Pakistan Film History
Pre-Partition Films
A database on Indo-Pak films from 1913-47
Pakistan Film Magazine presents a database on
3026 prePartition films, which were produced in India and Pakistan before 1947. These incomplete information's are from Lahore, Bombay and Calcutta film studios and on Hindi/Urdu and Punjabi films only. There are 1249 Silent, 1729 Hindi/Urdu and 43 Punjabi films. 1287 film songs are listed as well.
An Urdu article on 100 Years of Indo-Pak films is also included.
Punjabi film history
- Lahore-made inaugurated film Heer Ranjha (1932) was first ever Punjabi film in India & Pakistan.
- Melody Queen (Baby) Noor Jehan was introduced in first Calcutta-made Punjabi film Shiela as Pind di Kurri (1936).
- Calcutta-made film Heer Syal (1938) was first super hit Silver jubilee Punjabi film.
- Lahore-made film Gul Bakavli (1939) was first blockbuster Punjabi film.
- Ragni was introduced in film Dulla Bhatti (1940). She was first super star film heroine in Lahore based films.
- Lahore-made Punjabi film Yamla Jatt (1940) was first film of legendary Indian villain actor Pran.
- Ali Baba 40 Chor (1940) was first double version Hindi/Urdu/Punjabi film, which was made by the great film director Mehboob Khan.
- The legendary music director Khawaja Khursheed Anwar was introduced in Bombay-made Punjabi film Kurmai (1941). This film was the only Punjabi film, which was produced by the pioneer of Lahore film industry, great film director A.R. Kardar.
- Lahore-made film Mangti (1942) was first Golden jubilee Punjabi film. Renowned film director Masood Parvez was hero in this film.
- The legendary playback singer Mohammad Rafi was introduced in Lahore-made Punjabi film Gul Baloch (1944).
- Great music director Master Inayat Hussain was introduced in Lahore-made Punjabi film Kamli (1946), which was also the last released Punjabi film before partition.
19 Lahore made Punjabi films
6 Bombay made Punjabi films
15 Calcutta made Punjabi films
13 hit Punjabi films
(9 from Lahore, 1 from Bombay and 3 from Calcutta)
2 prePartition Sindhi films
1 prePartition Pashto film
40 prePartition Punjabi films
(19 Punjabi films from Lahore, 6 from Bombay and 16 from Calcutta)
Alphabetically order
129 songs from prePartition Punjabi films
(incomplete figures..!)
Main playback singers/musicians/lyricists
Noorjahan
13 songs
Shamshad Begum
15 songs
Zeenat Begum
21 songs
Munawar Sultana
0 songs
Master Ghulam Haider
24 songs
Pandit Amarnath
9 songs
G.A. Chishti
1 songs
Aziz Kashmiri
17 songs
1. | 1932 (Film: Heer Ranjha - Punjabi)Singer(s): ?, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
2. | 1932 (Film: Heer Ranjha - Punjabi)Singer(s): ?, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
3. | 1932 (Film: Heer Ranjha - Punjabi)Singer(s): Anwari Begum, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
4. | 1935 (Film: Ishq-e-Punjab - Punjabi)Singer(s): Khurshid, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
5. | 1937 (Film: Heer Syal - Punjabi)Singer(s): ?, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
6. | 1937 (Film: Heer Syal - Punjabi)Singer(s): ?, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
7. | 1937 (Film: Heer Syal - Punjabi)Singer(s): ?, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
8. | 1937 (Film: Heer Syal - Punjabi)Singer(s): Balo, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
9. | 1937 (Film: Heer Syal - Punjabi)Singer(s): Balo, A.R. Kashmiri, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
10. | 1937 (Film: Heer Syal - Punjabi)Singer(s): ?, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
11. | 1937 (Film: Heer Syal - Punjabi)Singer(s): Karim Bakhsh, Shamshad Begum, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
12. | 1937 (Film: Heer Syal - Punjabi)Singer(s): ?, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
13. | 1937 (Film: Heer Syal - Punjabi)Singer(s): ?, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
14. | 1937 (Film: Heer Syal - Punjabi)Singer(s): Balo, A.R. Kashmiri, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
15. | 1937 (Film: Heer Syal - Punjabi)Singer(s): ?, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
16. | 1937 (Film: Heer Syal - Punjabi)Singer(s): Karim Bakhsh, Shamshad Begum, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
17. | 1937 (Film: Heer Syal - Punjabi)Singer(s): ?, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
18. | 1937 (Film: Heer Syal - Punjabi)Singer(s): ?, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
19. | 1937 (Film: Heer Syal - Punjabi)Singer(s): ?, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
20. | 1937 (Film: Heer Syal - Punjabi)Singer(s): Balo, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
21. | 1937 (Film: Heer Syal - Punjabi)Singer(s): Baby Noorjahan & Co., Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
22. | 1937 (Film: Heer Syal - Punjabi)Singer(s): Balo, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
23. | 1937 (Film: Heer Syal - Punjabi)Singer(s): ?, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
24. | 1937 (Film: Heer Syal - Punjabi)Singer(s): ?, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
32. | 1937 (Film: Shiela as Pind Di Kuri - Punjabi)Singer(s): A.R. Kashmiri, Haider Bandi, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
34. | 1937 (Film: Shiela as Pind Di Kuri - Punjabi)Singer(s): A.R. Kashmiri, Haider Bandi, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
