''Daughters of Today'' was a 1928
silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...
from
Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...
, in present-day
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
(then
British India
The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one ...
). It was produced by
G.K Mehta and directed by
Shankradev Arya.
This was the first feature film made in Lahore, and helped to establish the city of Lahore as one of the centers of filming in India as
Lollywood
Lollywood ( ur, , translit=lâli vuḍ) refers to Pakistan's film industry based in Lahore, previously the base for both Punjabi and Urdu language film production.
Lahore has been the center of Pakistani cinema since the partition of ...
. Production started in 1924 and took three years to complete, mainly due to financial problems.
Two participants later became prominent personalities of the South Asian film industry:
A.R. Kardar was one of the most famous Bombay film directors in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s; and actor M. Ismael's film career spanned over five decades.
Cast
*
A.R. Kardar
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Hiralal Hiralal is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Hiralal (actor), Indian film actor
*Shirish Hiralal Chaudhari, member of the 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
*Hiralal Datta (born 1959), Indian cricketer
*Hiralal Gaekwad (1923 ...
* Walait Begum
* M. Ismail
* Vijay Kumar
* G.K. Mehta
* Ghulam Qadir
References
External links
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1928 films
Indian black-and-white films
Indian silent films
Films set in Lahore
Lollywood
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