List of Indian Punjabi films before 1970

Last updated September 07, 2025

List of Punjabi films released in the Indian Punjab before 1970.

1970

Nanak Dukhiya Sub Sansar - Prithviraj Kapoor, Balraj Sahni, Dara Singh, Pran, Meena Rai, Achala Sachdev, Shaminder Ram Mohan, Mumtaz Begum (Dir: Dara Singh)
Kankan De Ohle - Dharmendra, Asha Parekh, Jeevan, Ravindra Kapoor, Indira Billi, Uma Dutt, Mumtaz Begum, Anwar Hussain (Dir: Om Bedi)
Dupatta - Joy Mukherjee, Indira Billi, Ravindra Kapoor, Sonia Sahni, Gopal Saigal, Manorama and Kamal Kapoor (Dir: Mohinder Wahi)
Kulli Yaar Di - Indira Billi (Dir: Ved Mehra)

1969

Nanak Naam Jahaz Hai - Prithviraj Kapoor, David Abraham, Som Dutt, Vimmi I. S. Johar, Nishi, Tiwari, Jagdish Raj, Suresh, Veena, (Dir: Ram Maheshwari)
Mukhda Chan Warga - Indira Billi, Ravindra Kapoor (Dir: Jaginder Samra)
Pardesan - Indira Billi, Prem Chopra, Khairati,V. Gopal, Chand Burqe, Mirza Musharaf, Ram Avtar, Tun Tun (Dir: Khawar Zaman)^[1]
Paun Baran - Ravindra Kapoor, Nandini, Gopal Saigal, Khairati, Raj Mala (Prod, Dir: Rajendra Sharma)

1967

Kade Dhupp Kade Chhaan - Sunder, Daisy Irani, Uma Khosla
Khed Pritan Di - Indira Billi, Rajinder Kapoor, Yash Sharma, Joginder Samra (Dir: Joginder Samra)
Lava Phuteya - Lava Phuteya was a hit Punjabi film which had 20 songs sung by Mahindra Kapoor, Suman Kalyanpur, Krishna Kalhe, Minoo Purshottam and Shanti Mathur. RG's maiden film in Punjabi. Shot entirely in Delhi, the film was directed by Kaushal Raj and music composed by Satish Bhatia.^[2]

1966

Chaddian Di Doli - I. S. Johar, Manmohan Krishna, Majnu, Helen (Dir: Lal Singh Kalsi)
Dulla Bhatti (Dir: Baldev R. Jhingan) Sunder
Shehar Di Kudi - Indira Billi, Shivkumar, Jagdev, Boota, Sunder, Krishna Kumari, Tari, Indira Bansal (Dir: J. D. Bhambri) Music by Harbans also none as (Harbans Papey)
Gabroo Desh Punjab De - Manohar Deepak, Farida Jalal, Ravindra Kapoor, Randhawa
Laiye Tod Nibhaye - Nishi, Ravinder Kapoor, Ravi Khanna, Gopal Saigal, Satish Chabbra, V. Gopal, Sheela R., Ram Avtar & Rajnath (Dir: Satish Chabbra)

1965

Chambe Di Kali - Indira Billi, V. Gopal, P. Jairaj, Ravindra Kapoor (Dir: B. S. Glaad)
Dharti Veeran Di - Nishi, Manohar Deepak, Madhumati, Rajendra Kumar (Dir: Baldev R. Jhingan)
Sassi Punnu - By Filmistan - Indira Billi, Ravindra Kapoor
Shokan Mele Di - Indira Billi, Ravindra Kapoor (Dir: Kewal Mishra)

1964

Bharjaee - Krishna Kumari, Daljit, Uma Khosla, Satish Batra, Jagdish Kamal, Rajmala, Music: Harbans, (Dir: K. Chandra)
Jagga - Dara Singh, Indira (Dir: Jugal Kishore)
Sat Saliyan - Indira Billi, Ravindra Kapoor, Gopal Saigal, Majnu, Indira Bansal, Swarn Dada, Raj Rani (Dir: Karunesh Thakur)
Main Jatti Punjab Di - Nishi, Prem Nath,(Dir: Baldev R. Jhingan)
Geet Baharan De - Manohar Deepak, Jabeen Jalil
Kiklee - Jagdish Sethi, Madan Puri, Tun Tun, Indira Billi, Madhumati, Gopal Saigal (Dir: Bekal Amritsari)
Mama Ji - Gopal Saigal, Indira Billi Bela Bose, Mohan Choti, Mehmood
Satluj De Kande - Balraj Sahni, Nishi, Wasti, Mirza Musharraf