36. | 1937 (Film: Shiela as Pind Di Kuri - Punjabi)Singer(s): Nawab Begum, K.L. Rajpal, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
41. | 1938 (Film: Sassi Punnu - Punjabi)Singer(s): ?, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
42. | 1938 (Film: Sassi Punnu - Punjabi)Singer(s): Baby Noorjahan, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
43. | 1939 (Film: Gul Bakavli - Punjabi)Singer(s): Tamancha Jan, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
44. | 1939 (Film: Gul Bakavli - Punjabi)Singer(s): Suriya Jabeen, Master Ghulam Haider, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
45. | 1939 (Film: Gul Bakavli - Punjabi)Singer(s): Babay Noorjahan, Suriya Jabeen, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
46. | 1939 (Film: Gul Bakavli - Punjabi)Singer(s): Suriya Jabeen, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
47. | 1939 (Film: Gul Bakavli - Punjabi)Singer(s): Suriya Jabeen, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
48. | 1939 (Film: Gul Bakavli - Punjabi)Singer(s): Noorjahan, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
49. | 1939 (Film: Gul Bakavli - Punjabi)Singer(s): Baby Noorjahan, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
50. | 1939 (Film: Sohni Mehinwal - Punjabi)Singer(s): Umrao Zia Begum, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
51. | 1940 (Film: Yamla Jatt - Punjabi)Singer(s): Master Ghulam Haider, Shamshad Begum, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
52. | 1940 (Film: Yamla Jatt - Punjabi)Singer(s): Master Ghulam Haider, Shamshad Begum, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
53. | 1940 (Film: Yamla Jatt - Punjabi)Singer(s): Noorjahan, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
54. | 1940 (Film: Yamla Jatt - Punjabi)Singer(s): Noorjahan, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
55. | 1940 (Film: Yamla Jatt - Punjabi)Singer(s): Shamshad Begum, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
56. | 1940 (Film: Yamla Jatt - Punjabi)Singer(s): Noorjahan, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
57. | 1940 (Film: Yamla Jatt - Punjabi)Singer(s): Master Ghulam Haider, Shamshad Begum, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
58. | 1940 (Film: Yamla Jatt - Punjabi)Singer(s): Master Ghulam Haider, Shamshad Begum, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
59. | 1941 (Film: Chatra Bakvali - Punjabi)Singer(s): Mukhtar Begum, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
60. | 1941 (Film: Chatra Bakvali - Punjabi)Singer(s): Mukhtar Begum, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
61. | 1941 (Film: Chaudhry - Punjabi)Singer(s): Noorjahan, Master Ghulam Haider, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
62. | 1941 (Film: Chaudhry - Punjabi)Singer(s): Master Ghulam Haider, Noorjahan, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
63. | 1941 (Film: Chaudhry - Punjabi)Singer(s): Noorjahan, Master Ghulam Haider, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
64. | 1941 (Film: Chaudhry - Punjabi)Singer(s): Shamshad Begum & Co., Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
65. | 1941 (Film: Chaudhry - Punjabi)Singer(s): Shamshad Begum & Co., Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
66. | 1941 (Film: Chaudhry - Punjabi)Singer(s): Noorjahan, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
67. | 1941 (Film: Dulla Bhatti - Punjabi)Singer(s): ?, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
68. | 1941 (Film: Dulla Bhatti - Punjabi)Singer(s): Rasheed Begum, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
69. | 1941 (Film: Dulla Bhatti - Punjabi)Singer(s): Rasheed Begum, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
70. | 1941 (Film: Dulla Bhatti - Punjabi)Singer(s): ?, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
71. | 1941 (Film: Ik Musafir - Punjabi)Singer(s): Manika, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
72. | 1941 (Film: Ik Musafir - Punjabi)Singer(s): ?, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
73. | 1941 (Film: Ik Musafir - Punjabi)Singer(s): Majnu, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
74. | 1941 (Film: Ik Musafir - Punjabi)Singer(s): Kohli, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
75. | 1941 (Film: Kurmai - Punjabi)Singer(s): Rajkumari, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
76. | 1941 (Film: Kurmai - Punjabi)Singer(s): G.M. Durrani, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
77. | 1941 (Film: Kurmai - Punjabi)Singer(s): Iqbal Begum, Rajkumari, G.M. Durrani, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
78. | 1941 (Film: Kurmai - Punjabi)Singer(s): Rajkumari, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
79. | 1941 (Film: Kurmai - Punjabi)Singer(s): Rajkumari, Iqbal Begum, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
80. | 1941 (Film: Sehti Murad - Punjabi)Singer(s): Umrao Zia Begum, Master Ghulam Haider, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
81. | 1941 (Film: Sehti Murad - Punjabi)Singer(s): Umrao Zia Begum, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
82. | 1941 (Film: Sehti Murad - Punjabi)Singer(s): Shamshad Begum, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
83. | 1942 (Film: Gowandhi - Punjabi)Singer(s): ?, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
