Dalsukh M. Pancholi
Dalsukh M. Pancholi | |
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Born | 1906 Karachi, British India, Roots Halvad,Gujarat,India. |
Died | 20 October 1959 (age 53)[1] |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation(s) | Producer, Distributor, Exhibitor |
Known for | Gul Bakawali, Yamla Jatt, Chaudhary |
Dalsukh M. Pancholi (1906–1959) was an Indian film-maker, producer, and distributor who is remembered for making the first Punjabi film.[2] Considered to be a film pioneer, Pancholi's Empire Talkie Distributors based in Lahore were the biggest importer of American films in northern and western India.[3] Pancholi's Pancholi Art Pics was also the largest film studio in Lahore at the time of the Partition of India[4] He was also Indian Motion Pictures Producers' Association (IMPPA) president in 1954-55 in Mumbai.[5]
Personal life
[edit]He hailed from the village Halvad in Saurashtra, Gujarat. His nephew Ravindra Dave was also a film director and producer.[6]
Among Lahore's filmmakers, Dalsukh Pancholi introduced Noor Jehan as a child star in Gul Bakawali. He was forced to move to Bombay in 1947 due to the partition, leaving his studio to continue for another two years. His elder brother R.M. Pancholi started the movie business. The last film it produced was somewhat ironically titled Ghalat Fehmi.[7][8]
Filmography
[edit]- Sohni Mahiwal (1939)
- Gul Bakavali (1939)
- Yamla Jatt (1940)
- Chaudhary (1941)
- Khazanchi (1941)
- Zamindar (1942)
- Khandan (1942)
- Poonji (1943) - Producer[6]
- Daasi (1944)
- Shirin Farhad (1945)
- Dhamki (1945)
- Kaise Kahoon (1945)
- Patjhad
- Meena Baazar (1950)
- Nagina (1951)
- Aasman (1955)
- Lutera (1958)
- Farishta (1958)
References
[edit]- ^ "Bollywood Director Dalsukh M Pancholi Biography, News, Photos, Videos". nettv4u.
- ^ "When Lahore had a deep connection with the Indian film industry". The Times of India. 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Aasmaan (1952)". Indiancine.ma.
- ^ "Pakistani Cinema Had Its Own Way of Looking at Partition Too". The Wire.
- ^ "IMPPA". www.imppa.info.
- ^ a b Dave, Hiren B. (16 April 2019). "Tribute: Director Ravindra Dave, who was 'Ravinbhai' in Hindi films and 'Bapa' for Gujarati cinema". Scroll.in. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Pracha, Maheen. "The story of Pakistan's talkies". DAWN. DAWN.
- ^ Khan, Ali; Ahmad, Ali Nobil (2016). Cinema and society : film and social change in Pakistan. Karachi: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199402229.
4. https://www.cinemaazi.com/people/dalsukh-m-pancholi
External links
[edit]- "Dalsukh M. Pancholi (1906-59)". Encyclopedia of Indian cinema. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013.
- Dalsukh M. Pancholi at IMDb
- Dalsukh M. Pancholi on YouTube Making of Film Intro