A list of films produced in Pakistan before 1950: A total of 7 films were produced in the country.
A list of films produced in Pakistan before 1950: A total of 7 films were produced in the country.
| 1948 | ||||||
| Opening | Title | Genre | Language | Director | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August | Teri Yaad | Drama | Urdu | Daud Chand | Asha Posley, Nasir Khan, Najma, Kiran, Rani, Ghulam Mohammad, Sardar Mohammad, Ghulam Qadir, Nazar & Jahangir | Teri Yaad became the first ever released film in Pakistan. The film was released on August 7, 1948 and started Pakistan on the path to building up its new film industry after independence in 1947. |
| 1949 | ||||||
| Opening | Title | Genre | Language | Director | Cast | Notes |
| 19 March | Shahida | Drama | Urdu | Luqman | Shamim, Nasir Khan, Shakir, Hamaliya Wala | Shahida was actually the first "Pakistani film" which was started before partition and released on March 19, 1949. |
| 6 May | Hichkolay | Social film | Urdu | Daud Chand | Najma, Sudhir, Nazar, Ajmal, M. Ismael, Zahoor Shah, Maya Devi, Akhtari, Ashiq Hussain Samrat, Mohni Das, Nafees Begum | Sudhir was introduced in his first Pakistani film and played a role of a singer in this film. He had a very long film career. |
| 13 May | Sachai | Romance | Urdu | Nazir, Murtaza Jeelani | Sawarn Lata, Nazir Ahmed Khan, Majeed | |
| 28 July | 2 Kinaray | Social film | Urdu | Ashiq Bhatti | Akhtari, Suresh, Kalavati, Zarif | |
| 28 July | Pheray | Musical | Punjabi | Nazir | Sawarn Lata, Nazir Ahmed Khan, M. Ismael, Nazar, Zeenat, Maya Devi, Alam Siaposh | Pheray was the first ever Punjabi film produced in Pakistan and it celebrated its Silver Jubilee. The film was released on August 3, 1949. |
| 11 November | Mundri | Social film | Punjabi | Daud Chand | Ragni, Ilyas Kashmiri, Noor Mohammad Charlie, Zeenat, Ghulam Mohammad, Saleem Raza, Maya Devi, G.N. Butt, Jameel, Qamar Sarhadi, Cukko, M.J. Rana, Mirza Sultan Baig (Nizam Din) | The first film of famous film producers Evernew Pictures. |
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