Eveready Pictures
Company typePrivate
IndustryEntertainment
Founded1947
FounderJ.C. Anand
Headquarters
Karachi
,
Pakistan
Key people
Satish Anand (Director and CEO)
DivisionsFilm production
Film distribution
Television production
Marketing
Merchandising
Licensing
WebsiteEveready Group

Eveready Pictures is a Pakistani film and television production and distribution company. Since its inception in the 1940s, the company has grown to be one of the largest film studios in Pakistan.[1][2][3][4] The company has produced nearly 100 movies and distributed over 700 movies.[5]

Films produced

Year Title Director Cast Ref(s)
1954 Sassi Daud Chand Sabiha Khanum, Sudhir, Asha Posley [6]
1955 Heer Nazir Ahmed Khan Swaran Lata, Inayat Hussain Bhatti, M. Ajmal, Zeenat Begum [6]
1956 Hatim Daud Chand Sudhir, Sabiha Khanum, Asha Posley, Sultan Rahi, M. Ajmal [1]
1956 Miss 56 R.K.Shorey Meena Shorey, Shamim Ara, Deeba, Aslam Pervaiz [1]
1957 Nooran M. A. Khan Sudhir, Noor Jehan, Saeed Khan Rangeela [4]
1957 Ishq-e-Laila Munshi Dil Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, Asha Posley, M. Ajmal, Allauddin [1]
1957 Murad Daud Chand Asha Posley, Syed Kamal, Sultan Rahi, Sabiha Khanum [1]
1957 Noor-e-Islam Nazir Naeem Hashmi, Swaran Lata, Nazar, Nazir [1]
1958 Hasrat Munshi Dil Allauddin, Yusuf Khan, Santosh Kumar [1]
1959 Alam Ara Daud Chand Shamim Ara, Akmal, Nasira, Ilyas Kashmiri, Asha Poslay [6]
1960 Saheli S. M. Yusuf Nayyar Sultana, Shamim Ara, Darpan, Bahar, Aslam Pervaiz [7]
1963 Dulhan S. M. Yusuf Nayyar Sultana, Habib, Darpan, Shamim Ara [7]
1975 Mera Naam Hai Mohabbat Shabab Kervani Babra Sharif, Ghulam Mohiuddin, Zarqa [8]
1985 Qurbani Tehsin Khan Yasmin Khan, Badar Munir, Sanita Khan, Nageena [8]
1993 Hathi Mere Sathi Shamim Ara Reema Khan, Mohsin Khan, Afzal Khan, Shafqat Cheema [8]
1995 Jeeva Syed Noor Babar Ali, Resham, Nadeem, Jawed Sheikh [8]

Films distributed

In addition to the films produced by Eveready Pictures since 1947, the following films from other banners were distributed, in domestic and/or overseas markets, by the company.

Television

Year Title Genre Network Episodes Refs
2007 Waqt Drama ARY Digital 30 [21]
2008 Koonj Drama Hum TV 28 [21]
2011 Bhanwar Drama Hum TV 27 [21]
2011 Choti Si Kahani Drama ARY Digital 27 [21]
2012 Raju Rocket Sitcom Hum TV 22 [22]
2014 Dil Apna Preet Parayi Drama Hum TV 30 [22]
2014 Nestlé Nido Young Stars Reality show ARY Digital 27
2015 Sehra Main Safar Drama Hum TV 27
2016 Mol Drama Hum TV 27
2016 Bad Gumaan Drama Hum TV 30
2018 Karamat-e-Ishq Drama TV One 27
2019 Janbaaz Drama Express TV 20 [23]
2020 Mein Jeena Chahti Hoon Drama Express TV 14
2022 Main Aisi Kyun Houn Drama Express TV 5 [24]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Profile and filmography of J.C. Anand on cineplot.com website Published 25 May 2014, Retrieved 20 February 2018
  2. ^ Jawaid, Mohammad Kamran (29 March 2020). "SPOTLIGHT: THE FEAR OF SQUARE ONE". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Our minorities, Our pride". Geo.tv. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Bali, Karan. "Most Pakistani Hindu filmmakers fled after 1947, but not JC Anand". Scroll.in. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  5. ^ Noorani, Asif (26 April 2020). "SPOTLIGHT: THE gentleman of showbusiness". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "Justice Bhagwandas and some other non-Muslim Pak luminaries". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  7. ^ a b Muhammad Suhayb (31 July 2022). "FLASHBACK: THE HOUSE THAT J. C. BUILT". Dawn. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d "Classic Movies | Eveready Group". Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  9. ^ Tribune.com.pk (2 August 2013). "Have you heard? No ban for Bollywood's big-budget movies on Eid". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  10. ^ Tribune.com.pk (9 May 2016). "'Captain America' vs 'Mah-e-Mir': The real war". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Pakistani film 'Pinky Memsaab' to screen at UK Asian Film Festival". Daily Times. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  12. ^ Tribune.com.pk (13 July 2016). "Three Pakistani films to release on July 22". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  13. ^ a b Tribune.com.pk (18 June 2015). "Box office khichri: Is 'Bhaijaan's' arrival being delayed to accommodate 'Bin Roye'?". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Star-studded premier of Chupan Chupai in Karachi". The Nation. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  15. ^ "'Sawal 700 Crore Dollar Ka' doing well on box office". The Nation. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  16. ^ Jawaid, Mohammad Kamran (15 September 2019). "SPOTLIGHT: WHEN ACTORS TURN PRODUCERS". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  17. ^ Tribune.com.pk (2 May 2018). "'Avengers: Infinity War' smashes Pakistan box office in five days". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  18. ^ Jawaid, Mohammad Kamran (7 July 2019). "Ready Steady No is a romcom based on real-life events, says director". Images. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Khel Khel Mein talks a good game but its filmmaking and narrative are rushed and lack real conviction". DAWN Images. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  20. ^ "'Ishrat Made in China' hits cinemas with a thunderous premiere". Daily Times (newspaper). 4 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  21. ^ a b c d "Drama | Eveready Group". Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  22. ^ a b "Soap | Eveready Group". Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  23. ^ Jawaid, Mohammad Kamran (12 April 2020). "PRIME TIME: BINGE WATCHING TELEVISION… BUT FOR HOW LONG?". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  24. ^ "Fans excited over Noor Zafar Khan's latest project 'Mein Aisi Kyun Hoon'". Minute Mirror. 9 February 2022.

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