Sindhi cinema

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

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

The first Sindhi film produced was Ekta in 1940 directed by Homi Wadia and the last film was Himmath which was released on 1997;[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 released in 1958.[5] Sindhi cinema used to see three to four releases a year until the 1990s. The last Sindhi film released 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 of Sindhi films.

Many artists and actors have proposed their proposals to revive the capability and ability of the Sindhi cinema.[8] With Ranveer Singh having said to create the first mass Sindhi film called Dadho Sutho.[9] However, as of January 2023, this has not been confirmed.

Films
Main article: List of Sindhi-language films

Some popular Sindhi films include:

Classical Sindhi cinema actors/actresses
  • Bhagwanti Navani
  • Chakori [10]
  • Mushtaq Malano, his stage name was Mushtaq Changazi [11] and played lead role in more than 60 Sindhi cinema movies.[12]
  • Salahudin Tunio
  • Shahzadi
  • Mahmood Siddiqui
  • Soxie Deniel
  • Shafi Muhammd Shah.
  • Rubi Ali
  • Amir Shah
  • Urossa Siddiqui
  • Fahaad Mustafa
  • Danish Nawaz
  • Sanam Bolach

See also

Sindhi Drama industry .

References
  1. "Book launched to preserve half a century of Sindhi films". 29 August 2015.
  2. Salman, Peerzada (2015-08-29). "Book launched to preserve half a century of Sindhi films". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  3. "First Sindhi feature film in the works since cinema revival". 10 December 2017.
  4. Levesque, Julien; Bui, Camille (2015-01-05). "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. August 15, 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. 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  9. Images Staff (2022-06-10). "Ranveer Singh's 'Dadho Sutho' has won netizens' hearts with his Sindhi representation". Images. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  10. Newspaper, the (2010-11-03). "Career highlights of film star Chakori". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  11. Newspaper, the (2012-03-03). "Mushtaq Changezi passes away". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  12. "Transitions: Mushtaq Changezi, the Dilip Kumar of Sindhi cinema, dies at 70". March 2012.


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