List of Punjabi films of the 1950s
This is a list of Panjabi films of the 1950s. For a complete alphabetical list, see Category:Punjabi films.
1950s
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
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| 1950 | ||||||
| Bhaiyya Ji | Lekhraj Bhakri | |||||
| Posti | K.D. Mehra | Shyama, Manorama, Amarnath, Randhir, Majnu, Ramesh Thakur, Bhag Singh, Chand Burque, Moti Sood Majnu | Adventure, Comedy, Drama | IMDb | ||
| Madari | Rajendra Sharma | Kuldip Kaur, Om Prakash, Madan Puri, Meena Shorey, Suresh | Drama | IMDb | ||
| Chhai | Shankar Mehta | Jeevan, Kuldip Kaur, Painga, Pran, Sunder | Drama | IMDb | ||
| Balo | Kuldeep | Geeta Bali | Drama | IMDb | ||
| Beli | Masud Pervaiz | M. Ismail, Santosh Kumar, Sabiha Khanum, Shahina | Drama | Debut film for Sabiha Khanum and Santosh Kumar. | ||
| Gabhroo | Anwar Kamal Pasha | Shamim Bano, Santosh Kumar, Allauddin | Drama | Music by Ghulam Ahmed Chishti. | ||
| Laaray | Nazir | Sawarn Lata, Nazir, Nazar, Allauddin, Baba Alam Siaposh | Drama | The film was released on February 16, 1950 and had music by Ghulam Ahmed Chishti. | ||
| Shammi | Munshi Dil | Shammi, Santosh Kumar, Ajmal, Shola | Romance | A film produced by the famous playback singer and film studio owner Malika Pukhraj, music by Master Inayat Hussain. | ||
| 1951 | ||||||
| Mutiyar | Drama | IMDb | ||||
| Baisakhi | Rajender Sharma | Drama | IMDb | |||
| Phooman | Kuldeep | |||||
| Billo | Amjad Hussain | Najma, Darpan, M. Ismail | Romance | Debut film for film playback singer Zubaida Khanum, music by Ghulam Ahmed Chishti. | ||
| Chann Way | Madam Noor Jehan | Noor Jehan, Santosh Kumar, Jahangir, Yasmin, Ghulam Mohammed, Sultan Khost, Hamalia Wala and Salim Raza | Musical | Madam Noor Jehan started her film career in Pakistan as actress, singer and director.Super-hit music by Feroz Nizami. | ||
| Dilbar | Anwar Kamal Pasha | Najma, Darpan, M. Ismael | Romance | Music by Ghulam Ahmed Chishti | ||
| 1952 | ||||||
| Kaude Shah | Shanti Prakash Bakshi | Daljit, Miss Manju, Rajni, Th. Ramesh Nagpal, Jaswant, Mohan, Chand Burqe | ||||
| Jugni | Rajendra Sharma | Majnu, Roopmala, Sunder, Ramesh Thakur | Drama | IMDb | ||
| Lara Lappa | M.S. Dar | Ilyas Kashmiri, Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar | IMDb | |||
| Nath | Shafi Ejaz | Hafeez Jehan, Haseeb, Talish | Romance | Talish's debut film. | ||
| 1953 | ||||||
| Shehri Babu | Nazir | Sawarn Lata, Santosh Kumar, Nazar, M. Ismael, Allauddin, Zubaida Khanum and Inayat Hussain Bhatti | Romance Drama |
Film was released on June 13, 1953.Film producer Nazir gave music director Rasheed Attre his debut opportunity in Pakistan with this film and it had many super-hit film songs by him.It turned out to be a landmark movie for Pakistan in many areas besides its superb music and super-hit film songs. | ||
| 1954 | ||||||
| Ashtali | Shanti Prakash Bakshi | Daljit | IMDb | |||
| Shah Ji | Roopmala | Drama | IMDb | |||
| Vanjara | Shaminder Chahal | Amarnath, Chand Burke, Kamaldeep, Majnu, Sunder, Ramesh Thakur | Drama | IMDb | ||
| Chann Mahi | Anwar Kamal | Bahar Begum, M. Ismail, Asif Jah, Aslam Pervaiz, Nighat Sultana, Gul Zaman | IMDb | |||
| 1955 | ||||||
| Bulbul | Daud Chand | Asha Posley, Sudhir, Nazar, Zeenat Begum | Romance | Music by Ghulam Ahmed Chishti. | ||
