Evernew Pictures

Evernew Pictures is a Pakistani film production and distribution company. Founded in 1939 by Agha G. A. Gul, the company is one of the largest production company of films in the country. The company established its studio in 1956.[1][2]

Evernew Pictures
TypePrivate
IndustryEntertainment
Founded1939
FounderAgha G. A. Gul
Headquarters
Lahore
,
Pakistan
Key people
Sajjad Gul (Director and CEO)
Divisions

History

Mundari (1949) was the first film produced by Agha G. A. Gul under the banner of Evernew Pictures. The company built its studio in 1956 by the revenue generated by the earning of Evernew's production Dulla Bhatti (1956).[1][2] In 1965, the one of the earliest color film of the country Naila was produced by the banner.[1] After the death of Gul, the company is currently owned by his son S. A. Gul.[3]

Films produced
Year Title Director Cast Ref(s)
1956 Dulla Bhatti M.S. Dar Sabiha, Sudhir, Allauddin [1]
1956 Lakht-e-Jigar Luqman Noor Jehan, Santosh, Habib, Yasmin [1]
1958 Laila Majnu Anwar Kamal Pasha Bahar, Aslam Pervaiz [4]
1962 Mehboob Anwar Kamal Pasha Shamim Ara, Darpan, Rani, Yousuf Khan [1]
1962 Qaidi Najam Naqvi Shamim Ara, Darpan [1]
1962 Azra Munshi Dil Neelo, Ejaz
1963 Ik Tera Sahara Najam Naqvi Shamim Ara, Darpan, Rani [1][2]
1964 Daachi Aslam Irani Neelo, Sudhir, Naghma, M. Ismael, Nazar [2]
1965 Naila Sharif Nayyar Shamim Ara, Santosh, Darpan
1971 Payal Ki Jhankar Najam Naqvi Neelo, Darpan, Deeba, Aslam Pervaiz, Talish [1][2]
1971 Salam-e-Mohabbat S.T. Zaidi Zeba, Muhammad Ali, Santosh [2]
1982 Sangdil Hassan Tariq Babra Sharif, Nadeem [2]
1990 International Guerillas Jan Mohammad Mustafa Qureshi, Babra Sharif, Jawed Sheikh [3]

Studio

Following the success of his film Dulla Bhatti in 1956, Agha G. A. Gul established the studio of the production company, Evernew Studio in the same year.[5] It is among the only a few studios which are functional nowadays.[6]

References
  1. "Profile of Agha G. A. Gul". Cineplot.com website. 6 January 2010. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  2. "فلمی صنعت کے دو اہم نام آغا جی اے گل اور زیڈ اے زلفی". Hum Sub. 22 January 2020.
  3. "Pakistani cinema will revive in 10 years: Sajjad Gul". Express Tribune. 30 October 2012.
  4. Muhammad Suhayb (31 July 2022). "FLASHBACK: THE HOUSE THAT J. C. BUILT". Dawn. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023.
  5. Sheharyar Rizwan (30 August 2021). "Evernew Studios — a picture of the film industry's decline". Images by Dawn. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  6. M. Saeed Awan (31 July 2022). "Desolation and despair". Dawn (newspaper).
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