This is a list of Punjabi films before 2000.
1930s K.D. Mehra made the first Punjabi "talkie" film, Sheela, also known as Pind Di Kurhi, in 1935. Young Noor Jehan was introduced as an actress and singer in this film. Sheila was made in the city of Calcutta (now Kolkata) and released in Lahore. It ran very successfully and was a hit across the province. Due to the success of this film more producers started making Punjabi films.
Notable Punjabi film of the 1930s: Pind Di Kurhi (1930) – the first Punjabi film with synchronized sound
Title Director Cast Production house 1935Pind Di KurhiK.D. Mehra Balo, Shamshad Begum, M. Ismail, Noor Jehan, Eidden, P.N Bally, J.N Dar Kashmiri, A.Rahman Kashmiri, R.P Kapoor, Haider Bandi Indira Movie Tone 1938Heer SialK.D. Mehra Noor Jehan, Mubarak, Pushpa Rani, Haidar Bandi, Eidan Bai Indira Movie Tone
1940s Title Director Cast Notes 1940Mera PunjabKrishna Dev MehraHaider Bandi 1948ChamanRoop K. Shorey Meena Shorey, Karan Dewan, Kuldip Kaur, Om Prakash, Majnu, Gulab Chaman was the first Panjabi film released in East Panjab following the Partition of Panjab. 1949LachhiRavindra Dave Wasti, Manorama, Majnu, Sophia, Baij Sharma, Om Prakash MundriDaud Chand Ragni, Noor Mohammed Charlie, Rani Kiran, Sheikh Iqbal, Ilyas Kashmiri, Ghulam Mohammed Pakistan's largest film company Evernew Pictures, owned by Agha G. A. Gul released its first Punjabi language filmPherayNazir Sawarn Lata, Nazir, M. Ismael, Nazar, Zeenat Begum, Maya Devi, Baba Alam Siaposh
1950s Title Director Cast Notes 1950Bhaiya JiOm Prakash Om Prakash, Suresh, shyama PostiK.D. Mehra Shyama, Manorama, Amarnath, Randhir, Majnu, Ramesh Thakur, Bhag Singh, Chand Burque, Moti Sood Majnu MadariRajendra Sharma Kuldip Kaur, Om Prakash, Madan Puri, Meena Shorey, Suresh ChhaiShankar Mehta Sunder, Geeta Bali, Pran, Jeevan, Kuldip Kaur, Khairati, Majnu, (Ram Avtar as a Lala baksha laadu) BaaloKuldeep Geeta Bali BeliMasud PervaizM. Ismail, Santosh Kumar, Sabiha Khanum, ShahinaGabhrooAnwar Kamal Pasha Shamim Bano, Santosh Kumar, Allauddin LaarayNazir Sawarn Lata, Nazir, Nazar, Allauddin, Baba Alam Siaposh ShammiMunshi Dil Shammi, Santosh Kumar, Ajmal, Shola 1951Mutiyar BaisakhiRajender Sharma PhoomanKuldeep BilloAmjad Hussain Najma, Darpan, M. Ismail Debut film for film playback singer Zubaida KhanumChann WayMadam Noor Jehan Noor Jehan, Santosh Kumar, Jahangir, Yasmin, Ghulam Mohammed, Sultan Khost, Hamalia Wala and Salim Raza Noor Jehan started her film career in Pakistan as actress, singer and directorDilbarAnwar Kamal Pasha Najma, Darpan, M. Ismael 1952Kaude ShahShanti Prakash Bakshi Daljit, Miss Manju, Rajni, Th. Ramesh Nagpal, Jaswant, Mohan, Chand Burqe JugniRajendra Sharma Majnu, Roopmala, Sunder, Ramesh Thakur Lara LappaM.S. Dar Ilyas Kashmiri, Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar NathShafi Ejaz Hafeez Jehan, Haseeb, Talish Talish's debut film. 1953Shehri BabuNazirSawarn Lata, Santosh Kumar, Nazar, M. Ismael, Allauddin, Zubaida Khanum and Inayat Hussain Bhatti Film was released on 13 June 1953 1954AshtaliShanti Prakash