Daughters of today
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Daughters of Today was a 1928
silent film
from Lahore
, in present day Pakistan
(then British India). 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 centres of filming in India. The Lahore film industry is now known as Lollywood
. Production started in 1924 and took three years to complete, mainly due to financial problems.
Two participants later became prominent personalities of the subcontinental film industry: A.R. Kardar was one of the most famous Bombay film directors in the 1930's, 40's and 50's; and actor M. Ismael's film career spanned over five decades.
1928 in film
-Events:Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent.* July 28 - Lights of New York is released by Warner Brothers. It is the first "100% Talkie" feature film, in that dialog is spoken throughout the film...
silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
from Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
, in present day Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
(then British India). 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 centres of filming in India. The Lahore film industry is now known as Lollywood
Lollywood
Lollywood refers to the Pakistani film industry based in the city of Lahore. The word "Lollywood" was first coined in the summer of 1989 in the now defunct magazine "Glamour" published from Karachi by a gossip columnist Saleem Nasir. The film industry in Lahore started in 1929 with the opening of...
. Production started in 1924 and took three years to complete, mainly due to financial problems.
Two participants later became prominent personalities of the subcontinental film industry: A.R. Kardar was one of the most famous Bombay film directors in the 1930's, 40's and 50's; and actor M. Ismael's film career spanned over five decades.