In 1999 , Manoj Punj directed a Punjabi feature film , Shaheed-e-Mohabbat Boota Singh , entirely based on the life story of Boota Singh . The movie stars Gurdas Maan as Boota Singh and Divya Dutta as Zainab . The music was composed by Amar Haldipur . It was an international hit and won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Punjabi at the 46th National Film Awards and was also screened at many national and international film festivals including the 1999 Vancouver International Film Festival and International Film Festival of India . Ishrat Rahmani wrote a novel on the love story , titled Muhabbat . The story is also have some details in an English book , Freedom at Midnight by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre and also influenced a 2007 Hollywood film , Partition , written by Patrica Finn and Vic Sarin , starring Jimi Mistry and Kristin Kreuk in lead roles
46th National Film Awards
46th National Film Awards
Boota Singh