A list of films produced in Pakistan in 1953 (see 1953 in film): A total of 10 films were released in the country.
A list of films produced in Pakistan in 1953 (see 1953 in film): A total of 10 films were released in the country.
| Opening | Title | Genre | Lanuage | Director | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 January 1953 | Ghulam | Social film | Urdu | Anwar Kamal Pasha | Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, Shammi | |
| 27 February 1953 | Sailaab | Social film | Urdu | Sabiha Khanum, Masood, Hamaliawala | ||
| 13 June 1953 | Aavaz | Social film | Urdu | Khadim Mohiudin | Gulshan Ara, Santosh Kumar | Eid-ul-Fitr (1372 hijri), Saturday, June 13, 1953 |
| 13 June 1953 | Barkha | Social film | Urdu | Shaikh Hassan | Nazar, Asha Posley, Sabiha Khanum | |
| 13 June 1953 | Shehri Babu | Romantic, musical film | Punjabi | Nazir | waran Lata, Santosh, Nazar, M. Ismael, Allauddin, Inayat Hussain Bhatti, Shahana, Ghulam Mohammad, (Guest: Zubaida Khanum) | Producer & Director Nazir selected Santosh as hero with his wife-heronie Sawarn Lata in this famous romantic and melodious film from the 50s. |
| 7 August 1953 | Mehbooba | Social film | Urdu | Luqman | Shammi, Santosh Kumar, Asha Posley | |
| 9 October 1953 | Ilzam | Social film | Urdu | Rafiq Anwar | Shammi, Rafiq Anwar, Naeem Hashmi | This film was written by Naeem Hashmi. The poets were Yazdani Jalandhri & Naeem Hashmi. |
| 6 November 1953 | Gulnar | Romantic, musical film | Urdu | Imtiyaz Ali Taj | Noor Jehan, Santosh Kumar, Bibbo, Zarif, Shahnawaz | |
| 27 November 1953 | Tarrap | Social film | Urdu | Aslam Irani | Shammi, Sudhir, Allauddin | |
| 25 December 1953 | Aaghosh | Social film | Urdu | Murtaza Gilani | Gulshan Ara, M. Ismail, Santosh Kumar, Sabiha Khanum | |
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Events from the year 1953 in Pakistan.
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