Eveready Pictures
{{short description|Pakistani production company}}
{{use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox company
| image =
| name = Eveready Pictures
| logo = Eveready pictures.jpg
| type = Private
| founded = 1947
| founder = J.C. Anand
| key_people = Satish Anand (Director and CEO)
|industry = Entertainment
| divisions = Film production
Film distribution
Television production
Marketing
Merchandising
Licensing
| revenue =
| operating_income =
| subsid =
| location_city = Karachi
| location_country = Pakistan
| homepage = [http://evereadygroup.com/ Eveready 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.[http://cineplot2.com/j-c-anand/ Profile and filmography of J.C. Anand on cineplot.com website] Published 25 May 2014, Retrieved 20 February 2018{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1544661|title=SPOTLIGHT: THE FEAR OF SQUARE ONE|last=Jawaid|first=Mohammad Kamran|date=2020-03-29|website=DAWN.COM|language=en|access-date=2020-04-17}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/153547|title=Our minorities, Our pride|date=2018-08-13|website=Geo.tv|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}}{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/807775|title=Most Pakistani Hindu filmmakers fled after 1947, but not JC Anand|last=Bali|first=Karan|website=Scroll.in|date=10 May 2016 |language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-18}} The company has produced nearly 100 movies and distributed over 700 movies.{{Cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1552292|title=SPOTLIGHT: THE gentleman of showbusiness|last= Noorani|first= Asif |date=2020-04-26|newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)|language=en|access-date=14 July 2023}}
Films produced
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style=" text-align: center;" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Director ! scope="col" | Cast ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| 1954
| Sassi |Daud Chand |
| 1955
| Heer |
| 1956
|Hatim |Daud Chand |
| 1956
|Miss 56 |R.K.Shorey |
| 1957
|M. A. Khan |
| 1957
|Munshi Dil |Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, Asha Posley, M. Ajmal, Allauddin |
| 1957
|Murad |Daud Chand |
| 1957
|Nazir |Naeem Hashmi, Swaran Lata, Nazar, Nazir |
| 1958
|Hasrat |Munshi Dil |
| 1959
|Alam Ara |Daud Chand |Shamim Ara, Akmal, Nasira, Ilyas Kashmiri, Asha Poslay |
| 1960
|Nayyar Sultana, Shamim Ara, Darpan, Bahar, Aslam Pervaiz |
| 1963
|Nayyar Sultana, Habib, Darpan, Shamim Ara |
| 1975
|Shabab Kervani |
| 1985
|Qurbani |Tehsin Khan |Yasmin Khan, Badar Munir, Sanita Khan, Nageena |
| 1993 |
| 1995 |
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.
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- Heer
- Mahal
- Barsaat
- Awaara
- Chanda
- Anjuman
- International Guerillas
- Kabhi Pyar Na Karna
- Khamosh Raho
- Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/585558/h|title=Have you heard? No ban for Bollywood's big-budget movies on Eid|last=Tribune.com.pk|date=2013-08-02|website=The Express Tribune|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}}
- Mah e Mir{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1100035/c|title='Captain America' vs 'Mah-e-Mir': The real war|last=Tribune.com.pk|date=2016-05-09|website=The Express Tribune|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}}
- Mehrunisa V Lub U
- Pinky Memsaab{{Cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/353937|title=Pakistani film 'Pinky Memsaab' to screen at UK Asian Film Festival|date=2019-02-12|website=Daily Times|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-18}}
- Chhalawa
- Hijrat
- Na Maloom Afraad
- Ishq Positive{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1141169/t|title=Three Pakistani films to release on July 22|last=Tribune.com.pk|date=2016-07-13|website=The Express Tribune|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}}
- Bin Roye{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/905869/b|title=Box office khichri: Is 'Bhaijaan's' arrival being delayed to accommodate 'Bin Roye'?|last=Tribune.com.pk|date=2015-06-18|website=The Express Tribune|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}}
- Bajrangi Bhaijaan
- Chupan Chupai{{Cite web|url=https://nation.com.pk/29-Dec-2017/star-studded-premier-of-chupan-chupai-in-karachi|title=Star-studded premier of Chupan Chupai in Karachi|date=2017-12-29|website=The Nation|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}}
- Verna
- Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story
- Maan Jao Naa
- Zero
- Sawaal 700 Crore Dollar Ka{{Cite web|url=https://nation.com.pk/13-Jul-2016/sawal-700-crore-dollar-ka-doing-well-on-box-office|title='Sawal 700 Crore Dollar Ka' doing well on box office|date=2016-07-12|website=The Nation|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}}
- Parwaaz Hai Junoon{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1505191|title=SPOTLIGHT: WHEN ACTORS TURN PRODUCERS|last=Jawaid|first=Mohammad Kamran|date=2019-09-15|website=DAWN.COM|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}}
- Bachaana
- Avengers: Infinity War{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1700593/4|title='Avengers: Infinity War' smashes Pakistan box office in five days|last=Tribune.com.pk|date=2018-05-02|website=The Express Tribune|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}}
- Tick Tock
- Ready Steady No{{Cite web|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1183208|title=Ready Steady No is a romcom based on real-life events, says director|last=Jawaid|first=Mohammad Kamran|date=2019-07-07|website=Images|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}}
- Khel Khel Mein{{cite web|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1188868|title=Khel Khel Mein talks a good game but its filmmaking and narrative are rushed and lack real conviction|website=DAWN Images|date=24 November 2021|access-date=14 January 2022}}
- Ishrat Made in China{{cite news|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/895156/ishrat-made-in-china-hits-cinemas-with-a-thunderous-premiere/|title='Ishrat Made in China' hits cinemas with a thunderous premiere|date=4 March 2022|access-date=16 March 2022|work=Daily Times (newspaper)}}
- Parde Mein Rehne Do
- Chakkar
- Kamli
- Gunjal }}
Television
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Genre !Network ! scope="col" | Episodes !Refs |
|---|
| 2007
|Waqt |Drama |30 |
| 2008
|Koonj |Drama |28 |
| 2011
|Bhanwar |Drama |Hum TV |27 |
| 2011
|Drama |27 |
| 2012
|Sitcom |Hum TV |22 |
| 2014
|Dil Apna Preet Parayi |Drama |Hum TV |30 |
| 2014
|Nestlé Nido Young Stars |Reality show |27 | |
| 2015
|Drama |Hum TV |27 | |
| 2016
|Mol |Drama |Hum TV |27 | |
| 2016
|Drama |Hum TV |30 | |
| 2018
|Karamat-e-Ishq |Drama |TV One |27 | |
| 2019
|Drama |20 |
| 2020
|Drama |Express TV |14 | |
| 2022
|Drama |Express TV |5 |
References
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