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Pakistan Film History
Pakistan Film Magazine proudly presents an unique website on Pakistani film history with comprehensive figures and facts since 1896.
In this segment, you will find details on all released films, music information's
and other milestones.
You can watch complete movies, movie scenes, songs and lot of other video entertainments as well.
Click on 60 years of Pakistani films and watch some complete movies, memorable scenes and evergreen songs from Pakistani films during last 60 decades...
The latest addition is The History of East Pakistani Movies with details on all Bangali and Urdu movies from Dhaka (Dacca, former East Pakistan).
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The chronicle of Pakistani
films 1948-2009
Here are some analysis on released films in nine different languages with
some milestones in the red colors. You can click on any year in the first
column of this table to access to your desired FilmHistory page. You can
also click on any language title and read more on Pakistani languages on
my other site Mazhar
Iqbal's Pakistan.
Remembering East Pakistan..!!!
| Year's |
Urdu |
Punjabi |
Bengali |
Sindhi |
Pashto |
Siraiki |
P/U*) |
Total |
Mile-
stones |
| Total |
1.592 |
1.334 |
154 |
69 |
656 |
4 |
141 |
3.953 |
| 2009 |
8 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
24 |
3.953 |
| 2008 |
6 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
1 |
37 |
3.929 |
| 2007 |
11 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
1 |
41 |
3.892 |
| 2006 |
10 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
1 |
49 |
3.851 |
| 2005 |
13 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
0 |
3 |
50 |
3.802 |
| 2004 |
9 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
49 |
3.752 |
| 2003 |
17 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
47 |
3.703 |
| 2002 |
19 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
62 |
3.656 |
| 2001 |
27 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
58 |
3.594 |
| 2000 |
30 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
59 |
3.536 |
| 1999 |
29 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
3.477 |
| 1998 |
28 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
1 |
51 |
3.427 |
| 1997 |
35 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
66 |
3.376 |
| 1996 |
30 |
12 |
0 |
2 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
71 |
3.310 |
| 1995 |
14 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
9 |
64 |
3.239 |
| 1994 |
14 |
18 |
0 |
1 |
21 |
1 |
20 |
75 |
3.175 |
| 1993 |
11 |
16 |
0 |
2 |
23 |
0 |
35 |
87 |
3.100 |
| 1992 |
8 |
35 |
0 |
3 |
22 |
0 |
22 |
90 |
3.013 |
| 1991 |
6 |
27 |
0 |
1 |
29 |
0 |
32 |
95 |
2.923 |
| 1990 |
10 |
37 |
0 |
3 |
22 |
0 |
10 |
82 |
2.828 |
| 1989 |
16 |
40 |
0 |
8 |
29 |
0 |
6 |
99 |
2.746 |
| 1988 |
22 |
30 |
0 |
4 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
82 |
2.647 |
| 1987 |
28 |
30 |
0 |
1 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
76 |
2.565 |
| 1986 |
30 |
43 |
0 |
5 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
106 |
2.489 |
| 1985 |
22 |
38 |
0 |
4 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
86 |
2.383 |
| 1984 |
21 |
42 |
0 |
3 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
82 |
2.297 |
| 1983 |
17 |
36 |
0 |
1 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
80 |
2.215 |
| 1982 |
27 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
68 |
2.135 |
| 1981 |
26 |
44 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
85 |
2.067 |
| 1980 |
26 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
59 |
1.982 |
| 1979 |
41 |
44 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
96 |
1.923 |
| 1978 |
46 |
46 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
1.827 |
| 1977 |
42 |
33 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
81 |
1.727 |
| 1976 |
49 |
55 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
111 |
1.646 |
| 1975 |
48 |
50 |
0 |
5 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
111 |
1.535 |
| 1974 |
48 |
53 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
112 |
1.424 |
| 1973 |
38 |
43 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
92 |
1.312 |
| 1972 |
42 |
49 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
99 |
1.220 |
| 1971 |
33 |
38 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
83 |
1.121 |
| 1970 |
42 |
44 |
38 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
127 |
1.038 |
| 1969 |
51 |
39 |
26 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
117 |
911 |
| 1968 |
64 |
35 |
27 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
127 |
794 |
| 1967 |
48 |
18 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
81 |
667 |
| 1966 |
52 |
20 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
91 |
586 |
| 1965 |
41 |
13 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
58 |
495 |
| 1964 |
52 |
14 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
74 |
437 |
| 1963 |
40 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
363 |
| 1962 |
30 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
35 |
315 |
| 1961 |
30 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
38 |
280 |
| 1960 |
34 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
39 |
242 |
| 1959 |
25 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
38 |
203 |
| 1958 |
23 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33 |
165 |
| 1957 |
21 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
132 |
| 1956 |
23 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
104 |
| 1955 |
15 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
73 |
| 1954 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
54 |
| 1953 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
47 |
| 1952 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
37 |
| 1951 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
30 |
| 1950 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
20 |
| 1949 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
7 |
| 1948 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 1947 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
P/U*): Punjabi/Urdu double version films.