Bakshi Daljit Shah Ji S.AroraRoopmala VanjaraShaminder Chahal Amarnath, Chand Burke, Kamaldeep, Majnu, Sunder, Ramesh Thakur Chann MahiAnwar Kamal Bahar Begum, M. Ismail, Asif Jah, Aslam Pervaiz, Nighat Sultana, Gul Zaman 1955BulbulDaud Chand Asha Posley, Sudhir, Nazar, Zeenat BegumHeerNazir Sawarn Lata, Inayat Hussain Bhatti, Zeenat Begum, Nazar, Rekha, Imdad and Ajmal Patay KhanM. A. Rasheed Noor Jehan, Aslam Pervaiz, Zubaida Khanum, Zarif, Musarrat Nazir, Nazar, M. Ismael, Imdad Hussain, Hazin Qadri, Rekha, Allauddin Pattan Luqman Musarrat Nazir, Santosh Kumar, Asha Posley, Nazar, Ajmal, M. Ismael, Ghulam Mohammed, Sultan Khoost, Diljeet Mirza and Allauddin 1956Chann MahiAnwar Kamal Pasha Bahar, Aslam Pervaiz, Asif Jah, Rekha, Sheikh Iqbal, Gulraiz Dulla Bhatti M. S. Daar Sabiha Khanum, Sudhir, Asha Posley, Asif Jah, Ghulam Mohammed, Sheikh Iqbal Guddi GuddaWali Sahib Musarrat Nazir, Sudhir, Talish JabrooMuzaffar Tahir Yasmin, Akmal Khan, Talish Mahi MundaM.J. Rana Musarrat Nazir, Sudhir, Ajmal, Zarif, Nazar, Ilyas Kashmiri MorniShakoor Qadri Yasmin, Inayat Hussain Bhatti, Nazar PeengaanAmin Malik Musarrat Nazir, Aslam Pervaiz, Allauddin 1957HulareO.P. Dutta MuklawaRajinder Sharma Om Prakash Bholay KhanJamil Mirza Sabiha Khanum, Aslam Pervaiz, Neelo, Diljeet Mirza NooranM.M. Billoo Mehra Noor Jehan, Sudhir, Zeenat, Nazar, Ajmal, Maya Devi, Agha Salim Raza PalkanAmin Malik Musarrat Nazir, Akmal Khan, Allauddin, Zarif Sehti M.J. Rana Musarrat Nazir, Akmal Khan, Neelo, Talish Yakke WaliM. J. Rana Musarrat Nazir, Sudhir, Neelo, Zeenat Begum, Ajmal, Ilyas Kashmiri, Rekha, Ghulam Mohammed, Iqbal Kashmiri, Zarif ZulfaanAgha Hussaini Bahar, Aslam Pervaiz, Zeenat Begum Pingan 1958NikkiBina Khosla ChoomantarM. M. Billoo Mehra Noor Jehan, Aslam Pervaiz, Laila, Zarif, Salim Raza, Allauddin Ghar JawaiM. Akram Bahar, Sultan Rahi, A. Shah Shikarpuri, Asif Jah Jagga Meena Shorey, Aslam Pervaiz, Ilyas Kashmiri JattiM. J. Rana Musarrat Nazir, Sudhir, Neelo, Rangeela Katchian KalianAmin Malik Neelo, Aslam Pervaiz, Zarif, Ajmal MukhraJafar Malik Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, Asha Posley, Nazar, Ghulam Mohammed, Allauddin Shiekh ChilliAsif Jah Sabiha Khanum, Aslam Pervaiz, Asif Jah 1959BhangrhaJugal Kishore Nishi, Sunder, Khariti, Vimla, Satish, Ramlal & Majnu Pardesi DholaS.P Bakshi B.M Vyas, Chand Burqie, Chaman Puri, Khairati, Jeevan, Tuntun Bachha JamooraAslam Irani Meena Shorey, Akmal Khan, Nayyar Sultana, Mazhar Shah, Allauddin, Zarif, Ilyas Kashmiri, Ajmal Bodi ShahQalander Ahmad Bahar, Akmal Khan, Zarif JaidadRiaz Ahmad Raju Musarrat Nazir, Aslam Pervaiz, Shamim Ara, Allauddin Kartar SinghSaifuddin Saif Musarrat Nazir, Sudhir, Bahar, Laila, Inayat Hussain Bhatti, Ajmal, Ghulam Muhammad, Fazal Haq, Zarif and Allauddin Lukkan MittiWali Sahib Musarrat Nazir, Aslam Pervaiz, Neelo, Zarif NaajiSabiha Khanum Sabiha Khanum, Santosh KumarPardesanM. Naseem Noor Jehan, Aslam Pervaiz, Asha Posley, Zarif Suchche MotiSheikh Iqbal Neelo, Ejaz Durrani, TalishYaar BeliKhalil QaiserMusarrat Nazir, Sudhir, Neelo, Zarif
1960s