 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(September 2022) |
This is a list of Panjabi films of 1974.
| | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(September 2022) |
This is a list of Panjabi films of 1974.
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naukar Wohti Da | Haider Chaudhry | Munawar Zarif, Aasia, Mumtaz, Afzal Ahmed, Shahid, Habib, Talish | Romance | A Platinum Jubilee film of 1974 with super-hit music by Wajahat Attre and lyrics by Khawaja Pervez. |
| Sacha Mera Roop Hai | B. S. Shaad | Sarita, Harinder, Manmohan Krishna, Mehar Mittal, Helen, Jeevan, Rajendra Nath, Ranjit, Tun Tun | Family | IMDb |
| Satguru Teri Oat | Kaka Sharma | Dara Singh,Som Dutt,Music by Jagjit Kaur | Drama | IMDb |
| Bhagat Dhanna Jatt | Dara Singh | Dara Singh, Yogeeta Bali, Abhi Bhattacharya, Jayshree Gadkar, V. Gopal, Jankidas, Feroz Khan, Padma Khanna, Lalita Kumari | Action, Comedy, Drama | IMDb |
| Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam | B.S Thapa | Shaminder Singh, Radha Saluja, Rajendra Kumar (Special Appearance), Dharmendra (Special Appearance), Dara Singh, Sunil Dutt, Manmohan Krishna, Johnny Walker, Om Prakash, D. K. Sapru | IMDb | |
| Do Sher | Sukhdev Ahluwalia | Dharmendra, Rajendra Kumar, Gauri Verma, Narendra | IMDb | |
| Amar Saheed Bhagat Singh | Omi Bedi | Rajni Bala,Som Dutt,Achala Sachdev,Dara Singh,Azaad Irani,Dav Kumar, Kharati, Kamal Kapoor,Shivraj, | historical biographical | IMDb |
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