'Yousuf Khan Sher Bano' was the first ever Pashto film released in Pakistan. Yasmin Khan, Badar Munir, Noreen, Nageena, Nemat Sarhadi Top 10 highest grossing films of All Time. Have something to add to the story? Share it in the comments below.Shop selling Pashto language films Highest grossing films Punjabi film-makers based in Lahore are generally satisfied with how their productions fared at the box office it’s mostly just the Pashto industry that has taken a toll. These films included Chan Choudhary, Haider Gujjar, Sajra Payar, Khushi, Mahi Vay, Zindagi Guzaro Hans Kay and Best of Luck. Similarly, eight Punjabi films saw the light of day in 2016, as compared to five in 2015. The popular films included Actor in Law, Ho Mann Jahaan, Mah-e- Mir, Hijrat, Janaan, Lahore Se Aagey, Maalik, Saya-e-Khuda-e- Zuljalal and Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay.įilm on Hatim Tai will have a Harry Potter feel to it: Rashid Sami However, it is pertinent to mention that this number also includes small budget, shorter length features that only cater to circuits in sub-urban areas. A total of 47 Urdu films were released this year, which is three more than the number of films that were released in 2015. On the contrary, 2016 proved to be a better year for Urdu films. It’s very unfair that we put in so much effort to keep the business going and get nothing in return.” Major cinemas were burnt down and Afghanistan doesn’t need our films anymore, so we are left with no choice but to quit,” he added.Ģ016 set to be record-breaking year for US box officeĪctor and director Madho echoed Sanober’s sentiments saying that, “No one made anything remarkable in Pashto cinema this year because we have been disheartened by the ongoing issues in the industry. “We did what we could for as long as it was possible but the worsening security situation does not allow us to go any further. Yes, we were passionate to break the stereotypes associated with a typical Pashto film but we were equally encouraged by the box office figures,” well-known Pashto film-maker, Qaiser Sanober told The Express Tribune.

“Pashto cinema stood the test of time when Urdu and Punjabi cinema was taking its last breaths. None of the Pashto films even made it to Afghanistan, which is considered one of the most lucrative foreign markets. Mohabbat Kar Da Lewano De, Ghulam and Badmashi Na Manam received a lukewarm response while Za Pagal Yam, Raja, Lewane Pukhtoon, Khair Dy Yaar Nasha Ki De, Jashan and Badmashi Bay Mannay all flopped.

The industry had been hanging by a thread for long enough, doing marginally better than its counterparts in other regions of Pakistan but now, it’s time may have come.Ĭompared to last year, which saw the release of about 18 Pashto films, 2016 only had nine to offer out of which, most failed to connect with the audiences. Sad as it may seem, Pashto cinema seems to have finally taken a hit.

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