1950s
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | ||||||
| Anokhi Dastan | Sharif Nayyar | Nazir Nazar |
Drama | |||
| Amanat | Hyder Shah | Darpan Nazar |
Drama | Darpan's Debut film. | ||
| Beqarar | Nazir Ajmeri | Ragni, S. Gul, Shammi, Noor Mohammad Charlie, Majeed | Drama | The film was released on July 17, 1950 | ||
| Do Ansoo | Anwar Kamaal | Sabiha, Santosh, Shamim, Ajmal, Allauddin | Drama | Film "Do Aansoo" was the first ever Urdu Silver Jubilee hit film in Pakistan. The film was released on April 7, 1950 | ||
| Do Kinaray | Akhtari, Suresh, Zarif | |||||
| Humari Basti | Shakoor Qadri | Murtaza Gilani, Najma, Shah Nawaz | Drama | |||
| Jihad | Yasmin, Zahoor Raja | |||||
| Judai | Shahina, Sadiq Ali, Nazar | |||||
| Kundan | Ragni, Shakar, Hamalia Wala | |||||
| 1951 | ||||||
| Akaely | M.M. Mehra | Santosh Kumar, Nazar, Ragni | Drama | |||
| But Tarash | Manorma, Pran, Arshad | |||||
| Director | Zaib, S. Gul, Rakhshi, Rukhshi | |||||
| Eid | Yasmin, Najmul Hassan, Suresh | |||||
| Ghairat | Sabiha, Masood, Allauddin | |||||
| Humwatan | Sahira, Farraukh, Ajmal | |||||
| Pinjra | Sabiha, Masood, Azad, Masood | |||||
| 1952 | ||||||
| Bheegi Palkain | Sawarn Lata, Nazir | |||||
| Dopatta | S. Fazli | Noor Jehan, Ajay Kumar, Sudhir, Yasmin | Musical Drama |
Madam Noor Jehan appeared in her first Pakistani Urdu film. The film was released on March 29, 1952. | ||
| Harjai | Najma, Masood, Asif | |||||
| Khanabadosh | Manorma, Pran, Ajmal | |||||
| Naveli | Gulshan Ara, Rehan | |||||
| Shola | Asha, Masood, Arshad | |||||
| 1953 | ||||||
| Aaghosh | Murtaza Gilani | Gulshan Ara, M. Ismail, Santosh Kumar, Sabiha | Drama | |||
| Awaaz | Khadim Mohiudin | Gulshan Ara Santosh Kumar |
Drama | |||
| Barkha | Shaikh Hassan | Nazar, Asha Posley, Sabiha | Drama | |||
| Ghulam | Sabiha, Santosh, Shammi | |||||
| Gulnar | Imtiyaz Ali Taj | Noor Jehan, Santosh, Babbo, Zarif, Shahnawaz | Musical Drama |
The film was released on November 6, 1953 | ||
| Ilzam | Shammi, Rafiq Anwar, Naeem Hashmi | |||||
| Mehbooba | Shammi, Santosh, Asha | |||||
| Sailaab | Sabiha, Masood, Hamalia Wala | |||||
| Tarrap | Shammi, Sudhir, Allauddin | |||||
| 1954 | ||||||
| Deewar | Gulshan Ara, Sudhir, Allauddin | |||||
| Gumnaam | Anwar Kamaal | Sabiha, Sudhir, Ragni, M. Ismael, Asif Jah, Nasreen, Ghulam Mohammad, Himalya Wala | Musical Drama |
The film was released on March 26, 1954 | ||
| Mujrim | Gulshan Ara, Yousuf, Allauddin | |||||
| Perwaz | Sabia, Yousuf Khan, Asha, Nazar | Actor Yousuf Khan began his career from film "Perwaz". | ||||
| Raat Ki Baat | Sabiha, Santosh, Allauddin | |||||
| Ruhi | W.Z. Ahmad | Shammi, Santosh, Hamalia Wala | Director W.Z. Ahmad's inaugural film "Ruhi" was the first banned film in Pakistan. | |||
| Sassi | Daud Chand | Shah Nawaz, Nazar, Asha Posley, Sabiha, Sudhir | Musical | The film was released on June 3, 1954 | ||
| 1955 | ||||||
| Humari Zaban | Shaikh Hassan | Beena, Sheikh Hassan | Drama | "Hamari Zuban" was the first ever Karachi made film, released on June 10, 1955. | ||
| Inteqaam | Sabiha, Santosh, M. Ismael | |||||
| Ilteja | Ragni, S. Gul, Salim Raza | |||||
| Intekhaab | Jamila Razzaq, Masood | |||||
| Jallan | Nadra, Inayat Bhatti, Zarif | |||||
| Jheel Kinaray | Gulshan Ara, Sudhir, Talish | |||||
| Khatoon | Sawarn Lata, Nazir, Naeem hashmi | |||||
| Khizaan Ke Baad | Shammi, Sudhir, Allauddin | |||||
