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'''Sindhi cinema''' ({{lang-ur|{{nq|سندھی سنیما}}}}; {{lang-sd|سنڌي سينيما}}) refers to the [[Sindhi language]] [[Cinema of Pakistan|film]] industry in [[Pakistan]] and among the [[Sindhi diaspora]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1203472|title=Book launched to preserve half a century of Sindhi films|date=29 August 2015}}</ref>

==History==
The first Sindhi film produced was ''Ekta'' in 1940 directed by [[Homi Wadia]] and the last film was Himmath which was released on 1997;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1203472|title=Book launched to preserve half a century of Sindhi films|last=Salman|first=Peerzada|date=2015-08-29|website=DAWN.COM|language=en|access-date=2020-01-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1580713/4-first-sindhi-feature-film-works-since-cinema-revival/}}</ref> while the first Sindhi film produced in Pakistan was ''[[Umar Marvi (film)|Umar Marvi]]'' in 1956 directed by Shaikh Hassan.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Levesque|first1=Julien|last2=Bui|first2=Camille|date=2015-01-05|title=Umar Marvi and the Representation of Sindh: Cinema and Modernity in the Margins|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273163188|journal=BioScope: South Asian Screen Studies|volume=5|issue=2|pages=119–128|doi=10.1177/0974927614547990|s2cid=147363789}}</ref> The first blockbuster Sindhi film released was ''Abana'' released in 1958.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sindhiwiki.org/index.php?title=Abana_Movie|title=All about Abana Sindhi Movie|date=August 15, 1958|publisher=SindhiWiki.org}}</ref> Sindhi cinema used to see three to four releases a year until the 1990s. The last Sindhi film released was Himmat in 1997. Satish Anand says that the condition of the theatres is bad, funding is difficult and people prefer mainstream cinema. Many producers have tried to revive the industry but eventually it fell apart. An alternate model of releasing films only on television and home video was attempted, but that too didn't work because of rampant piracy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/344165/transitions-mushtaq-changezi-the-dilip-kumar-of-sindhi-cinema-dies-at-70/|title = Transitions: Mushtaq Changezi, the Dilip Kumar of Sindhi cinema, dies at 70|date = March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sindhishaan.com/article/culture/cult_09_04.html|title = Sindhishaan - Sindhi Film Industry}}</ref> Since 2010, [[Cinema in Pakistan]] has seen a general revival of Sindhi films as well as [[Kariwood|Urdu]] and [[Pashto cinema|Pashto]] films.

==Films==
{{main|List of Sindhi-language films}}
Some popular Sindhi films include:
* [[Ekta, Sindhi Film|Ekta]] (1942)
* [[Umar Marvi (film)|Umar Marvi]] (1956)
* [[Perdesi (1958 film)|Perdesi]] (1958)
* [[Sherah Feroz]] (1968)
* [[Chanduki]] (1969)
*[[Ghoonghat Lah Kunwar]] (1970)
* [[Mehboob Mitha]] (1971)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pakmdb.com/movies.php?lang=A&q=chakori|title=Pakistan Movie Database|website=www.pakmdb.com|access-date=2020-01-12}}</ref>
* [[Ali Jo Ghulam]] (2014)
* [[Haider Khan (film)|Haider Khan]] (2015)
* [[Pyar Jaa Rang]] (2013) Actors - Anil Vanjani, Poonam, Tarana
*[[Haseen Zindagi]] (2015) Actors - Anil Vanjani, Kalpana Bhagtani.
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== Classical Sindhi cinema actors/actresses ==

* [[Bhagwanti Navani]]
* Chakori <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/2010/11/03/pa-body-suggests-verdict-on-labour-disputes-in-90-days/|title=Career highlights of film star Chakori|last=Newspaper|first=the|date=2010-11-03|website=DAWN.COM|language=en|access-date=2020-01-11}}</ref>
* Mushtaq Malano, his stage name was Mushtaq Changazi <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/2012/03/03/mushtaq-changezi-passes-away/|title=Mushtaq Changezi passes away|last=Newspaper|first=the|date=2012-03-03|website=DAWN.COM|language=en|access-date=2020-01-11}}</ref> and played lead role in more than 60 Sindhi cinema movies.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/344165/transitions-mushtaq-changezi-the-dilip-kumar-of-sindhi-cinema-dies-at-70/}}</ref>
* Salahudin Tunio
* Shahzadi
* Mahmood Siddiqui
* Soxie Deniel
* Shafi Muhammd Shah.
*Rubi Ali
*Amir shah
*Urossa siddiqui
*Fahaad Mustafa
*Danish nawaz
*sanam bolach

==See also ==
Sindhi Drama industry .

* [[Cinema of Pakistan]]

==References==
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{{CinemaofPakistan}}

[[Category:Sindhi cinema| ]]
[[Category:Cinema of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Cinema of Sindh]]
[[Category:Pakistani films]]
[[Category:Sindhi culture]]
[[Category:Sindhi language]]
[[Category:Sindhi-language mass media]]
[[Category:Mass media in Sindh]]

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