Film posters from 1940
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7 Punjabi films from 1940
(2 Bombay,
3 Calcutta and 3 Lahore made films)
(Hindi/Urdu/Punjabi double version - Made in Bombay)
Director: Mehboob Khan
Music: Anil Biswas
Actors: Surendra, Sardar Akhtar, Ghulam Mohammad, Waheedan Bai, Sheti, Raj Kumar Sr.
(Punjabi - Made in Lahore)
Director: Roshan Lal Shorey
Music: Pandat Gobind Ram
Actors: Ragni, M.D. Kanwar, Majnu, Satish, Zahoor Shah, Zubaida Bano, Himmat Singh, Bilraj Mehta, Mehmood Khan, Satish, Nafees Begum, Thakar Himmat Singh
(Punjabi - Made in Calcutta)
Director: Raj Hans
Music: Dhomi Khan
Actors: Willait Begum, Gul Zaman, Pushpa Rani, Sundar Singh, Abdur Rehman Kashmiri
(Punjabi - Made in Calcutta)
Director: Raj Hans
Music: Sheyam Sundar
Actors: Pushpa Rani, Wazir Begum, Ranjeet Kumari, P.N. Bali, Dar Kashmiri
(Punjabi - Made in Lahore)
Director: Raj Hans
Music: Dhomi Khan
Actors: Gul Zaman, Pushpa Rani, Nazeer Begum, Sundar Das, Haidar Bandi, A.R. Kabuli
(Punjabi - Made in Bombay)
Director: Prafulla Roy, K. Sharma
Music:
Actors: Mukhtar Begum, Nissar, Sultana Bano, Ranjit Kumari, Kala, Fida Husain
(Punjabi - Made in Calcutta)
Director: ?
Music: ?
Actors: Monika, Karan Divan
(Punjabi - Made in Lahore)
Director: Moti B. Gidwani
Music: Master Ghulam Haidar
Actors: Noorjahan, M. Ismael, Ajmal, Anjana, Pran, Durga Mota, Shayama, Dev Dutt, Shah, Manjula, Kuldip, S. Paul, Luddan
3 Lahore made films from 1940
(0 Silent, 0 Hindi/Urdu and 3 Punjabi films)
| 1. | (Punjabi - 1940)Director: Roshan Lal Shorey
Actors: Ragni, M.D. Kanwar, Majnu, Satish, Zahoor Shah, Zubaida Bano, Himmat Singh, Bilraj Mehta, Mehmood Khan, Satish, Nafees Begum, Thakar Himmat Singh |
| 2. | (Punjabi - 1940)Director: Raj Hans
Actors: Gul Zaman, Pushpa Rani, Nazeer Begum, Sundar Das, Haidar Bandi, A.R. Kabuli |
| 3. | (Punjabi - 1940)Director: Moti B. Gidwani
Actors: Noorjahan, M. Ismael, Ajmal, Anjana, Pran, Durga Mota, Shayama, Dev Dutt, Shah, Manjula, Kuldip, S. Paul, Luddan |
1 Muslim stories films from 1940
(0 Silent, 1 Hindi/Urdu and 0 Punjabi films)
(1 Bombay, 0 Calcutta and 0 Lahore films)
| 1. | (Hindi/Urdu - 1940)Director: Rustam Movie
Actors: Leela Chitnis, K. Pawar, Mohammad Ishaq, Ghulam Mohammad, Feroz Dastoor, Mainika, Meera, Mehboob, Abubakar |
4 Folk stories films from 1940
(0 Silent, 2 Hindi/Urdu and 3 Punjabi films)
(2 Bombay, 1 Calcutta and 1 Lahore films)
| 1. | (Hindi/Urdu/Punjabi double version - 1940)Director: Mehboob Khan
