Shooting was mainly done in daylight and limited their productivity, but the area they encompassed was enriched with locations, including important landmarks. Set up at Ravi Road (now Timber Market), the duo hired actors to work with them on their projects. Alongside Ismail, he sold all his belongings to set up a studio and a production company under the name United Players Corporation, in 1928. Mehta on The Daughters of Today, he felt he needed to continue working and stay active in the industry. Kardar, a professional calligraphist, was accompanied by his fellow-artist and friend Muhammad Ismail, who would make the posters for his films.Īlthough Kardar had worked with G.K. But it was to be later in 1929–1930, when Abdur Rashid Kardar's Husn Ka Daku was released, that the film industry had established in essence in Lahore's Bhati Gate locality. Mehta continued to produce newsreel coverage for companies abroad and delved into further film projects but his dedication gave way when he promptly left the film industry for more profitable ventures. Bhatavdekar, had imported a camera into the country. Mehta, a former officer with the North-Western Railways who, much like H. ĭaughters of Today was a brainchild of G.K. Movies shown at these cinemas were mostly produced in Bombay and Calcutta, and seldom from Hollywood and London. The first silent film, Daughters of Today, was released in 1924 in Lahore the city had nine operational cinema houses. įilm operations started in the 1920s in Lahore, the provincial capital of British Punjab. Many actors and filmmakers started their careers in Punjabi films, a number of whom have acquired international reputations, and a number of whom have found greater financial benefits in careers in larger film producing industries. Since then, many films have been produced in Punjabi cinema, a number of which have received international recognition. The first sound film, Heer Ranjha, using the sound-on-disc technology, was released in 1932. The cinema of Punjab has its beginnings with the 1928 production of Daughters of Today, the earliest feature film produced in Punjab.

Punjabi cinema, sometimes metonymously referred to as Pollywood or sometimes Punjwood (Panj-wood), is the Punjabi language film industry centred around the state of Punjab in India based in Amritsar and Mohali.

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