| Heer | Nazir | Sawarn Lata, Inayat Hussain Bhatti, Zeenat Begum, Nazar, Rekha, Imdad and Ajmal | Romance Drama |
The film was released on October 28, 1955 and had hit music by Safdar Hussain.This was a debut film for Safdar Hussain and celebrated its Golden Jubilee mainly due to his superb music. | ||
| Patay Khan | M. A. Rasheed | Noor Jehan, Aslam Pervaiz, Zubaida Khanum, Zarif, Musarrat Nazir, Nazar, M. Ismael, Imdad Hussain, Hazin Qadri, Rekha, Allauddin | Drama | The film was released on November 18, 1955 and was a breakthrough film for music director Akhtar Hussain Akhian, younger brother of music director Master Inayat Hussain. | ||
| Pattan | Luqman | Musarrat Nazir, Santosh Kumar, Asha Posley, Nazar, Ajmal, M. Ismael, Ghulam Mohammed, Sultan Khoost, Diljeet Mirza and Allauddin | Drama | The film was released on May 24, 1955 with many super-hit film songs by music director Ghulam Ahmed Chishti. | ||
| 1956 | ||||||
| Chann Mahi | Anwar Kamal Pasha | Bahar, Aslam Pervaiz, Asif Jah, Rekha, Sheikh Iqbal, Gulraiz | Drama | The film was released on November 30, 1956 with music by Rasheed Attre with film song lyrics by Tufail Hoshiarpuri.Film had many super-hit songs by Zubaida Khanum. | ||
| Dulla Bhatti | M. S. Daar | Sabiha Khanum, Sudhir, Asha Posley, Asif Jah, Ghulam Mohammed, Sheikh Iqbal | Biography Drama |
The film was released on January 6, 1956 with super-hit music by Ghulam Ahmed Chishti and one landmark film song- "Waasta ee Rab Da Tuun Jaein Wey Kabootra", lyrics by Tufail Hoshiarpuri. | ||
| Guddi Gudda | Wali Sahib | Musarrat Nazir, Sudhir, Talish | Drama | The film was released on November 2, 1956 and film song lyrics by Wali Sahib, music by Ghulam Ahmed Chishti.A huge musical hit of 1956 and Wali Sahib's first film in Pakistan. | ||
| Jabroo | Muzaffar Tahir | Yasmin, Akmal Khan, Talish | Drama | Super-hit music by Ashiq Hussain, film song lyrics by Saghar Siddiqi and Sikedar. | ||
| Mahi Munda | M.J. Rana | Musarrat Nazir, Sudhir, Ajmal, Zarif, Nazar, Ilyas Kashmiri | Drama | The film was released on March 16, 1956.Music by Ghulam Ahmed Chishti with some super-hit film songs. | ||
| Morni | Shakoor Qadri | Yasmin, Inayat Hussain Bhatti, Nazar | Romance | Music by Ghulam Ahmed Chishti. | ||
| Peengaan | Amin Malik | Musarrat Nazir, Aslam Pervaiz, Allauddin | Romance | Music by Ghulam Ahmed Chishti, film song lyrics by Hazin Qadri. | ||
| 1957 | ||||||
| Hulare | O.P. Dutta | IMDb | ||||
| Muklawa | Rajinder Sharma | Om Prakash | Drama | IMDb | ||
| Bholay Khan | Jamil Mirza | Sabiha Khanum, Aslam Pervaiz, Neelo, Diljeet Mirza | Drama | A flop film of 1957. | ||
| Nooran | M.M. Billoo Mehra | Noor Jehan, Sudhir, Zeenat, Nazar, Ajmal, Maya Devi, Agha Salim Raza | Drama | The film was released on May 30, 1957 with many super-hit film songs by music director Safdar Hussain and lyrics by Hazin Qadri. | ||
| Palkan | Amin Malik | Musarrat Nazir, Akmal Khan, Allauddin, Zarif | Romance | An 'Average' film of 1957 with music by Ghulam Ahmed Chishti. | ||
| Sehti | M.J. Rana | Musarrat Nazir, Akmal Khan, Neelo, Talish | Drama | A flop film of 1957. | ||