1963

Laajo - Nishi, Daljeet (Dir: Jugal Kishore)
Aeh Dharti Punjab Di - Prem Chopra, Jabeen Jalil
Sapni - Prem Chopra, Nishi, Gopal Saigal
Mere Haniyan - Indira Billi, Ravindra Kapoor (Dir: Prem Mehra)
Lado Rani-(1963),Suresh,Indira Billi,Helen,Wasti,K.N. Singh,Shammi,Tun Tun,Gopal Sehgal,Raj Rani,Ram Avtar,Jagdish Kanwal,Wajid Khan,Swaren Dada,Mauji,Tari,Gurcharan,Mirza Musharraf,Mopet Raja
Pind Di Kurhi - Ravindra Kapoor, Nishi, Khairati, Maruti, Wasti, Tun Tun Directed by Baldev R. Jhingan, Produced by Raj Kumar Kohli, Screenplay by Mulk Raj Bhakhri

1962

Khedan De Din Char - Manohar Deepak, Indira Billi, Gopal Saigal, Wasti, Jagdev, & Rajnath (Dir: Jugal Kishore and Manohar Deepak)
Banto - Ashok Kumar, Pradeep Kumar, Nishi, Achla Sachdev (Dir: Baldev R. Jhingan)
Chann Mahi (Dir: Anwar Kamal)
Dhol Jani - Nishi, Sudesh, Sunder
Pardesi Dhola - B. M Vyas, Chand Burqie, Chaman Puri, Khairati, Jeevan, Tuntun (Dir: S. P. Bakshi)

1961

Billo - (Dir: Shankar Mehta), indira Billi, Achla Sachdev, Sunder
Valait Pass - Johnny Walker, Subhi Raj, Shyama, Nivedita, Music - Babul, Lyrics - Nand Lal Noorpuri (Dir: Ved Madan)
Guddi - Madan Puri, Diljeet, Nishi, Wasti (Dir: Jugal Kishore)
Jija Ji - Nishi, Karan Dewan, Achala Sachdev, Sunder, Uma Devi (Dir: Baldev R. Jhingan)
Jatti - Indira Billi, Shiv Kumar

1960

Chaudhari Karnail Singh - Jagdish Sethi, Jabeen Jalil,^[3] Prem Chopra, Madan Puri, Krishna Kumari, Vimla, Sunder, Sheela & Rajnath (Dir: Krishan Kumar)
Do Lachhiyan - Daljeet, Indira, Krishna Kumari, Kharaiti, Satish, Sunder, Rajnath, Shamlal, Mansaram, Jagdish Kamal, Polson, R. P. Sharma, Jeet Kapoor (Dir: Jugal Kishore)
Heer Syal - (Dir: Shanti Prakash Bakshi)
Kiklee' - Jagdish Sethi, Madan Puri, Tun Tun, Indira, Madhumati, Gopal Sehgal (Dir: Bekal Amritsari)
Yamla Jatt - Indira Billi, Sunder, Kuldip Kaur, Boota, Uma Dutt, Uma Devi, Renu Maker, Cine Mala, Rani Sachdev, Dharampal, Swaran Dada (Dir: A. S. Arora)

1959

Bhangrha - Nishi, Sunder, Khariti, Vimla, Satish, Ramlal & Majnu Dir: Jugal Kishore, Music: Hansraj Behl. REMAKE OF THIS MOVIE IS - Jatti [1980] - Mehar Mittal, Arpana Choudhry, Vijay Tandon (Dir: Mohan Bhakri)
Jagga Daku - Chandrashekhar, Jabeen Jalil, Jairaj, Dara Singh, Prithviraj Kapoor, Minu Mumtaz, Maruti, Tiwari

1958

Nikki - Shammi, Premnath, Bina Khosla, (Dir: Krishna Dev Mehra) music: Vinod
Rani Haar - Roopmala, Sunder, Tara

1957

Hulare - By Filmistan (Dir: O.P. Dutta) music: S. D. Batish
Muklawa - By Filmistan Producer Manju, Music: S. D. Batish, Star: Om Prakash
Pingan

