List of Pakistani films before 1950
Appearance
A list of films produced in Pakistan before 1950:
1948-1949
1948 | ||||||
Opening | Title | Gener | Director | Cast | Notes | |
7 August | Teri Yaad | Drama | Daud Chand | Asha Posley, Nasir Khan, Najma, Kiran, Rani, Ghulam Mohammad, Sardar Mohammad, Ghulam Qadir, Nazar & Jahangir | Teri Yaad became the first ever released film in Pakistan. The film was released on August 7, 1948 and this film started Pakistan on its own path to building up its new film industry after independence in 1947. | |
1949 | ||||||
Opening | Title | Gener | Director | Cast | Notes | |
28 July | Pheray | Musical | Nazir | Sawarn Lata, Nazir Ahmed Khan, M. Ismael, Nazar, Zeenat, Maya Devi, Alam Siaposh | Pheray was the first ever Punjabi film produced in Pakistan and it celebrated its Silver Jubilee. The film was released on August 3, 1949. | |
Sachai | Romance film | Sawarn Lata, Nazir Ahmed Khan, Majeed | ||||
19 March | Shahida | Drama | Luqman | Shamim, Nasir Khan, Shakir, Hamaliya Wala | Shahida was actually the first "Pakistani film" which was started before partition and released on March 19, 1949. |
External links
- Search Pakistani film - IMDB.com, Most Popular Films of Pakistan on IMDb website, Retrieved 30 March 2016