Sindhi cinema
No. of screens57 (2023)
Main distributorsVarious local distributors

Sindhi cinema refers to the Sindhi language film industry in Sindh, Pakistan and among the Sindhi diaspora specially in India.[1]

History

The first Sindhi film produced was Ekta in 1940 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.

Issues

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]

Revival

Since 2010, Sindhi cinema in Pakistan has seen a general revival with many artists and actors have proposed to revive its capability and ability.[8] Ranveer Singh was also reported to be making an Indian Sindhi film called Dadho Sutho in 2022 but this did not materialized.[9]

Films

Some notable Sindhi films include:

Actors

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Book launched to preserve half a century of Sindhi films". 29 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Salman, Peerzada (29 August 2015). "Book launched to preserve half a century of Sindhi films". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "First Sindhi feature film in the works since cinema revival". 10 December 2017.
  4. ↑ Levesque, Julien; Bui, Camille (5 January 2015). "Umar Marvi and the Representation of Sindh: Cinema and Modernity in the Margins". BioScope: South Asian Screen Studies. 5 (2): 119–128. doi:10.1177/0974927614547990. S2CID 147363789.
  5. ↑ "All about Abana Sindhi Movie". SindhiWiki.org. 15 August 1958.
  6. ↑ "Transitions: Mushtaq Changezi, the Dilip Kumar of Sindhi cinema, dies at 70". March 2012.
  7. ↑ "Sindhishaan - Sindhi Film Industry".
  8. ↑ "When Russia welcomed a Sindhi short". The Express Tribune. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  9. ↑ Images Staff (10 June 2022). "Ranveer Singh's 'Dadho Sutho' has won netizens' hearts with his Sindhi representation". Images. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  10. ↑ Newspaper, the (3 November 2010). "Career highlights of film star Chakori". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  11. ↑ "Transitions: Mushtaq Changezi, the Dilip Kumar of Sindhi cinema, dies at 70". March 2012.
  12. ↑ Newspaper, the (3 March 2012). "Mushtaq Changezi passes away". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 11 January 2020.


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