1956

Gulabo - Director: Shaminder Chahal Stars: Daljit, Manju

1954

Ashtali (Dir: Shanti Prakash Bakshi) Cast Daljit, Amarnath, Begumpara, Music by Vinod
Shah Ji - Roopmala
Vanjara - Directed by Shaminder Chahal, Cast Amarnath, Chand Burke, Kamaldeep, Majnu, Iqbal Mishra, Sunder, Ramesh Thakur

1952

Kaude Shah - Daljit, Miss Manju, Rajni, Th. Ramesh Nagpal, Jaswant, Mohan, Chand Burqe (Dir: Shanti Prakash Bakshi), Music Sardul Kwatra
Jugni - Roopmala, Sunder, Majnu, Jugal Kishore, Ramesh Thakur, Shanti Madhok, Satish Batra (Dir: Rajendra Sharma), Music: Hand Raj Behl^[4]
Lara Lappa - Director: Shanker Mehta^[5] Sunder, Amarnath, Shyama, Kuldip Kaur

1951

Baisakhi (Dir: Rajender Sharma)

1950

Bhaiyya Ji (Dir: Om Prakash Music: Vinod
Posti - Shyama, Manorama, Amarnath, Randhir, Majnu, Ramesh Thakur, Bhag Singh, Chand Burque, Moti Sood Majnu (Dir: Krishna Dev Mehra, Music: Sardul Kwatra
Madari - Raj Kapoor (Special Appearance), Kuldip Kaur, Om Prakash, Madan Puri, Meena Shorey, Suresh (Dir: Rajendra Sharma): Music Allha Rakha Qureshi
Chhai : Directed by Shankar Mehta Cast / Geeta Bali, Sunder, Jeevan, Kuldip Kaur, Painga, Pran, Produced by Mulk Raj Bhakri, Music: HansRaj Behl.^[6]
Mutiyar : Cast: Amarnath, Ramola, Shyama, Music: Vinod.
Balo (Dir: Kuldeep), Music N. Datta. Star: Geeta Bali
Phumman , Music: Allah Rakha Qureshi Stars: Kamal Kapoor, Om Prakash

1949

Lachhi Dir: Rajendra Sharma, Actor Wasti, Manorama, Randhir, Majnu, Sofia & Om Prakash, Music : Hansraj Behl

1948

Chaman - Meena Shorey, Karan Dewan, Kuldip Kaur, Om Prakash, Majnu, Gulab (Dir: Roop K. Shorey)^[7] First Punjabi language film produced in India following Partition.^[8] Music: Vinod

1947

Divani (Punjabi - made in Lahore) Director: Y. D. Sapotadar, Actors: Mumtaz Shanti, Wasti, Hussan Bano, M. Ismael, Chanda Bai
Arsi - Banner Jeevan Pictures, Producer J. D. Chandna, Director Daud Chand, SELECT CAST Ajmal, Al Nasir, Asha Posley, Meena, Bhimsain, Chandrasekhar, Cuckoo, Iqbal, Kamla, P. N. Bali, Ram Lal & Zahur Shah

1946

Gul Baloch (Punjabi - made in Lahore) Director: Gul Zaman, Actors: Salma, Gul Zaman, Majnu, Ajmal, Saleem Raza, Nazar, Ghulam Qadir, Ramesh
Kamli (Punjabi - made in Lahore) Director: Parkash Bakhshi, Actors: Asha Poslay, Rani Kiran, Ramesh, Amarnath, Sheikh Iqbal, Bhag Singh ( Bhag Singh also work in Punjabi movie Lambhardarni

1976 as Sohan Singh friend of Dara Singh)

Sohni Mehinwal (Punjabi - made in Lahore) Director: Ishwarlal, Ravindra Jaykar, Actors: Begum Para

1945

Champa (Punjabi - made in Lahore) Director: Barkat Ram Mehra, Actors: Manorma, Asha Poslay, Majnu, Salma, Zahoor Shah, Baig, Sheikh Iqbal
Nakathu (Punjabi - made in Lahore) Director: Haidar Shah, Actors: Salma, Rasheeda, Gul Zaman, Noor Mohammad Charlie, Hassan Din, Fazal Shah