| Mehfil | Sabiha, Sudhir, Allauddin | |||||
| Naukar | M.M. Billoo Mehra | Sawarn Lata, Nazir, Shaad, Ragni, Zeenat, Asha Posley, ChunChun, A. Shah, G.N. Butt and Agha Salim Raza | Drama | Film was released on May 24, 1955 | ||
| Nazrana | Ragni, Santosh, Nazar, Azad | |||||
| Qatil | Anwar Kemal Pasha | Sabiha, Santosh, Aslam Pervez, Musarrat Nazir, Nayyar Sultana, Akmal | Drama | Film was released on January 22, 1955 | ||
| Shararay | Sabiha, Ragni, S. Gul | |||||
| Sohni | Sabiha, Sudhir, Shammi | |||||
| Toofaan | Haidar Shah | Sabiha, Sudhir, Asha, Zarif | Drama | The film was released on July 31, 1955 | ||
| 1956 | ||||||
| Anokhi | Sheela Ramani, Shaad, Lehri | |||||
| Baaghi | Ashfaq Malik | Allaudin, Musarrat Nazir, Sultan Rahi, Sudhir, Aga Talish | Drama | Sultan Rahi's debut film as an actor. | ||
| Chhoti Baigum | Sabiha, Sudhir, naeem hashmi | |||||
| Darbar-e-Habib | Yasmin, Talish, Majeed | |||||
| Funkar | Khursheed, Pervez, Jameela | |||||
| Hameeda | Sabiha, Santosh, Ejaz | |||||
| Haqeeqat | Yasmin, Masood, Zeenat | |||||
| Hatim | Sabiha, Sudhir, Nazar, Ilyas | |||||
| Intezar | Masood Pervez | Noor Jehan, Santosh, Asha Poslay, Ghulam Mohammad | Drama | The film was released on May 12, 1956 | ||
| Kanwari Bewah | Shamim Ara, Ayyaz, Nazar | Shamim Ara's debut film as an actress. | ||||
| Karnaama | Klawati, Luddan, Sawan | |||||
| Lakht-e-Jiggar | Luqman | Noor Jehan, Santosh, Habib | Drama | The film was released on February 17, 1956 | ||
| Mandi | Khursheed, Ayyaz, Nighat | |||||
| Mirza Saheban | Daud Chand | Musarrat Nazir Sudhir |
Drama | The film was released on May 30, 1956 | ||
| Miss 56 | Meena, Santosh, Aslam Pervez | |||||
| Pawwan | Shammi, Sudhir, Zarif, Nazir | |||||
| Qismat | Musarrat, Santosh, Yasmin | |||||
| Sabira | Sawarn Lata, Nazir, Nazar, Ilyas | |||||
| Sarfarosh | Anwar Kemal Pasha | Naeem Hashmi|Romance Drama |
The film was released on May 30, 1956 | |||
| Shalimar | Rehana, Sudhir, Shola, Nazar | |||||
| Shikar | Safia Dain, Rushdi, Ayyaz | |||||
| Soteli Maa | Sawarn Lata, Nazir, Nazar, Masood | |||||
| Wehshi | Rehana, Afzal Nazir, Zarif | |||||
| 1957 | ||||||
| Aankh Ka Nasha | Sabiha, Sudhir, Musarrat | |||||
| Aas Paas | Sabiha, Aslam, Allauddin | |||||
| Anjaam | Yasmin, Ilyas, Neelo | |||||
| Baap Ka Gunaah | Musarrat, Darpan, Salim | |||||
| Bara Aadmi | Meena, Ejaz, Allauddin | |||||
| Bedari | Rafiq Ghazanvi | Ratan Kumar, Ragni, Santosh, Meena, Anoradha | Drama | This film was a carbon copy of the Indian film "Jagrati". The film was released on December 6, 1957. | ||
| Daata | Sabiha, Sudhir, G.Mohammad | |||||
| Ishq-e-Laila | Munshi Dil | Sabiha, Santosh, Asha Posley, M. Ismael, Ajmal, Allauddin | Musical, Romance, Drama | This film contains 14 songs which is an all time record for any Pakistani film. The film was released on April 12, 1957. | ||
| Laila Majnu | Bahar, Aslam, Shola, Ilyas | |||||
| Maasoom | Yasmin, Habib, M. Ismael | |||||
| Maska Polish | Anoradha, Ayyaz, Azad | |||||
| Muraad | Yasmin, Kemal, Ilyas | |||||
| Naeem HashmiNaeem Hashmi | Shahina, Ammaan, Naeem Hashmi | |||||
| Noor-e-Islam | Naeem Hashmi| | |||||
| Paasban | Sabiha, Aslam, Allauddin | |||||
| Saath Laakh | Jaafar Malik | Sabiha, Santosh, Nayyar Sultana, Neelo, Talish, Asif Jah, Hamalia Wala | Musical Drama |
The film was released on October 9, 1957. | ||
