A list of films produced in Pakistan in 1956 (see 1956 in film) and in the Urdu language:
A list of films produced in Pakistan in 1956 (see 1956 in film) and in the Urdu language:
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | ||||||
| Anokhi | Sheela Ramani, Shaad, Lehri | |||||
| Baaghi | Ashfaq Malik | Allauddin, Musarrat Nazir, Sultan Rahi, Sudhir, Agha Talish | Drama | Sultan Rahi's debut film as an actor. | ||
| Chhoti Baigum | Atta Ulla Shah Hashmi | Sabiha Khanum, Sudhir, Naeem Hashmi | ||||
| Darbar-e-Habib | Yasmin, Talish, Majeed | |||||
| Funkar | Khursheed, Pervez, Jameela | |||||
| Hameeda | Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, Ejaz Durrani | |||||
| Haqeeqat | Yasmin, Masood, Zeenat | |||||
| Hatim | Sabiha Khanum, Sudhir, Nazar, Ilyas | |||||
| Intezar | Masood Pervez | Noor Jehan, Satosh Kumar, Asha Posley, Ghulam Mohammad | Drama | The film was released on May 12, 1956. A landmark movie for music director Khwaja Khurshid Anwar with many super-hit film songs. | ||
| Kanwari Bewah | Shamim Ara, Ayyaz, Nazar | Shamim Ara's debut film as an actress. | ||||
| Karnaama | Klawati, Luddan, Sawan | |||||
| Lakht-e-Jigar | Luqman | Noor Jehan, Santosh Kumar, Habib | Drama | The film was released on February 17, 1956. Many hit film songs by music director Ghulam Ahmed Chishti. | ||
| Mandi | Khursheed, Ayyaz, Nighat | |||||
| Mirza Saheban | Daud Chand | Musarrat Nazir, Sudhir | Drama | The film was released on May 30, 1956 | ||
| Miss 56 | Meena Shorey, Santosh Kumar, Aslam Pervaiz | |||||
| Mukh-o-Mukhush | Abdul Jabbar Khan | Abdul Jabbar Khan, Ahmed, Purnima Sen, Nazma (Peary), Zaharat Ara, Ali Mansur, Fafiq, Narul Anarn Khan, Saifuddin, Bilkis Bad | Drama | The first Bengali film produced in Pakistan. The film was released on August 3, 1956 in Dacca, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). | ||
| Pawwan | Shammi, Sudhir, Zarif, Nazir | |||||
| Kismet | Musarrat Nazir, Santosh Kumar, Yasmin | |||||
| Sabira | Sawarn Lata, Nazir, Nazar, Ilyas | |||||
| Sarfarosh | Anwar Kamal Pasha | Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, Meena Shorey, Naeem Hashmi, Asif Jah, Ghulam Mohammad | Romance Drama | The film was released on May 30, 1956. Many hit songs by music director Rasheed Attre. | ||
| Shalimar | Rehana, Sudhir, Shola, Nazar | |||||
| Shikar | Safia Din, Rushdi, Ayyaz | |||||
| Soteli Maa | Swaran Lata, Nazir, Nazar, Masood | |||||
| Wehshi | Rehana, Afzal Nazir, Zarif | |||||
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Sabiha Khanum, was a Pakistani film actress. She is also known as the "First Lady of Pakistani Cinema", and is often recognized for her role in Pakistani cinema during the 1950s and 1960s. The recipient of the Pride of Performance and Nigar Awards, she debuted in Lollywood films with Beli (1950), and also appeared in television dramas.
Nagin may refer to:
The following pages for each decade list films produced in Pakistan by year of release.
Events from the year 1956 in Pakistan.
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Sindhi cinema refers to the Sindhi language film industry in Sindh, Pakistan and among the Sindhi diaspora specially in India.
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Deeba was one of Pakistan's most popular actresses in the 1960s and 1970s. She is best known for her romantic and tragic roles in Urdu and Punjabi films, and for her iconic beauty, earning her the nickname the Pakistani Mona Lisa. Deeba also received two major awards: the Nigar Award and the Pride of Performance.
Musarrat Nazir Khawaja is a Pakistani singer and film actress, who acted in many Urdu and Punjabi films. She, many years later, also sang solo, mostly wedding and folk songs.
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Nazir Ahmed Khan was the Founding Father of Pakistan Film Industry. A versatile Film Maker, Pakistani film actor, director and producer.
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Habib-ur-Rehman, better known by his screen name Habib, was a Pakistani film actor, director, producer and a television actor. He was one of the busiest heroes of the Pakistani film industry and established himself as one of the most successful actors of Pakistani cinema, acting in almost 600 movies in a career spanning 60 years. He appeared in both Punjabi and Urdu language movies.
Zubaida Khanum was a Pakistani playback singer who recorded over 250 songs during Golden Age of Pakistani film music of 1950s and 1960s. She was considered Pakistani equivalent to Marni Nixon of Hollywood for giving voice to featured actresses in movie musicals.
Bahar Begum is an actress best known for many Pakistani movies since 1956. She was first introduced to the Pakistani film industry by the renowned film director Anwar Kamal Pasha in the film Chann Mahi (1956). Anwar Kamal Pasha is the one that gave her the professional film world name Bahar Begum. She later acted both in Punjabi, Pashto and Urdu language Pakistani films and had a very active career from 1956 through the 1980s. She has more than 600 films to her credit.
The following pages indicate list of films produced in Pakistan by languages.
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