1944

Dasi (Punjabi - made in Lahore) Director: Herran Bose, Actors: Ragni, Najmul Hassan, Geyani, Om Parkash, Kharati, Kalawati
Shukriya (Hindi/Urdu - 1944) Directed by Harnam Singh Rawail-Actors-Ramola, Gilani, Sundar As Sundar Singh , Amar,Manorama, Roop Lekha, Zahoor Shah, Sharma,-Producer's R.C. TalwarWriter-Hakeem Ahmad Shujaa-Music director-G.A. Chishti-Lyricists/poetsG.A. Chishti—Singers-Zeenat Begum, Shamshad Begum, Naseem Akhtar, Amar, Sundar
Koel (Punjabi - made in Lahore) Director: Roop K. Shori, Actors: Ragni,Manorama, S. D. Narang, Majnu,Ramanand Sagar, Satish, Saleem Raza, Kalawti, Ghulam Qadir, Ramesh
Panchhi (Punjabi - made in Lahore) Director: Barkat Ram Mehra, Actors: Manorama, Radha, Zahur Raja, M. Ajmal, Salma, H. Showsani, Ghulam Qadir

1943

Papi (Punjabi - made in Lahore) Director: Majnu, Actors: Madhuri, Salma, Majnu, Satish, Bitra, Aram Lal, Zahoor Shah
Poonji (Punjabi - made in Lahore) Director: Ravindra Dave, Vishnu Pancholi, Actors: Ragni, Jayant, Manorma, M. Ismael, Ajmal, Baby Akthar, Durga Mota, Anwari
Veena (Punjabi - made in Lahore)

1942

Gawandi (Punjabi - made in Lahore) Director: G. R. Sethi, Actors: Veena, Sheyam, Manorma, M. Ismael, Gul Zaman, Zahoor Shah, Hassan Din, Fazal Shah, Asha Poslay
Mangti (Punjabi - made in Lahore) Director: Roshan Lal Shori, Actors: Mumtaz Shanti, Masood Parvez, Manorma, Majnu, Gul Zaman, Ghulam Qadir, Kamla
Nishani (Punjabi - made in Lahore) Director: Roop K. Shori, Actors: Ragni, Majnu, Roop Lekha, Ghulam Qadir, Kamla, Baig
Patola (Punjabi - made in Calcutta) Director: Munawar H. Qasim, Lala Yaqoob, Actors: khursheed, Arun, Munawar H. Qasim, Mohni, Rafiq Arbi, Arshad Gujrati, Gulzar, Mehrbano
Patwari (Punjabi - made in Lahore) Director: B. S. Rajan, Actors: Ragni, Narang, Manorma, Sundar Singh, Zahoor Shah, Gul Zaman, Rasheeda, Kamla
Ravi Par (Punjabi - made in Lahore) Director: Shankar Mehta, Actors: Ragni, Dina, Rajindra, Shamshad Akthar, Saleem Raza, G.R. Premi, Fazal Elahi

1941

Chanbay di Kali (Punjabi - made in Calcutta) Director: Fani Majumdar, Actors: Mumtaz Shanti, Jagdesh Sethi, Habib Qabaili, Sultana, Nizami
Choudhary (Punjabi - made in Lahore) Director: Narinjan Pal, Actors: Noorjahan, Ghulam Mohammad, Roop Lekha, Paal Chand Barq, M. Ismael, Ajmal, Durga Khotay
Himmat (Punjabi - made in Lahore) Director: Roshan Lal Shori, Actors: Ragni, Majnu, Manorma, Radha, Zahoor Shah, Kamla, Baig, M. D. Kanwar
Kurmai (Punjabi - made in Lahore) Director: J. K. Nanda, Actors: Radha Rani, Wasti, A. Shah, Jagdesh Sethi, Gulab, Jeevan, Shanti, Barati (1954 film) is remake of this movie.
Mera Mahi (Punjabi - made in Lahore) Director: Shankar Mehta, Actors: Ragni, Kiran Deevan, Manorama, Zahoor Shah, Manohar, Baig, Sundar Singh
Pardesi Dhola (Punjabi - made in Calcutta) Director: R. C. Talwar, Actors: Ramola, Geyani, Jagdesh Sethi, Zajandra
Sehti Murad (Punjabi - made in Lahore) Director: Barkat Ram Mehra, Actors: Ragni, Ram Lal, Manorma, Razia, Gul Zaman, Zahoor Shah, Baig, Zaheer, Kamla
Sipahi (Punjabi - made in Lahore) Director: Daud Chand, Actors: Madhuri, Heera Lal, Zohra, Altaf, A. J. Butt, Sundra, N. Ahmad

