Lollywood


Lollywood is the Urdu and Punjabi-language film industry of Pakistani cinema, based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Since 1929, Lahore has been the center of Pakistani cinema, producing films in both languages. Since 2007, however, Karachi has largely overtaken Lahore in Urdu film productions. The word "Lollywood" was coined in the summer of 1989 in Glamour magazine as a portmanteau of "Lahore" and "Hollywood", published from Karachi, by gossip columnist Saleem Nasir.

Films

Pakistani Punjabi Lollywood films were most popular in 1960s considered as their golden age. Lahore has 21 cinemas as of 2014. A list of Pakistani Punjabi films in year order:

20th century

1949

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

21st century

2000s

2010s

;2015
In 2015, only five Punjabi films were made in Lollywood. Punjabi films continued to languish in this year also. Punjabi releases such as Razia Phas Gayi Gundon Main, Shaan's Lahoria tay Pishoria, Gujjar Pooray Dinna Da, Sohna Gujjar and Sami Rawal all failed to make a mark on the box office in Pakistan.
TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Lahoria tay PishoriaSangeetaShaan, Sana, Arbaz Khan, LailaAction filmReleased on 23 January 2015
Gujjar Pooray Dinna DaMalik Imdad HussainNawazish GujjarAction filmReleased on 24 April 2015
Razia Phans Gayi Ghundon MeinShahid RanaNida Chodhary, Ahmad Butt, Madhu, BabarComedy stage drama filmReleased on Eid-ul-Fitr, 18 July 2015
Sohna GujjarRasheed MalikSaima, Moamar Rana, Saima Khan, Shafqat CheemaAction filmReleased on 25 September 2015
Sami RawalAmjad MalikZahid Ali, Dua Qureshi, Bahar, Agha Majid, Amjad Rana, Shazib Mirza, Barkha, Khushi Jee, ZolfiFolk storyReleased on 25 September 2015

;2016
TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Mahi WayMohammad Tariq RomiTaimoor, Fareha, Ameer Ali, Shabana Chaudhary, Azhar RangeelaRomantic/action filmReleased on 8 April 2016
Zindagi Guzaro Hass kayMohammad Shehzad HaidarShafaqt Cheema, Sakhawat Naz, Sardar KamalAction filmReleased on 22 April 2016

; 2017
;2018
;2019