HISTORY OF LOLLYWOOD

Lollywood History



The Silent Era (1896-1931)

The Pre-Independence Period (1931-1947)

The Formative Period (1948 – 1955)

The Golden Era (1956 – 1966)

The Period of Great Change (1967 – 1978)

The Period of Crisis (1979 – 1990)

The Period full of Ups and Downs – (1991-1999)



1966 The Waheed Murad-Zeba starrer Armaan released, which went on to become Pakistan’s first ‘Platinum Jubilee’ film. The film’s soundtrack was composed by Sohail Rana and featured the now-iconic song, “Akele Na Jaana”

1967 Nadeem and Shabnam debuted in Chakori, which featured the song “Kabhi To Tum Ko Yaad Ayenge”

1970’s Most popular actirs in Urdu films: Waheed Murad and Mohammad Ali

1979 Rangeela’s satirical film Aurat Raj releases, but is banned

1990 Reema made her Lollywood debut in Javed Fazil’s Bulandi. Her on-screen pairing with Shaan and the film’s success paved the way for a spate of films starring the two in lead roles

1999 Samina Peerzada’s first directorial venture, Inteha, released. It marked the Lollywood debut for television actor Humayun Saeed

First Pakistani Film: Teri Yaad

Release date: September 2, 1947

Produced by: Dewan Pictures

Directed by: Daood Chand

Starring: Asha Bhosle, Nasir Khan, Shola and Ghulam Muhammad

After the first release in 1947, it took a year-and-a-half for another production to release.

The higs and lows of Lollywood

962: From 1967 to 1977, 962 films were released. The film industry boomed in this period despite political crises and a war with India in 1965.

100: The number of films released in 1968

111: The best year for Pakistani cinema was 1975, when 111 films were released.

39: Since 2007, only 39 films have been released.
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