Dalsukh M. Pancholi | |
|---|---|
 Pancholi in IMPPA President early 1954s | |
| Born | 1906 Karachi, British India, Roots Halvad,Gujarat,India. |
| Died | 20 October 1959 (age 53)[1] |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, Distributor, Exhibitor |
| Years active | 1939–1958 |
| Known for | Gul Bakawali, Yamla Jatt, Chaudhary |
| Relatives | Mahesh Pancholi (Brother) Rajan Pancholi (Younger Brother) Aditya Pancholi (Nephew) |
Dalsukh M. Pancholi (1906–1959) was an Indian film-maker, producer, and distributor who is remembered for making the first Punjabi film.[2]Considered to be a film pioneer, Pancholi's Empire Talkie Distributors based in Lahore were the biggest importer of American films in northern and western India.[3]Pancholi's Pancholi Art Pics was also the largest film studio in Lahore at the time of the Partition of India[4] He was also Indian Motion Pictures Producers' Association (IMPPA) president in 1954-55 in Mumbai.[5]
- ^ "Bollywood Director Dalsukh M Pancholi Biography, News, Photos, Videos". nettv4u.
- ^ "When Lahore had a deep connection with the Indian film industry". The Times of India. 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Aasmaan (1952)". Indiancine.ma.
- ^ "Pakistani Cinema Had Its Own Way of Looking at Partition Too". The Wire.
- ^ "IMPPA". www.imppa.info.