1981 marked a significant period in Pakistani cinema, as it faced a rapid decline due to islamization in the country, consequently resulting in destabilization of the film industry.[1] With growing censorship policies, Punjabi and Pashto action films dominated the field.[2] Sultan Rahi starred in films like Maula Jutt In London and Khan e Azam, becoming an iconic figure of the time.
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Urdu 1981
Title | Release | Director | Cast | Notes |
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Manzil | 2nd January 1981 | S. Suleman | Mohammad Ali, Babra Sharif, Waseem Abbas, Mumaz, Talish, Nanha, Qavi | Box Office: Super Hit |
Resham | 30th January 1981 | H. M. Yousuf | Mustasfa Qureshi, Najma, Asif Khan, Yasmin Khan, Nanha, Sabiha, Adeeb | Box Office: Flop |
Lajawab | 13th February 1981 | Shabab Keranvi | Babra Sharif, Nadeem, Shujaat Hashmi, Roshan, Roomana, Tamanna, Jameel Fakhri | Box Office: Super Hit |
Dil Ek Khilona | 27th March 1981 | S. Suleman | Sangeeta[disambiguation needed], Shahid, Lehri, Ruhi Bano | |
Bara Aadmi | 3rd April 1981 | Shamas Chodhary | Babra Sharif, Mohammad Ali, Shahid, Ruhi Bano | Box Office: Hit |
Laggan[disambiguation needed] | 10th March 1981 | Rehman | Babra Sharif, Rehman, Ishrat Chodhary, Shehla Gil | Box Office: Flop |
Gunman[disambiguation needed] | 8th May 1981 | Iqbal Yousuf | Babra Sharif, Mohammad Ali, Waheed Murad | Box Office: Average |
Meray Apnay | 8th May 1981 | Shamam Ara | Shamim Ara, Shahid, Mumtaz, Waheed Murad | Box Office: Average |
Dil Nay Phir Yaad Kiya | 15th May 1981 | Iqbal Akhtar | Babra Sharif, Shahid, Waheed Murad, Nayyar Sultana | Box Office: Hit |
Qurbani[disambiguation needed] | 22nd May 1981 | Parvez Malik | Shabnam, Nadeem, Master Khurram, Nimmo[disambiguation needed] | Box Office: Super Hit |
Kala Dhanda Goray Log | 29th May 1981 | Javed Sajjad | Sangeeta[disambiguation needed], Asif Khan, Waheed Murad, Samina Pirzada, Badar Munir | Box Office: Average |
Aladdin | 2nd August 1980 | Iqbal Kashmiri | Babra Sharif, Faisal, Bindiya, Ali Ejaz | Box Office: Average |
Watan[disambiguation needed] | 2nd August 1981 | Hassan Tariq | Rani, Shahid, Mohammad Ali, Kaveeta | Box Office: Average |
Kiran Aur Kali | 4th September 1981 | Zahid Shah | Mohammad Ali, Shabnam, Waheed Murad, Shaista Qaisar | Box Office: Hit |
Mohabbat Aur Majboori | 4th September 1981 | Mansoor Sayed | Babra Sharif, Ghulam Mohayuddin, Allauddin, Nimmi, Nabeela | |
Sangram[disambiguation needed] | 4th September 1981 | Iqbal Yousuf | Mumtaz, Mohammad Ali, Asif Khan, Adeeb | Box Office: Hit |
Azeem Qaum Ki Azeem Beti | 11th September 1981 | Shaad Sarhadi | Nimmi, Naeem Khan, Nasir Khan[disambiguation needed], Shimmi | |
Faslay | 18th September 1981 | Zafar Shabab | Shabnam, Mohammad Ali, Bazgha, Nanha | |
Qanoon Shikan | 25th September 1981 | Quraish Chodhary | Sultan Rahi, Asiya, Afzaal Ahmad, Chakori | |
