History of Punjabi films is almost as old as that of Hindi cinema. The first talkie in Hindi Alam Ara was made in 1931 and the first Punjabi film was made in 1934, its print is unfortunately lost to our callous indifference towards our heritage. It is never too late to start preservation, I think it is time we should establish an archive of our old films and their music.
Punjabis are the backbone of Indian & Pakistani Film Industry & Major Television Content.
Who does not know the names of famous Indian and Pakistani Film personalities in virtually all fields from Producing and making to acting and distributing.
Hindi Films which are the most visible worldwide, are mainly produced and made in Bombay (Mumbai) and Madras (Chennai). Punjabi films have been made in Bombay and in Pakistan Lahore is the center. The following is a brief, intro to the Punjabis in India and Pakistan movie business to give you a quick idea and it does not purport to be any academic paper.
mong Bombay's top Film people Punjabis shine like stars. Major known Punjabi Producers & Directors like Ramanand Sagar, BR Chopra, Yash Chopra, Gulzar, Late IS Johar, Late Prithvi Raj & Raj Kapoor, Shashi & Shammi Kapoor Brothers and Sons, DevAnand, ChetanAnand, Lekh Raj Tandon, Late K.A. Abbas and many more.
Famous Punjabi Actors are countless and virtually household names, from Late KL Sehgal, Balraj Sahni, Prithvi Raj, Raj Kapoor, Madan Puri to still going on and evergreen DevAnand, Dharmendra, Jeetender (Ravi Kapoor), Rajender Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Pran, Sunil Datt, Rajesh Khanna, Om Puri, Amreesh Puri, to other top acting names like Raj Babbar, Vinod Khanna's son Akshaya Khanna, Dharmendra's sons, many sons and daughters of Kapoor Family, Shakti kapoor Ranjit [the 'notorious' ex villain famous as Ranjeet is really Gopal Bedi from Patiala, who is also extremely talented director besides being a great artist], Kabir Bedi, and many more Punjabi actors.
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