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Teri Yaad

Teri Yaad
تیری یاد
Directed byDaud Chand and Ram Lal
Screenplay byKhadim Mohiudin
Story bySardari Lal
Produced by
  • Sardari Lal
  • D.P. Singha
Starring
CinematographyRaza Mir
Edited byRashid Latif (Pappu)
Music byInayat Ali Nath
Release date
  • 7 August 1948 (1948-08-07)
CountryPakistan
LanguageUrdu

Teri Yaad (Urdu: تیری یاد; Your Memory) was a Pakistani Urdu-language film released on 7 August 1948 in the newly formed country, Pakistan[1] on Eid.

It starred Nasir Khan and Asha Posley in lead roles.[2][3]

It was the first film released after the independence of Pakistan on 14 August 1947.[1]

Production

Background

The year 1947 saw the partition of India and the birth of the nation of Pakistan. During this time, the Indian film industry was segregated and the only film production centre left in Pakistan was at Lahore. With the industry reeling in its infancy, it was hard to work on film productions that had been initiated before the partition as many of the working filmmakers and actors had left for or stayed back in India.

With many hardships, the new film industry was able to release its first feature film, Teri Yaad (1948) on 7 August 1948, premièring at the Parbhat Theatre in Lahore.[1] It starred Asha Posley and Nasir Khan, brother of renowned Indian actor Dilip Kumar who had stayed back in Bombay, India. The playback soundtrack was written and composed by Inayat Ali Nath. The playback singers were Munawar Sultana, Asha Posley and Ali Bakhsh Zahoor. Produced by Dewan Sardari Lal's Dewan Pictures and directed by Daud Chand, the film stayed for a significant time on the celluloid screens in Lahore, Quetta and Dhaka, [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Teri Yaad (1948 film)". Pakistan Film Magazine website. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  2. ^ Karan Bali (7 August 2015). "67 years ago today, Pakistanis lined up to see the first film made in their new nation (film review of Teri Yaad (1948 film))". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Cinema of Pakistan — 72 years on and beyond". Daily Times. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2022.