Actors: Surendra, Sardar Akhtar, Ghulam Mohammad, Waheedan Bai, Sheti, Raj Kumar Sr. |
| 2. | (Punjabi - 1940)Director: Roshan Lal Shorey
Actors: Ragni, M.D. Kanwar, Majnu, Satish, Zahoor Shah, Zubaida Bano, Himmat Singh, Bilraj Mehta, Mehmood Khan, Satish, Nafees Begum, Thakar Himmat Singh |
| 3. | (Hindi/Urdu - 1940)Director: Nano Bhai Wakeel
Actors: Anod Rani, Anil Kumar, Sarojni, Bibi |
| 4. | (Punjabi - 1940)Director: Raj Hans
Actors: Pushpa Rani, Wazir Begum, Ranjeet Kumari, P.N. Bali, Dar Kashmiri |
8 hit films from 1940
(0 Silent, 6 Hindi/Urdu and 2 Punjabi films)
(4 Bombay, 3 Calcutta and 1 Lahore films)
| 1. | (Hindi/Urdu - 1940)Director: Chando Lal Shah
Actors: Gohar, Moti Lal, Vasanti, Mazhar Khan, Yaqoob, Sitara, Raj Kumari, Tarlok Kapoor |
| 2. | (Hindi/Urdu - 1940)Director: N.R. Acharya
Actors: Leela Chintis, Ashok Kumar, Suresh, Arun Kumar, Shah Nawaz, Petha Wala |
| 3. | (Hindi/Urdu - 1940)Director: Debaki Bose
Actors: Leela Desai, Najmul Hussain, Jagdish Sethi, Wasti, Sethi, R.P, Kooper, Nand Kishor, Panna Kapoor |
| 4. | (Hindi/Urdu - 1940)Director: A.R. Kardar
Actors: Madhuri, Prithviraj Kapoor, Khatoon, Sanalni, Noor Mohammad Charlie, Sitara, Yaqoob, Tarlok Kapoor |
| 5. | (Hindi/Urdu - 1940)Director: Najam Naqvi
Actors: Sinha Parbhadhan, Kishor Sahu, Shah Nawaz, Mumtaz Ali, Patha Wala, Mumtaz Begum, Injli Devi |
| 6. | (Punjabi - 1940)Director: ?
Actors: Monika, Karan Divan |
| 7. | (Punjabi - 1940)Director: Moti B. Gidwani
Actors: Noorjahan, M. Ismael, Ajmal, Anjana, Pran, Durga Mota, Shayama, Dev Dutt, Shah, Manjula, Kuldip, S. Paul, Luddan |
| 8. | (Hindi/Urdu - 1940)Director: P.C. Barua
Actors: Kundan Lal Saigal, Jumna, Pahari, Sanial, Asha Lata, Sitara, Munawar Bano, Manorma, Bukram Kapoor |
98 released films in 1940
(0 Silent,
91 Hindi/Urdu and
8 Punjabi films)
(88 Bombay,
7 Calcutta and 3 Lahore made films)
(An alphabetically list)
| 4. | Abla (Hindi/Urdu - 1940) |
| 9. | Akela (Hindi/Urdu - 1940) |
| 13. | Andhi (Hindi/Urdu - 1940) |
| 17. | Aurat (Hindi/Urdu - 1940) |
| 18. | Azad (Hindi/Urdu - 1940) |
| 38. | Geeta (Hindi/Urdu - 1940) |
| 44. | Hewan (Hindi/Urdu - 1940) |
| 47. | Holi (Hindi/Urdu - 1940) |
| 59. | Laxmi (Hindi/Urdu - 1940) |
| 68. | Pagal (Hindi/Urdu - 1940) |
| 70. | Pooja (Hindi/Urdu - 1940) |
| 74. | Pyar (Hindi/Urdu - 1940) |
| 75. | Qaidi (Hindi/Urdu - 1940) |
| 88. | Suhag (Hindi/Urdu - 1940) |
| 94. | Waada (Hindi/Urdu - 1940) |
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