| Sardar | Sabiha, Santosh, Talish | |||||
| Seestan | Musarrat, Shaad, Salim Raza | |||||
| Shohrat | Nasrin, Habib, Ilyas, Ajmal | |||||
| Thandi Sarak | Musarrat, Syed Kamal, Zarif | Syed Kamal's debut film. | ||||
| Waada | W. Z. Ahmad | Sabiha, Santosh, Laila, Ilyas Kashmiri | Musical, Romance, Drama | Laila's debut film. The film was released on May 2, 1957. | ||
| 1958 | ||||||
| Aadmi | Luqman | Yasmin, Habib, Nayyar Sultana, Diljeet Mirza, Talish and Allauddin | Drama | The film was released on November 14, 1958. | ||
| Akhri Dao | Nayyar, Habib, Talish | |||||
| Akhri Nishan | Meena, Sudhir, Allauddin | |||||
| Annar Kali | Anwar Kemal Pasha | Noor Jehan, Sudhir, Ragni, Shamim Ara, Zarif, Fazal Haq and Hamalia Wala | Musical | The film was released on June 6, 1958. | ||
| Begunnah | Nayyar, Anwar Baig, Butt Kashir | |||||
| Bharosa | Yasmin, Yousuf, Allauddin | |||||
| Changez Khan | Neelo, Kamran, Rukhshi | |||||
| Darbar | Sabiha, Habib, Allauddin | |||||
| Dil Mein Too | Sabiha, Ejaz, Nayyar | |||||
| Hasrat | Sabiha, Santosh, Yousuf | |||||
| Jaan-e-Bahar | Musarrat, Sudhir, Husna | |||||
| Lakhpati | Nighat, Saqi, Nasreen | |||||
| Mumtaz | Neelo, Ayaz, Mazhar Shah | |||||
| Naya Dour | Jameela, Aslam, Neelo | |||||
| Naya Zamana | Musarrat, Santohs, M. Ismael | |||||
| Nayi Larki | Neelo, Aslam, Shahnawaz | |||||
| Pehla Qadam | Sozi, Haroon, Naina | |||||
| Rukhsana | Musarrat, Darpan, Nayyar | |||||
| Sitaroon Ki Duniya | Meena, Sheeda Imam, Rukhsana | |||||
| Tamanna | Yasmin, Ejaz, Nighat | |||||
| Tauheed | Nayyar, Talish, Laila | |||||
| Wah Re Zamanay | Shamim Ara, Ejaz, Rattan | |||||
| Zehr-e-Ishq | Masood Pervez | Musarrat Nazir, Habib, Yasmin, Neelo, Bibbo | Musical Romance |
The film was released on April 21, 1958 | ||
| 1959 | ||||||
| Aaj Kal | Sabiha, Kemal | |||||
| Alam Ara | Shamim Ara, Akmal | |||||
| Apna Paraya | Shamim Ara, Kemal | |||||
| Faisla | Shamim Ara, Yousuf, Deeba | Deeba started her film career as child artist in Faisala. | ||||
| Gulshan | Meena, Sudhir | |||||
| Gumrah | Naeem Hashmi| | |||||
| Himmat | Bahar, Aslam Pervez | |||||
| Jago Hua Severa | Aaejay Kardar | Tripti Mitra, Zurain Rakshi, Anees Ama, Kazi Khaliq, Maina Latif | Drama | The first Dhaka based Urdu film. | ||
| Jhoomar | Masud Pervaiz | Musarrat Nazir Sudhir |Naeem Hashmi|Drama |
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| Khul Ja Sim Sim | Yasmin, Darpan | |||||
| Koel | Khursheed Anwar | Noor Jehan, Aslam Pervez, Neelo, Nazar, Sahira, Ghulam Mohammad, Azad and Allauddin | Musical Drama |
The film was released on December 24, 1959. | ||
| Lalkar | Yasmin, S. Gul | |||||
| Mazloom | Nayyar, Aslam | |||||
| Muskrahat | Sabiha, Santosh, Aslam | |||||
| Nagan | Khalil Qaisar | Neelo, Rattan Kumar, Husna, Yousuf Khan, Nazar, Rekha, Saqi and Abbas Ajmeri | Musical | The film was released on June 18, 1959. | ||
| Naghma-e-Dil | Naeem Hashmi| | |||||
| Neend | Hassan Tariq | Noor Jehan, Aslam Pervez, Neelo, Yasmin, Asad Jaafri | Musical | The film was released on October 16, 1959. | ||
| Raaz | Musarrat, Ejaz | |||||
| Saathi | Neelo, Darpan | |||||
| Sahara | Musarrat, Darpan | |||||
| Savera | Shamim Ara, Kemal | |||||
| Shama | Naeem Hashmi| | |||||
| Society | Musarrat, Sudhir | |||||
| Sola Aanay | Neelo, Ejaz | |||||
| Tere Baghair | Sabiha, Santosh | |||||
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