1940

Ali Baba 40 Chor As Alibaba (II) (Hindi/Urdu/Punjabi triple version - made in Bombay) Director: Mehboob Khan, Actors: Surendra, Sardar Akhtar, Ghulam Mohammad, Waheedan Bai, Sheti, Raj Kumar Sr.
Dulla Bhatti (Punjabi - made in Lahore) Director: Roshan Lal Shori, Actors: Ragni, M. D. Kanwar, Baig, Majnu, Satish, Zahoor Shah, Zubaida, Himmat Singh, Bilraj Mehta
Jagga Daku (Punjabi - made in Calcutta) Director: Raj Hans, Actors: Willait Begum, Gul Zaman, Pushpa Rani, Sundar Singh, also known Sundar Abdur Rehman Kashmiri
Laila Majnu (Punjabi - made in Calcutta) Director: Raj Hans, Actors: Pushpa Rani, Wazir Begum, Ranjeet Kumari, P. N. Bali, Dar Kashmiri
Mard-e-Punjab (Punjabi - made in Lahore) Director: Raj Hans, Actors: Gul Zaman, Pushpa Rani, Nazeer Begum, Sundar Das, Haidar Bandi, A. R. Kabuli
Ik Musafir, Director: Roop K. Sohrey & Roshan Lal Shorey,Music Pandat Govind Ram,(Star cast),Manorma,

Manika, Mubarak Ali Khan, Radha Rani, Baig, Zahoor Shah, Majnu, Nafees Begum, Mehmood, Hukam Singh, Mala, Mehmood Khan, Dilawar Shah, Lal Kumari, K- Ramesh, Gokul Chand, Ranjodh, Jan Ganja, Jiwan Kapoor, Jalal Director Roop K. Sohrey, Roshan Lal Shorey

Puran Bhagt (Punjabi - made in Calcutta) Actors: Menka, Karan Dewan
Yamla Jatt (Punjabi - made in Lahore) Director: Moti B. Gidwani, Actors: Noorjahan, M. Ismael, Anjana, Ajmal, Durga Mota, Kuldip, S. Paul, Luddan

1939

Mera Punjab (Punjabi - made in Calcutta) Director: K. D. Mehra, Actors: Haidar Bandi, Heera Lal, alkanda, Dar Kashmiri, Nazeer Begum
Gul Bakavli (Punjabi - made in Lahore) Director: Barkat Ram Mehra, Actors: Baby Noorjahan, M. Ismael, Suraiya, Jabeen, Miss Hemleta, Saleem Raza
Mirza Sahiban (Punjabi - made in Bombay) Director: D. N. Madhok, Zubeida,Ela Devi, Zahoor Raja, A. Shah, Kalyani, Mirza Musharra, Gulab, Suresh
Surdas Director: Krishna Dev Mehra

1938

Sassi Punnu (Punjabi - made in Lahore) Director: Daud Chand, Actors: Balo, Aslam, Haidar Bandi, Pushpa Rani, Dar Kashmiri, Baby Noorjahan

1937

Heer Syal (Punjabi - made in Calcutta) - Balo, P. N. Bali, Haidar Bandi, M. Ismael, Hassan Din, Eidan, Baby Noorjahan, Miss Shamshad Begum (Dir: K. D. Mehra)
Sohni Kumharan (Punjabi - made in Calcutta), Mumtaz Shanti, Mubarak, Mohni Devi, Hussan Devi (Dir: Raj Hans)
Sohni Mehinwal (Punjabi - made in Lahore) - Bashir Qawwal, Almas Bai, M. Ismael, Ajmal, Heera Lal (Dir: Roshan Lal Shori)

1935

Sheela as Pind Di Kudi [made in Calcutta] - Pushpa Rani, Haidar Bandi, Eidan Bai, Mubarak, Baby Noorjahan, Film Company: Indra Movitone, Director: K. D. Mehra, Producer: Indra Movitone, Music director: K. D. Mehra, Mubarak Ali Khan, Lyricist/poet: K. D. Mehra https://pbcinema.wordpress.com/author/mnujot/

1934

Mirza Sahiban (Punjabi - made in Calcutta) - Khursheed, Bhai Desa

1932

Heer Ranjha - Anwari, Walait Begum, Rafiq Ghajnavi, Gul Hamid, M. Isamail Fazal Shah, Lala Yakub (Dir: Abdul Rashid Kardar)

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