Ekta (film)

Ekta or Akta (Sindhi: ايڪتا) was the first Sindhi film[1],[2]. This black & white film was financed by Rais Karim Bux Khan Nizamani which was released in 1942 from Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan[3]. Rais Karim Bux Nizamani and Kaushalya played leading roles in this film.

Ekta
ايڪتا
Directed byHomi Wadia
Produced byRam Panjwani
Written byAgha Ghulam Nabi
StarringRais Karim Bux Nizamani, Kaushalya, Gulshan Sufi, Hari Shivdasani and others.
Music byGulshan Sufi
Release date
1942
CountryBritish India
LanguageSindhi

Details

This film was directed by Homi Wadia and produced by Ram Panjwani. It was financed by Rais Karim Bux Nizamani who was the hero of this film[4],[5],[6]. Rais Karim Bux Nizamani was not only a film actor. He was a writer, social worker and a landlord of Matli, Sindh, Pakistan. His autobiography "Kayee" is one of the best autobiographies of Sindhi language[7]. Kaushalya[8],[9],[10] was the Heroine of the film. She was from Utter Pardesh, India. She was a dancer, playback singer and actress. Her father Lachhu Maharaj was a famous dancer[8]. He himself trained Kaushalya in Kathak dance[11]. Her mother's name was Rama Devi.

Hari Shivdasani, Chandu Shivdasani, Sikander, Gulshan Sufi, Chander Vaswani, Maya Devi and others played their roles in this film[4]. Noted writer Agha Abdul Nabi Sufi wrote the story and dialogues[12] and famous poet Khialdas Fani composed lyrics for the film. The theme of the film was Hindhu Muslim harmony. (Ekta means harmony or Unity). The film was released in Taj Mahal Cinema Karachi[13]. Kaushalya and Gulshan Sufi were playback singers of this film.

See also

References
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  2. Newspaper, From the (11 November 2018). "Sindhi films". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  3. Ekta, Sindhi Film, Pakistan Film Magazine, available at https://pakmag.net/film/db/predetails.php?pid=2331, retrieved on 2020-04-2020.
  4. "سنڌي فلمون پسمنظر ۽ تاريخ : (Sindhianaسنڌيانا)". www.encyclopediasindhiana.org (in Sindhi). Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  5. Panhwer, Muhammad Yousuf; سنڌي ڊراما سو ساله جشن, In Sindhi Natak Ji Tareekh, pp. 6, Institute of Sindhology, 1992. Available at http://www.sindhiadabiboard.org/Catalogue/Dramas/Book3/Book_page10.html, Retrieved on 2020.04.19
  6. "پهرين سنڌي فلم جي هيرو ڪريم بخش جي ورسي -" (in Sindhi). Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  7. Brohi Ali Ahmed; Rais Karim Bux Nizamani. In Jaam, Jamote, Jamda, New Fields Publications, Tando Wali Muhammad, Hyderabad, 1999.
  8. Nizamani Karim Bux; Kayee (ڪيئي), pp. 162, Roshni Publication Kandiaro, 2018.
  9. Mughairy Abdul Majeed: سنڌي فلمن جي سار ڪير لهندو!؟, Daily Awami Awas, 25th December 2018. Available at https://web.archive.org/web/20181225025927/https://www.awamiawaz.com/261573/. Retrieved on 2020.04.20
  10. Kothari, Sunil (1988). Kathak: Indian Classical Dance Art. New Delhi, India: Abhinav Publications. p. 32.
  11. Banerji, Projesh (1986). Dance in Thumri. New Delhi, India: Shakti Malik, Abhinav Publications. p. 82. ISBN 81-7017-212-8.
  12. Qadiri, Ayaz; Sindhi Ghazal Ji Aosar: Agha Abdul Nabi Agha, pp. 40, Institute of Sindhology, 1940. Available at http://www.sindhiadabiboard.org/catalogue/poetry/Book36/Book_page40.html. Retrieved on 2020.04.2020.
  13. "ايڪتا : (Sindhianaسنڌيانا)". www.encyclopediasindhiana.org (in Sindhi). Retrieved 18 April 2020.


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