Inaugural Pakistani film.. Teri Yaad became the first ever released film but not the first film production in Pakistan. It was completed in a record time. Lahore was the third biggest film center in sub-Continent - after Bombay and Calcutta - and there were many films under production in 1947.
(See the list).
Director Luqman's Urdu film Shahida was actually the first "Pakistani film" which was started before partition and released in 1949. After partition, Do Kinaray was the inaugural film production by Ashiq Bhatti. Jihad was the second film by Zahoor Raja, which was released in 1950 and Teri Yaad was the third film by Deevan Sardari Lal.
Pakistan made film Kashmir Hamara Hay was the first ever released film on any Pakistani cinema but it was a documentary film and not a feature film. A journalist from Delhi Rafiq Chamman was producer of this film on Kashmir issue. This film was released on July 23, 1948 in Qaiser (now Imperial Cinema). (Thanks to Shaukat Ali Chheena)
5 weeks on Prabhat Cinema (Sanober and now Empire on McClod Road Lahore)
Also 5 weeks in Karachi's Empire Cinema
(Thanks to Mr. Shaukat Ali Cheena from Lahore)
Pakistans inaugural film Teri Yaad was released in Perbhat (Sanober) Cinema Lahore on August 7th, 1948. It was an Eid-ul-Fittar Day.
Teri Yaad was a dead flop film and the only attraction was film hero Nasir Khan, who was brother of the legendry Dillip Kumar. Asha Poslay was introduced as heroine, but she never became a successful film heroine. Her father Nath, was music director of this film.
Actors
Asha Poslay, Nasir Khan, Najma, Rani Kiran, Nazar, Zubiada, Jahangir, Master Ghulam Qadir, Sardar Mohammad, Ragni, Shola and Ghulam Mohammad
Director
Daud Chand
Producer & Story:
Deewan Sardari Laal became the first ever film producer in Pakistan...
Co-producer
D.P. Singha
Dialogs & Screenplay:
Khadim Myhayyuddin
Cinematography:
Raza Mir was a top class cinematographer and he was also successful as film director with Lakhon mein ek and Naag Munni...
(ass. Rashid, Farooq Ahmad)
Sound
Z.A. Baig (ass. Mushtaq Rizvi, M. Rafiq)
Eidtor
M.A. Latif (ass. S.K. Hussain)
Art, Setdesighner
Chodhary Sultan (ass: Ghulam Nabi, Fazal Ahmad)
Processing
Pyaray Khan (ass. Shamim, Sunnay Laboratory)
Studio Engineer
Latif Durrani
Production cheif
Ram Dial
Produc. Manager
M. Safdar
Mackup
Latif Hussain
Dresses
Altaf Hussain
Electrician
Dost Mohammad (ass. Rafiq Sarhadi, M. Ashraf)
Publicity
Hamid, Meraj
Still Photography
Abdullah
Studio
Pancholi Art Studio, Lahore
Music
Inayat Ali Naath
Lyrics
Tanvir Naqvi, Saif-ud-din Saif and Qateel Shafai became the first film poets in Pakistan.