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No. of screens | 57 (2023) |
Main distributors | Various local distributors |
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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 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.
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]
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 was a television commercial in actuality. [9]
Some notable Sindhi films include:
Sindhi cinema | |
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No. of screens | 57 (2023) |
Main distributors | Various local distributors |
Cinema of Pakistan |
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Part of a series on |
Sindhis |
---|
Sindh portal |
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 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.
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]
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 was a television commercial in actuality. [9]
Some notable Sindhi films include: