Pakistan Film History

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Some facts from Pakistan history..

Pakistan Film History - archive

31-01-2017
: Pakistan lifts ban on screening of Indian films
28-02-2016
: A Girl in the River: Another Oscar Award for Pakistan..!
20-11-2015
: Film Devdas released as Ishq Nay Ham Ko Loota..
11-02-2014
: Bomb blast in Shama cinema Peshawar
02-02-2014
: Bomb blast in Picture House cinema Peshawar
19-10-2013
: Shaan's film Waar won the Eid battle..!
21-09-2013
: Postage stamp on Madam Noorjahan
30-08-2013
: Neuplex Cinema in Karachi
08-06-2013
: Naheed Akhtar sang after 22 years..!
11-05-2013
: Haml-o-Mah Gunj will be released soon
06-01-2013
: Shatrughan Sinha attended wedding of grandson of dictator Zia
21-09-2012
: A Black Day for Pakistani Cinemas
31-07-2012
: Only 11% cine gore in Pakistan
20-05-2012
: Pakistan won film award in SAARC film festival
24-04-2012
: Shabnam and Robin Gosh visited Pakistan
26-02-2012
: Saving Face: Pakistan won its first Oscar Award..!
18-11-2011
: Reema married in USA
02-08-2011
: Wohti Lay Kay Jani A celebrated silver jubilee
23-03-2010
: Sitara-e-Imtiaz to Waheed Murad..!
24-03-2009
: Majajan - 300 weeks and 3 years run..!
31-12-2008
: Very poor business of Indian movies in Pakistan
31-12-2007
: A terrible year for Pakistan..!
23-04-2006
: Indian movies again on Pakistani cinemas
13-04-2006
: The Qur'an reading at Metropole cinema..!!!
31-12-2005
: Cinema crises continued..
24-07-2005
: Saima married Syed Noor
01-02-2005
: First film channel in Pakistan
31-12-2004
: Record Pashto film business..!
31-12-2004
: Shaan & Saima's diamond jubilee as pair
31-12-2003
: A disastrous year for film business
17-08-2003
: Khamosh Pani - A Pakistani film won the first prize in Switzerland
06-08-2003
: Golden jubilee for Yousuf Khan
23-03-2003
: Sitara-e-Imtiaz to Ahmad Rushdi..!
19-07-2002
: Pakistani film with Indian Singers..
23-08-2001
: Punjabi movies - again violent..!
23-12-2000
: Madam Noorjahan died
29-03-1999
: Saima & Shaan era started..
07-11-1998
: Jinnah - A film on Qaid-e-Azam
25-10-1998
: Choorian - a great comeback by Punjabi movies
16-10-1998
: Sahiba and Jan Rambo married
16-08-1997
: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan died
31-12-1996
: Revival of Urdu movies in this year
09-01-1996
: Sultan Rahi assassinated..!
14-04-1995
: First diamond jubilee Urdu film in Lahore - Munda Bigra Jaye
31-12-1994
: Many big artists passed away..
24-12-1993
: Syed Noor as film director
22-10-1993
: Moin Akhtar failed on silver screen
31-12-1992
: Non-film singers on silver screen..
12-06-1992
: Umar Sharif as hero..!
31-12-1991
: Pashto movies dominating..!
06-09-1991
: Amazing Masood Rana..!
31-12-1990
: Some big new comers..!
27-04-1990
: Pakistani movie footage in the international media
07-05-1989
: Double version Punjabi/Urdu movies..
25-07-1988
: Nadeem in Punjabi movies..!
07-08-1987
: Sudhir ends his film career
07-08-1987
: Shabnam in Punjabi movies..!
31-12-1986
: Co-productions movies
31-12-1986
: 100 movies in this year..!
02-06-1986
: Nanha committed suicide..!
01-09-1985
: Javed Sheikh married Salma Agha
14-11-1984
: Iqbal Hassan killed in a car accident..!
31-12-1983
: Decline of Urdu movies
14-01-1982
: Aina ends it run after 5 years..!
23-05-1980
: Some Indian movies released in Pakistan after dictators orders..!
11-01-1980
: First Platinum jubilee Urdu film in Lahore - Bandish
03-11-1979
: Nanha and Ali Ejaz as comedy heroes
11-02-1979