Ghairao | 9th October 1981 | Iqbal Yousuf | [Shabnam]], Mohammad Ali, Waheed Murad, Asif Khan | Box Office: Average |
Yeh Zamana Aur Hay | 9th October 1981 | Shabab Keranavi | Babra Sharif, Ayaz, Faisal, Andaleeb | Box Office: Hit |
Tangay Wali | 13th November 1981 | M. J. Rana | Shabnam, Mohammad Ali, Nisho, Bindia | Box Office: Average |
Wafa | 13th November 1981 | Luqman | Babra Sharif, Asif Raza Mir, Nazia Hafeez, Aslam Parvez, Faisal Luqman | Box Office: Hit |
Khotay Sikkay | 20th November 1981 | Aziz Tabassum | Mohammad Ali, Babra Sharif, Ghulam Mohayuddin, Badar Munir | Box Office: Average |
2 Dil | 27th November 1981 | Aslam Dar | Babra Sharif, Asif Raza Mir, Ghulam Mohayuddin, Talish | |
100 Rifles | 25th December 1981 | Sharif Ali | Musarrat Shaheen, Sultan Rahi, Badar Munir, Sweety |
Punjabi 1981
Title | Release | Director | Cast | Notes |
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Dushman Dar | 2nd January 1981 | Masood Asghar | Najma, Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Nazli | |
Shart[disambiguation needed] | 23rd January 1981 | Riaz Ahmad Raju | Asiya, Shahid, Sultan Rahi, Iqbal Hassan | |
Kala Rupia | 30th January 1981 | Akram Khan[disambiguation needed] | Najma, Mustafa Qureshi, Musarrat Shaheen, Asif Khan | |
Khan-e-Azam | 6th February 1981 | Younis Malik | Sudhir, Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi | Box Office: Average |
Rabb Tay Maa | 6th February 1981 | Akram Khan[disambiguation needed] | Farah Deeba, Iqbal Hassan, Sabiha Khanum, Saiqa | |
Anokha Daaj | 27th February 1981 | Aslam Dar | Sultan Rani, Asiya, Durdana Rehman, Waheed Murad | Box Office: Super Hit |
Gabhroo | 20th March 1981 | Jafar Malik | Asiya, Yousuf Khan, Musarrat Shaheen, Aurangzeb | |
Ik Puttar Ik Veer | 10th April 1981 | Waheed Dar | Najma, Yousuf Khan, Mustafa Qureshi, Sabiha | Box Office: Average |
Mr Aflatoon | 17th April 1981 | Naseem Haidar | Mumtaz, Ali Ejaz, Rangeela, Bindia | |
Sher Medan Da | 24th April 1981 | M. Akram | Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Anjuman, Mustafa Qureshi | Box Office: Super Hit |
Maula Dad | 8th May 1981 | Rehmat Ali | [[Asiya, Yousuf Khan, Mustafa Qureshi, Durdana Rehman | |
Sheran Day Puttar Sher | 15th May 1981 | Masood Butt | Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Chakori | Box Office: Average |
Toofan Tay Chattan | 22nd May 1981 | Arshad Mirza | Sudhir, Asiya, Mustafa Qureshi, Ilyas Kashmir | Box Office: Average |
Fatafat | 29th May 1981 | Diljeet Mirza | Mumtaz, Shahid, Syed Kemal, Nanha | |
Geo Shera | 5th June 1981 | Masood Bin Aslam | Chakori, Kaifee, Afzaal Ahmad, Saiqa | |
Athra Puttar | 12th June 1981 | Altaf Hussain[disambiguation needed] | Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Bazgha | Box Office: Super Hit |
Parwah Nein | 12th June 1981 | Iftikhar Khan | Mumtaz, Yousuf Khan, Waheed Murad, Kaveeta | |
Chacha Bhateeja | 2nd August 1981 | Haidar Chodhary | Anjuman, Ali Ejaz, Nanha, Durdana Rehman | |
