسپ کردار|first1=Dr Saeed|last1=Ahmad|first2=Ambar|last2=Fatima|date=1 March 2020|journal=Noor e Tahqeeq|volume=4|issue=13|pages=49–55|via=ojs.lgu.edu.pk}}
Modern Urdu authors like Zaheer Ahmed,{{Cite web|url=https://urdu-novels.org/umro-aur-botal-ka-jin-by-zaheer-ahmed-download-pdf.html|title=Umro Aur Botal Ka Jin by Zaheer Ahmed]|date=7 July 2019 }} Mazhar Kaleem,{{Cite web|url=https://www.bookspk.site/2017/03/umro-aur-veran-qila.html|title=Umro Aur Veran Qila by Mazhar Kaleem M.A]}} Safdar Shaheen and Akhter Rizvi{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/series/129512-tilism-i-hoshruba-umro-ayyar-collection|title=Tilism-i-Hoshruba: Umro Ayyar Collection Series}} have written various different stories about the character.
Summary
Umro Ayyar is a thief and the 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){{cite web |title=Zambeel – The legendary bag of tricks |url=https://zambeeldramaticreadings.wordpress.com/2013/04/28/zambeel-the-legendary-bag-of-tricks/ |website=Zambeel Dramatic Readings |language=en |date=28 April 2013}} 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
{{Excerpt|Hamzanama|Cultural influence}}
In fiction
=Films=
| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="1" | Film ! colspan="1" | Director ! colspan="1" | Played by |
| Chandrakanta (1956){{cite web |title=Chandrakanta (1956) |url=https://cinemaazi.com/film/Chandrakanta-1956 |website=Cinemaazi |language=en}}
|align="center" | G. P. Sippy | |
| Umro Ayyar - A New Beginning (2024)
| align="center" | Azfar Jafri | align="center" | Usman Mukhtar{{Cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/382619-usman-mukhtar-brings-back-the-legend-with-promising-first-look-of-umro-ayyar|title=Umro Ayyar: Usman Mukhtar revives the Persian legend of magic, adventure|website=Geo News|date=17 November 2021}} |
| Taalismaan (unreleased)
|align="center" | Ram Madhvani |align="center" | Amitabh Bachchan |
=Animated films=
| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="1" | Film ! colspan="1" | Director ! colspan="1" | Played by |
| The Chronicles of Umro Ayyar (unreleased)
| align="center" | Syed Arsalan Ali | align="center" | Afraz Rasool |
=Dramas=
| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="1" | Drama ! colspan="1" | Writer ! colspan="1" | Played by |
| Ainak Wala Jin (1993)
| align="center" | Abdul Hameed | align="center" | Nisar Butt{{Cite web|url=http://fun4all.com.pk/actor/nisar-butt/|title=NISAR BUTT in Ainak Wala Jin|website=FUN4ALL}} |
| Chandrakanta (1994){{cite web |title=Chandrakanta (1994) |url=https://indiancine.ma/CMMG/info |website=Indiancine.ma}}
|align="center" | Devaki Nandan Khatri |align="center" | Brahmachari |
| Kahani Chandrakanta Ki (2011)
|align="center" |Shrikant Vishvakarma |align="center" |Sparsh Sharma |
| Chandrakanta (2017){{cite web |title=Chandrakanta (2017) |url=https://indiancine.ma/BZRB/info |website=Indiancine.ma}}
|align="center" | Devaki Nandan Khatri |align="center" | Punit Talreja |
| Prem Ya Paheli – Chandrakanta (2017){{cite web |title=Prem Ya Paheli: Chandrakanta (2017) |url=https://indiancine.ma/CBTQ/info |website=Indiancine.ma}}
|align="center" | Devaki Nandan Khatri |align="center" | Chandan K Anand |
=Other books=
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