1. History
     Post-Independence and The Early Years (c. 1947 – c. 1958)  

2. Films
    20th century  1949  1950s  1960s  1970s  1980s  1990s  21st century  2000s  2010s 

3. See also

4. References

5. External links

Lollywood (in Punjabi,{{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|لالی وُڈ}}}} lâli vuḍ) is the oldest film industry of Pakistani cinema, based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.^[1] Since 1929, Lahore has been the center of Pakistani cinema, producing films in both the Punjabi and Urdu languages. Since 2007, however, Karachi has largely overtaken Lahore in Urdu film productions. The word "Lollywood" was coined in the summer of 1989 in Glamour magazine, published from Karachi, by gossip columnist Saleem Nasir.

History

Post-Independence and The Early Years (c. 1947 – c. 1958)

Pakistan is currently the world's 5th largest producer of films.^[2]

In the early years of Independence, The industry began its days with no recognisable actors, artisans, directors, producers or technicians. It barely had four small film studios in the entire country, all of which were based in Lahore. Before independence, The country only had one feature film to its name, "Sheela" released in 1935. Twelve years later, only an additional 27 films had been made in Punjabi, and some 12 in other languages. By the 1940s, only about 6 films were being produced annually; rising to 20 by 1955; and then 40 by 1964. In 1965, the industry received its first big break, when films imported from Bollywood were banned, due to tensions of Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Post-1965 saw a surge in production, which raised both the quality of films produced, and their audience numbers. It even gave way for the country to produce 80 films per year, rising to a peak of 100 films in 1977^[3] made annually. Cinema venues also grew from 220 in 1948, to over 500 by 1971. By 1969, Pakistan had produced over 1,000 feature-length films.^[4]

Pakistan's first formal feature film was made in 1948, called "Teri Yaad", but its first proper success was "Do Ansoo" in 1950, which lasted 25 weeks at the box office, rendering it the first ever Urdu language film to celebrate a silver jubilee in the new Pakistani film industry.^[5] Starring Santosh Kumar, Ajmal, Sabiha Khanum and Allauddin. It marked a directorial success for Anwar Kamal Pasha. The music was composed by Mubarak Ali, became an instant hit and Sheikh Lateef's Naubahar Films, as a result, got some recognition due to the film's success.^[5]

Films

Pakistani Punjabi Lollywood films were most popular in 1960s considered as their golden age. Lahore has 21 cinemas as of 2014.^[7] A list of Pakistani Punjabi films in year order:

20th century

1949

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

21st century

2000s

2010s

2015

In 2015, only five Punjabi films were made in Lollywood. Punjabi films continued to languish in this year also. Punjabi releases such as Razia Phas Gayi Gundon Main, Shaan's Lahoria tay Pishoria, Gujjar Pooray Dinna Da, Sohna Gujjar and Sami Rawal all failed to make a mark on the box office in Pakistan.^[13]

2016

See also

• List of Pakistani films
• List of Indian Punjabi films
• List of Urdu-language films

References

External links

• The Entire History of Lollywood Cinema
• [https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Languages/Punjabi/ Search Punjabi films @ IMDB.com]

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