Chann Veryam | 2nd August 1981 | Jahangir Qaisar | Sultan Rahi, Anjuman, Afzaal Ahmad, Shagufta | Box Office: Super Hit |
Milay Ga Zulm Da Badla | 2nd August 1981 | Kaifee | Sultan Rahi, Chakori, Kaifee, Anjuman | Box Office: Super Hit |
Sala Sahib | 2nd August 1981 | Altaf Hussain[disambiguation needed] | Mumtaz, Ali Ejaz, Anjuman, Nanha, Rangeela, Sultan Rahi | Box Office: Blockbuster |
Sher Khan | 2nd August 1981 | Younis Malik | Sultan Rahi, Anjuman, Mustafa Qureshi, Iqbal Hassan | Box Office: Blockbuster |
Jatt Da Vair | 28th August 1981 | Younis Malik | Sultan Rahi, Najma, Mustafa Qureshi, Chakori | |
Aakhri Qurbani | 4th September 1981 | Syed Zahoor Hussain Gilani | Sudhir, Sultan Rahi, Musarrat Shaheen, Iqbal Hassan | |
Dara Sikandar | 4th September 1981 | Rehmat Ali | Mumtaz, Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Nanha | |
Veryam | 4th September 1981 | [Arshad Mirza]] | Sultan Rahi, Anjuman, Mustafa Qureshi, Mumtaz | Box Office: Super Hit |
Athra Tay Jeedar | 11th September 1981 | Javed Hassan | Najma, Sultan Rahi, Kaifee, Deeba | |
Chann Suraj | 11th September 1981 | Rauf Abbasi | Mumtaz, Sultan Rahi, Nazli, Afzaal Ahmad | |
Khar Damagh | 18th September 1981 | Daud Butt | Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Iqbal Hassan, Chakori | |
Basheera Tay Qanoon | 9th October 1981 | Saeed Daar | Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Talish, Aliya | Box Office: Average |
Jeedar | 9th October 1981 | Kaifee | Sultan Rahi, Anjuman, Mustafa Qureshi, Kaifee | Box Office: Super Hit |
Maula Jatt Tay Noori Natt | 9th October 1981 | Amin Riaz | Mumtaz, Iqbal Hassan, Ali Ejaz, Nanha | |
Muftbar | 9th October 1981 | Hassan Askari | Sultan Rahi, Anjuman, Ali Ejaz, Afzaal Ahmad | Box Office: Average |
Rustam | 23rd October 1981 | Iqbal Kashmiri | Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Mumtaz, Humayun Qureshi | Box Office: Average |
Tor Deyo Zanjeeran | 23rd October 1981 | Mulazim Hussain Bhatti | Musarrat Shaheen, Iqbal Hassan, Nazli, Rangeela | |
Zehreela Dushman | 13th November 1981 | Ilyas Kashmiri | Najma, Sultan Rahi, Bahar, Aurangzeb | |
Billu Sher | 20th November 1981 | Parvez Kaleem | Musarrat Shaheen, Yousuf Khan, Afzaal Ahmad, Aurangzeb | |
Posti[disambiguation needed] | 20th November 1980 | Raza Mir | Mumtaz, Yousuf Khan, Nazli, Afzaal Ahmad | |
Changa Tay Manga | 27th November 1981 | Haidar | Anjuman, Yousuf Khan, Sultan Rahi, Haidar, Chakori | Box Office: Average |
Jatt In London | 27th November 1981 | Younis Malik | Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Chakori | Box Office: Super Hit |
Amanat | 18th December 1981 | Rangeela | Bazgha, Ghulam Mohayuddin, Rangeela, Talat Siddiqi | Box Office: Hit |
Notan Da Badshah | 25th December 1981 | Imtiaz Qaisar | Najma, Asif Khan, Mustafa Qureshi, Iqbal Hassan | |
Sultan Tay Veryam | 25th December 1981 | Waheed Dar | Mumtaz, Yousuf Khan, Mustafa Qureshi, Beena[disambiguation needed] |
