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First Silver Jubilee Punjabi Film..
The first ever Punjabi and the sixth film in the list of released Pakistani films celebrated a great success in cinemas. Veteran Producer and Director Nazir got the honour to become the first Silver Jubilee film maker. He was also the only choice as hero in 1949.
Pakistan's largest film company Evernew Pictures released it's first film Mundri, it was a Punjabi film.
Debutants:
Actors: Sudhir, M. Ismael and Ajmal in Hichkolay, Ragni and Ilyas Kashmiri in Mundri, Hamaliya Wala in Shahida, Agha Salim Raza in Ghalt Fehmi, Sawarn Lata, Nazir and Azad in Sachai and Zeenat and Allauddin in Pheray.
Musicians: Inayat Hussain in Hachkolay, Ghulam Haidar in Shahida and G.A. Chishti in Sachai
Poet: Baba Alam Siyaposh
Singer: Inayat Hussain Bhatti
Eid Day's:
(1 Punjabi film)
1 film on Eid-ul-Fittar (1368 hijri), Friday, July 29, 1949
0 Urdu: -
1 Punjabi: Pheray
0 film on Eid-ul-Azha (1368 hijri), Tuesday, October 4, 1949
0 Urdu: -
0 Punjabi: -
Remarkable Musical Movies
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Sawarn Lata |
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Pakistans first ever Silver Jubilee hit film
Anees Pictures
Pheray
Punjabi
Realesed on Eid-ul-Fittar, Thursday, July 28, 1949 |
Pakistans first ever produced Punjabi film Pheray was a re-make of Nazirs Indian urdu/hindi film "Gaon ki Gori" (1945). It was a big musical hit and the Music Director G. A. Chishti wrote, composed and recorded six songs of this film in a single day! Chishti was also the most productive Music Director in the first 25 years of Pakistan.
Film Business:
Lahore: 25 weeks at Palace Cinema
Karachi: 5 weeks at Taj Mehal Cinema |
Film songs: |
Main Bagan di Morni...
(Lyricist: Baba Alam Siaposh) |
Munawar Sultana |
Sapp di tor na turye, ni Kuriye..
(Lyricist: Baba Alam Siaposh) |
Inayat Hussain Bhatti |
Tarian di chhawen chhawen..
(Lyricist: Baba Alam Siaposh) |
Munawar Sultana,
Inayat Hussain Bhatti |
Tu Koel tay main Kaan..
(Lyricist: G.A. Chishti) |
Inayat Hussain Bhatti |
Lay way dilla, hun Nainan kolun..
(Lyricist: Baba Alam Siaposh) |
Munawar Sultana |
Menu Rabb di sohn tere naal pyar..
(Lyricist: G.A. Chishti) |
Munawar Sultana |
Akhian laawin na te Dil parchawin na..
(Lyricist: G.A. Chishti) |
Munawar Sultana/
Inayat Hussain Bhatti |
Dasso main ki karran..
(Lyricist: Baba Alam Siaposh) |
Munawar Sultana |
Thapp thapp, main tay Dhola..
(Lyricist: Baba Alam Siaposh) |
Munawar Sultana |
Jai nein si pyar nibhana saanu dass ja
(Lyricist Baba Alam Siaposh) |
Inayat Hussain Bhatti |
Ki keeta taqdire, kyun tor ditte do heere
(Lyricist: G.A. Chishti) |
Munawar Sultana |
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Shuaa Noor Films
Shahida
Urdu
Realesed on: March 19, 1949 |
First average Urdu film. This film celebrated silver jubilees in Lucknow and Delhi (India) but was flopped in Pakistan.
Film business:
Lahore: 7 weeks at Capital Cinema
Karachi: ?
Lucknew (India): Silver Jubilee..? |
| Actors |
Shamim, Nasir Khan, Shakir, Hamaliya Wala |
| Producer |
M. Akbar |
| Director |
Luqman |
| Music |
Ghulam Haidar |
| Lyrics |
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| Singers |
Munawar Sultana |
Film songs: |
Jo sitam bhi tut-ta hay, taak leta hay hamen
Is jehan mein kya Gharibon ka Khuda koi nahin |
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Total 6 Released Films
Flop Urdu films
- Shahida
Shamim, Nasir, Hamalia Wala
Lahore; March 18, 1949,
Capital Cinema, 7 weeks
Karachi: ?
- Hachkolay
Najma, Sudhir, Ajmal
Lahore: May 6, 1949,
Palace Cinema, 6 weeks
Karachi: ?
- Sachai
Sawarn Lata, Nazir, Majeed
Lahore: May 13, 1949,
Capital Cinema 10 weeks
Karachi: ?
- Do Kinaray
Akhtari, Suresh, Ajmal, M. Ismael
Lahore: July 28, 1949,
Regent Cinema 2 weeks
Karachi: ?
Super hit Punjabi film
- Pheray
Sawarn Lata, Nazir, Allauddin
Lahore: July 28, 1949,
Palace Cinema, 25 weeks
Karachi: April 7, 1950,
Taj Mehal Cinema, 5 weeks
Average Punjabi films
- Mundri
Ragni, Ilyas Kashmiri, Ghulam Mohammad
Lahore: November 18, 1949,
Rattan Cinema, 8 weeks
Karachi: ?
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