Same film but released in two different languages.
Please note that:
- Single English and Hindko movies were released in 1976 and 1980 respectively. 2 Gujarati movies were release as well.
- All released Pakistani films are included in the tally despite the fact that some of films only were released in Sindh/Baluchistan or Punjab/NWFP circuits.
- All Bengali films released during the periode of united Pakistan (before seperation of Bengladesh from Pakistan) are included under "Bengali" films. But Urdu films made in Dacca (Dhaka, Bangladesh) are included in "Urdu" films tally.
- Pakistani film production centre is now only the second largest city in the country - Lahore (therefore Pakistani films are also called "Lollywood") but in the golden era in the 60's and 70's, Karachi and Dakha produced some remarkable films as well.
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About this site...
The Film Ranking
The film ranking has been very controversial in Pakistan, because some
films were superhit in one circuit (Lahore or Karachi) but totally
failed in the other circuit. Urdu films are preferred in Karachi and in other
Urdu speaking areas but Punjabi films are always dominating in the major
part of Pakistan, especially in the largest province of Punjab. Pashto films
are mainly successful in NWFP or Peshawar areas.
All hit films in these circuits are mentioned as successful films. Some
of flop or average films are very high qualities masterpieces and many
of them are all time great musical memories. I have compiled most of these
gems but need more information's on other films.
Definition's of jubilee movies
| A Diamond jubilee film is always a mega hit film, which shows more than 100 weeks
continuously on cinemas in a single city. "Solo" means all weeks on a single
cinema and "combined" is total weeks on all cinemas. Four Pakistani films were
"Solo Diamond Jubilees" Aaina, Moula
Jatt, Sher
Khan and Sala
Sahib. The first combined diamond jubilee film in Pakistan was Zarqa in 1969. |
| A Platinum Jubilee film is a super hit film, which shows minimum 75 weeks continuously
on cinemas in a single city. The success measure for a super hit film is minimum
six months release on its main cinema. The first platinum jubilee film in Pakistan was Jeedar in 1965. |
| A Golden Jubilee film is a hit film, which shows 50 weeks continuously
on cinemas in a single city. The success measure for a hit Golden Jubilee film
is minimum four months on its main cinema. A Solo Golden Jubilee is always a
mega hit film as the first ever golden jubille film Sassi in 1954. |
| A Silver Jubilee film is an average film, which shows 25 weeks continuously
on cinemas in a single city. The success measure for a Silver Jubilee film is
minimum 10 weeks on its main cinema. A Solo Silver Jubilee is always a super
hit film as film Pheray was in 1949. |
Realted links:
» Pakistan's Diamond jubilee
» Platinum jubilee films
» Pakistan Film History in Urdu.
Acknowledgment's
The unique idea of this site was my own, but it was not possible
without these facts...
Film chronicle:
The main source to the film chronicle on this site
is from some film directories compiled by Pakistan's famous film journalist
and producer Mr.
Yasin Goreeja (who died in December 2005). He did a great job for
film lovers to compile these records in his Urdu film directories.
Film Posters:
Film posters are mainly copied from Mr. Omer Ali Khan's website www.thehotspotonline.com who also sells these posters in big sizes. Thanks to him too..!
Music videos:
I'm also really grateful to all those music lovers, who uploaded old film
videos on the great entertainment site YouTube.com and
made it possible for me to show these gems on this site.
Also thanks..:
I'm also thankful to all
article writers and information's providers on this site (the respective
names are mentioned on their contributions).
Related links:
» Yasin
Goreja's 100 Movies
About this site
Pakistan Film Magazine is a continuously updated website since
October 24, 1999 and is the largest source on Pakistani film related information's.
It is an individual effort and a part time hobby for me. I'm Pakistan-born
and a resident of Denmark.
All information's on this
site are according to my own knowledge and search and I'm totally responsible
to all parts of this site.
If there is any mistake or misinformation, or if you would like to share your
Pakistani film knowledge with other film fans, than please contact on pakfilm@msn.com
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» Pakistan FilmSingers
» Pakistan FilmMusicians
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