Pashto 1981
Title | Release | Director | Cast | Notes |
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Khabara Da Izzat Da | 23rd January 1981 | Sanobar Khan | Musarrat Shaheen, Badar Munir, Jani[disambiguation needed], Yasmin Khan | |
Daagh | 13th February 1981 | Iqbal Hussain | Yasmin Khan, Badar Munir, Surayya Khan, Bedar Bakht | Box Office: Hit |
Aakhri Nakha | 10th April 1981 | Anaskh Saeedi | Musarrat Shaheen, Badar Munir, Ishrat Chodhary, Afzaal Ahmad | Box Office: Hit |
Ghairat Zama Iman | 8th May 1981 | Aziz Tabassum | Yasmin Khan, Badar Munir, Bedar Bakht, Umar Daraz | |
Sogand | 5th June 1981 | Inayat Ullah Khan | Yasmin Khan, Badar Munir, Bedar Bakht, Umar Daraz Khalil | Box Office: Hit |
Kufr-o-Islam | 24th July 1981 | Yasmin Khan | Musarrat Shaheen, Asif Khan, Mumtaz, Amrozia | |
Chamnai Khan | 28th August 1981 | Asghar Ali Khan | Surayya Khan, Badar Munir, Naemat Sarhadi | |
Nave Ongrezey | 9th October 1981 | Waheeda Khan | Musarrat Shaheen, Badar Munir, Liaqat Major | Box Office: Hit |
Pakhtum Pa Wilayat Kamb | 23rd October 1981 | Javed Sajjad | Badar Munir, Asif Khan, Samina[disambiguation needed], Sangeeta[disambiguation needed] | Box Office: Hit |
Dagaz Da Maidan | 20th November 1981 | Aziz Tabassum | Yasmin Khan, Badar Munir, Bedar Bakht, Shehnaz | |
Dosti[disambiguation needed] | 11th December 1981 | Saeed Anaskh Saeedi | Musarrat Shaheen, Badar Munir, Jameel Babar, Beena[disambiguation needed] | Box Office: Hit |
Farz[disambiguation needed] | 11th December 1981 | Sabir Waseem | Yasmin Khan, Badar Munir, Liaqat Major | Box Office: Average |
Aashna | 18th December 1981 | Nasir Raza Khan | Musarrat Shaheen, Badar Munir, Yasmin Khan | Box Office: Average |
Ghazab | 18th December 1981 | Saeed Anaskh Saeedi | Khanum, Badar Munir, Jameel Babar, Ishrat Chodhary | |
Ujrati Qatil | 18th December 1981 | Mushtaq Ahmad[disambiguation needed], Farooq Khan, Iftikhar | Yasmin Khan, Bedar Bakht, Nadra Momtaz | Box Office: Average |
Sal Topakay | (Unknown) 1981 | Sharif Ali | Musarrat Shaheen, Badar Munir, Ghulam Mohayuddin |
Sindhi 1981
Title | Release | Director | Cast | Notes |
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Ghato Ghar Na Aya | 9th October 1981 | Samad Sheikh | Bilqees, Babar Sultan, Farzana, Zarina Sheikh |
See also
External links
- Search Pakistani film - IMDB.com
- 1981: The Pakistan Film History - pakmag.net
- Pakistan Movie Database 1981 - pakmdb.com
- Films released in 1981 in Pakistan - web.archive.org
- Sultan Rahi filmography
References
- ^ "The fall and rise of Pakistani film". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
- ^ Sevea, Iqbal (July 2014). ""Kharaak Kita Oi!" : Masculinity, Caste, and Gender in Punjabi Films". BioScope: South Asian Screen Studies. 5 (2): 129–140. doi:10.1177/0974927614548645. ISSN 0974-9276.
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