84. | 1942 (Film: Gowandhi - Punjabi)Singer(s): S.D. Batish, Zeenat Begum, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
85. | 1942 (Film: Gowandhi - Punjabi)Singer(s): S.D. Batish, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
86. | 1942 (Film: Gowandhi - Punjabi)Singer(s): Zeenat Begum, Iqbal Begum & Co., Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
87. | 1942 (Film: Gowandhi - Punjabi)Singer(s): S.D. Batish, Zeenat Begum, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
88. | 1942 (Film: Gowandhi - Punjabi)Singer(s): S.D. Batish & Co., Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
89. | 1942 (Film: Mangti - Punjabi)Singer(s): Zeenat Begum, ?, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
90. | 1942 (Film: Mangti - Punjabi)Singer(s): Zeenat Begum , Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
91. | 1942 (Film: Mangti - Punjabi)Singer(s): Zeenat Begum, Rehamat Bai, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
92. | 1942 (Film: Mangti - Punjabi)Singer(s): Nand Lal Noorpuri, Zeenat Begum , Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
93. | 1942 (Film: Mangti - Punjabi)Singer(s): Zeenat Begum, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
94. | 1942 (Film: Mangti - Punjabi)Singer(s): Zeenat Begum, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
95. | 1942 (Film: Mangti - Punjabi)Singer(s): Zeenat Begum & Co., Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
96. | 1942 (Film: Mangti - Punjabi)Singer(s): Zeenat Begum, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
97. | 1942 (Film: Mangti - Punjabi)Singer(s): Zeenat Begum, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
98. | 1942 (Film: Mangti - Punjabi)Singer(s): Zeenat Begum , Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
99. | 1942 (Film: Patwari - Punjabi)Singer(s): Shamshad Begum, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
100. | 1942 (Film: Patwari - Punjabi)Singer(s): Shamshad Begum, Zeenat Begum, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
101. | 1942 (Film: Patwari - Punjabi)Singer(s): Zeenat Begum, Shamshad Begum & Co., Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
102. | 1942 (Film: Patwari - Punjabi)Singer(s): Naseem Akhtar, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
103. | 1942 (Film: Patwari - Punjabi)Singer(s): Shamshad Begum, ?, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
104. | 1942 (Film: Patwari - Punjabi)Singer(s): Shamshad Begum, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
105. | 1942 (Film: Ravi Par - Punjabi)Singer(s): Rajkumari, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
106. | 1942 (Film: Ravi Par - Punjabi)Singer(s): Rajkumari, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
107. | 1942 (Film: Ravi Par - Punjabi)Singer(s): Rajkumari, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
108. | 1942 (Film: Ravi Par - Punjabi)Singer(s): Rajkumari, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
109. | 1942 (Film: Ravi Par - Punjabi)Singer(s): G.M. Durrani, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
110. | 1944 (Film: Gul Baloch - Punjabi)Singer(s): ?, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
111. | 1944 (Film: Gul Baloch - Punjabi)Singer(s): ??, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
112. | 1944 (Film: Gul Baloch - Punjabi)Singer(s): ?, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
113. | 1944 (Film: Gul Baloch - Punjabi)Singer(s): ?, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
114. | 1944 (Film: Gul Baloch - Punjabi)Singer(s): ?, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
115. | 1944 (Film: Gul Baloch - Punjabi)Singer(s): ?, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
116. | 1944 (Film: Gul Baloch - Punjabi)Singer(s): ?, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
117. | 1944 (Film: Gul Baloch - Punjabi)Singer(s): Zeenat Begum, Mohammad Rafi, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
118. | 1944 (Film: Gul Baloch - Punjabi)Singer(s): ?, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
119. | 1944 (Film: Gul Baloch - Punjabi)Singer(s): ?, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
120. | 1944 (Film: Gul Baloch - Punjabi)Singer(s): ???, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
121. | 1944 (Film: Koel - Punjabi)Singer(s): Zeenat Begum , Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
122. | 1944 (Film: Koel - Punjabi)Singer(s): Zeenat Begum , Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
123. | 1944 (Film: Koel - Punjabi)Singer(s): Zeenat Begum , Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
124. | 1944 (Film: Koel - Punjabi)Singer(s): Zeenat Begum , Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
125. | 1944 (Film: Koel - Punjabi)Singer(s): Zeenat Begum , Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
126. | 1944 (Film: Nikathu - Punjabi)Singer(s): ?, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
127. | 1946 (Film: Kamli - Punjabi)Singer(s): ?, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
128. | 1946 (Film: Kamli - Punjabi)Singer(s): ?, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
129. | 1946 (Film: Kamli - Punjabi)Singer(s): ?, Music: , Poet: , Actor(s): |
Mala(1965)
Poonji(1943)
Rattan(1944)
Najma(1943)
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