| Yakke Wali | M. J. Rana | Musarrat Nazir, Sudhir, Neelo, Zeenat Begum, Ajmal, Ilyas Kashmiri, Rekha, Ghulam Mohammed, Iqbal Kashmiri, Zarif | Drama | The film was released on February 22, 1957.It had super-hit film songs by film song lyricist Ahmad Rahi and music by Ghulam Ahmed Chishti.A Golden Jubilee film. | ||
| Zulfaan | Agha Hussaini | Bahar, Aslam Pervaiz, Zeenat Begum | Romance | This film had music by Ghulam Ahmed Chishti, film song lyrics by Tufail Hoshiarpuri. | ||
| Pingan | ||||||
| 1958 | ||||||
| Nikki | Bina Khosla | |||||
| Choomantar | M.M. Billoo Mehra | Noor Jehan, Aslam Pervaiz, Laila, Zarif, Salim Raza, Allauddin | Drama, Romance | The film was released on April 21, 1958 with mega-hit music by Rafiq Ali, lyrics by Ahmad Rahi. | ||
| Ghar Jawai | M. Akram | Bahar, Sultan Rahi, A. Shah Shikarpuri, Asif Jah | Drama | A flop film of 1958 with music by Salim Iqbal. | ||
| Jagga | Meena Shorey, Aslam Pervaiz, Ilyas Kashmiri | Drama | A flop film of 1958. | |||
| Jatti | M.J. Rana | Musarrat Nazir, Sudhir, Neelo, Rangeela | Romance Drama |
Rangeela's debut film.Music by Ghulam Ahmed Chishti and song lyrics by Ahmad Rahi | ||
| Katchian Kalian | Amin Malik | Neelo, Aslam Pervaiz, Zarif, Ajmal | Romance | A flop film of 1958 with music by Akhtar Hussain. | ||
| Mukhra | Jafar Malik | Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, Asha Posley, Nazar, Ghulam Mohammed, Allauddin | Drama | The film was released on June 28, 1958, music by Rasheed Attre with mega-hit film songs and song lyrics by Waris Ludhianvi | ||
| Shiekh Chilli | Asif Jah | Sabiha Khanum, Aslam Pervaiz, Asif Jah | Comedy | Music by 'Salim Iqbal, their debut film. | ||
| 1959 | ||||||
| Bhangrha | Jugal Kishore | Nishi, Sunder, Khariti, Vimla, Satish, Ramlal & Majnu | IMDb | |||
| Pardesi Dhola | S.P Bakshi | B.M Vyas, Chand Burqie, Chaman Puri, Khairati, Jeevan, Tuntun | Romance | IMDb | ||
| Bachha Jamoora | Aslam Irani | Meena Shorey, Akmal Khan, Nayyar Sultana, Mazhar Shah, Allauddin, Zarif, Ilyas Kashmiri, Ajmal | Comedy | Music by Rafiq Ali. | ||
| Bodi Shah | Qalander Ahmad | Bahar, Akmal Khan, Zarif | Comedy | Music by Tufail Farooqi and film song lyrics by Tufail Hoshiarpuri | ||
| Jaidad | Riaz Ahmad Raju | Musarrat Nazir, Aslam Pervaiz, Shamim Ara, Allauddin | Drama | Music by Ashiq Hussain. | ||
| Kartar Singh | Saifuddin Saif | Musarrat Nazir, Sudhir, Bahar, Laila, Inayat Hussain Bhatti, Ajmal, Ghulam Muhammad, Fazal Haq, Zarif and Allauddin | Musical Drama |
One of the greatest ever Punjabi film produced in Pakistan. The film was released on June 18, 1959 and turned out to be a landmark movie for producer-director Saifuddin Saif and music Director Salim Iqbal. | ||
| Lukkan Mitti | Wali Sahib | Musarrat Nazir, Aslam Pervaiz, Neelo, Zarif | Musical Drama |
Debut film for music director Hassan Latif Lilak in Pakistan. | ||
| Naaji | Sabiha Khanum | Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar | Romance | First attempt as a film director by Sabiha Khanum. | ||
| Pardesan | M. Naseem | Noor Jehan, Aslam Pervaiz, Asha Posley, Zarif | Drama | The film was released on April 10, 1959 with music by Akhtar Hussain Akhian. | ||
| Suchche Moti | Sheikh Iqbal | Neelo, Ejaz Durrani, Talish | Romance Drama |
A flop film of 1959. | ||
| Yaar Beli | Khalil Qaiser | Musarrat Nazir, Sudhir, Neelo, zarif | Romance Drama |
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