: Gandasa culture started in Pakistani movies..
31-12-1978
: Decline of Pakistani films began..!
22-09-1978
: Firdous lost her property..
12-05-1978
: Shabnam Rape Case
03-03-1978
: Ejaz in jail in London..
05-02-1978
: Babra Sharif and Shahid married
18-03-1977
: Film Aina became a record breaking film
31-12-1976
: Hat tricks of more than 100 movies pr. year
17-12-1976
: First Pakistan made English film Beyond the last Mountain
29-04-1976
: Munawar Zarif died..!
31-12-1975
: A Golden year..!
31-10-1975
: Allah-o-Akbar - An Islamic documentary film
23-08-1974
: Khatarnak Awami Dour..!
07-12-1973
: First Siraiki film in Pakistan - Dhian Nimania
14-09-1973
: Munawar Zarif became hero
28-05-1973
: NAFDEC, National Film Development Corporation
01-10-1972
: Legendary writer Riaz Shahid died
30-12-1971
: Film director Zaheer Rehan disappeared..!
16-12-1971
: Pakistan lost East Pakistan..!
28-04-1971
: Noorjahan and Ejaz seperated..!
01-12-1970
: First Pashto film in Pakistan - Yousuf Khan Sher Bano
01-12-1970
: First Gujarati film in Pakistan - Maa tay Maa
09-08-1970
: PPP leader Amin Fahim married Dina Laila
17-10-1969
: First diamond jubilee film in Pakistan - Zarqa
28-09-1969
: Nadeem married
31-12-1968
: More than 100 movies released first time..!
22-12-1968
: First color Punjabi film in Pakistan - 5 Darya
19-04-1968
: Khana-e-Khuda - first Iranian film in Pakistan
09-08-1967
: Amazing record by Bashir Ahmad in film Darshan
11-06-1967
: Akmal died..!
31-12-1966
: Super Stars era started..
29-09-1966
: Zeba & Mohammad Ali married..
12-08-1966
: Son of Pakistan - a Dacca based Bengali film
17-12-1965
: Malangi - double golden jubilee film..
17-12-1965
: Ritz cinema's gallery collapsed!
03-12-1965
: First cinema scope film in Pakistan - Mala
19-11-1965
: First Platinum jubilee film in Pakistan - Jeedar
06-09-1965
: Indian movies banned in Pakistan..
11-02-1965
: Neelo's and the military regime..!
23-04-1964
: First color film in Pakistan - Sangam
30-08-1963
: Allauddin as solo hero..
31-12-1962
: Many big artists discovered..
01-12-1962
: Nayyar Sultana married Darpan
24-11-1961
: The last film as actress for Noorjahan
27-10-1961
: Gul Bakavli - first B/W film with colour songs..
30-10-1960
: Zarif died..
17-06-1960
: Noorjahan as playback singer..
19-10-1959
: Noorjahan and Ejaz married
18-06-1959
: Kartar Singh - a great film released..
25-05-1959
: Jago Hua Savera - the inugarual Dhaka based Urdu film..
01-10-1958
: Sabiha and Santosh married..
22-02-1957
: Film Yakkay Wali created all time business record..!
03-08-1956
: First Bengali film in Pakistan - Mukh-o-Mukhush
12-03-1956
: Umar Marvi - first Sindhi film in Pakistan..
10-06-1955
: First Karachi made film - Hamari Zuban
18-11-1954
: First banned film in Pakistan - Ruhi
09-07-1954
: Jaal movement
24-06-1953
: Noorjehan & Nazar Mohammad scandal..
29-03-1952
: Dopatta was a big hit..
29-03-1951
: Madam Noorjahan in Pakistan..!
04-02-1951
: Film name changed after protest..!
07-04-1950
: First silver jubilee Urdu film in Pakistan - 2 Aansoo
18-11-1949
: Evernews Pictures first film Mundri
28-07-1949
: First super hit film in Pakistan - Pheray
18-03-1949
: First silver jubilee Pakistani film in India - Shahida
07-08-1948
: Lahore film industry after the partition..
07-08-1948
: First feature film in Pakistan - Teri Yaad
23-07-1948
: Kashmir Hamara Hay - The first documentary film in Pakistani cinemas
16-02-1948
: First film studio in Pakistan inaugurated..


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