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Sindhi cinema refers to the Sindhi language film industry in Sindh, Pakistan and among the Sindhi diaspora specially in India. [1]
The first Sindhi film was Ekta produced by Raes Karim Bux Nizamani in 1940 while it was directed by Homi Wadia; [2] [3] while the first Sindhi film produced in Pakistan was Umar Marvi in 1956 directed by Shaikh Hassan. [4] The first blockbuster Sindhi film released was Abana in 1958 in India. [5] Sindhi cinema used to see three to four releases a year until the 1990s. The last Sindhi film of note in Pakistan was Himmat in 1997.
Satish Anand said that the condition of the theatres is bad, funding is difficult and people prefer mainstream cinema. Many producers have tried to revive the industry but eventually it fell apart. An alternate model of releasing films only on television and home video was attempted, but that too didn't work because of rampant piracy. [6] [7]
Some notable Sindhi films include:
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Ekta is a 1942 Sindhi film produced by Karim Bux Nizamani and directed by Homi Wadia in Bombay at Wadia Studios. This black and white film holds the distinction of being the first Sindhi film and was entirely financed by Karim Bux Nizamani. The movie starred Nizamani and Kaushalya in the lead roles, with a central theme revolving around Hindu-Muslim unity.
Ayesha Aziz, popularly known as Marvi, was a Pakistani cinema actress. She was one of the few Sindhi actresses that made a career in Lollywood. Her career was cut short when she was murdered on 25 August 1998.
Abana is a 1958 Indian Sindhi-language drama film directed by Arjun Hingorani and Dharam Kumar. It was the first Sindhi film to be released in independent India.
Mushtaque Changezi was an actor, director and writer of Sindhi film industry. He was nicknamed as Dileep Kumar of Sindhi films.
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