Ekta is a 1942 Sindhi film directed by

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and produced by his Wadia Studios in

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. This

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was the first film in Sindhi and was financed by Karim Bux Nizamani. It starred Nizamani and Kaushalya in the lead roles and was about

Hindu–Muslim unity Hindu–Muslim unity is a religiopolitical concept in the Indian subcontinent which stresses members of the two largest faith groups there, Hindus and Muslims, working together for the common good. The concept was championed by various persons, s ...

. Its premier at the Taj Mahal Cinema in

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was inaugurated by the then Premier of Sindh,

Allah Bux Soomro Allah Bux Muhammad Umar Soomro ( sd, اللهَ بخشُ سوُمَرو) (1900 – 14 May 1943), (Khan Bahadur Sir Allah Bux Muhammad Umar Soomro OBE till September 1942) or Allah Baksh Soomro, was a ''zamindar'', government contractor, Ind ...

, but the film ran in theatres for only two weeks due to trade restrictions incurring significant losses for Wadia.

Production

This film was directed by

and produced by Ram Panjwani. It was financed by Karim Bux Nizamani who was the hero of this film. Nizamani was not only a film actor, he was also a writer, social worker and a landlord of

Matli Matli is a town of Matli Taluka in Badin District in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the capital of Matli Taluka, an administrative subdivision of the district. The town is located at 25°2'0N 68°39'0E with an altitude of 9 metres (32 f ...

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. His autobiography "Kayee" is one of the best autobiographies in Sindhi. KaushalyaNizamani Karim Bux; Kayee (ڪيئي), pp. 162, Roshni Publication,

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, 2018. was the heroine of the film. She was from

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, India. She was a dancer, playback singer and actress. Her father

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was a famous dancer. He himself trained Kaushalya in

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dance. Her mother's name was Rama Devi.

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, Chandu Shivdasani, Sikander, Gulshan Sufi, Chander Vaswani, Maya Devi and others played their roles in this film. Noted writer Agha Abdul Nabi Sufi wrote the story and dialoguesQadiri, Ayaz
Sindhi Ghazal Ji Aosar: Agha Abdul Nabi Agha
pp. 40, Institute of Sindhology, 1940. Retrieved on 2020.04.2020. and famous poet

Khialdas Fani Khialdas Fani (4 April 1914 - 8 April 1995) was an Indian writer, poet, stage artist and singer who wrote in Sindhi. He also served as vice-chairman of the Madhya Pradesh Sindhi Sahitya Academy. Biography Khialdas was born on 4 April 1914 a ...

composed lyrics for the film. The theme of the film was Hindu Muslim harmony (Ekta means Unity). The film was released in Taj Mahal Cinema

. Kaushalya and Gulshan Sufi were playback singers of this film.

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