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List of Pakistani films of 1981

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1981 marked a significant period in Pakistani cinema, as it faced a rapid decline due to islamization in the country, consequently resulting in destabilization of the film industry.{{Cite news |title=The fall and rise of Pakistani film |url=https://www.economist.com/prospero/2018/04/25/the-fall-and-rise-of-pakistani-film |access-date=2024-05-08 |newspaper=The Economist |issn=0013-0613}} With growing censorship policies, Punjabi and Pashto action films dominated the field.{{Cite journal |last=Sevea |first=Iqbal |date=July 2014 |title="Kharaak Kita Oi!" : Masculinity, Caste, and Gender in Punjabi Films |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0974927614548645 |journal=BioScope: South Asian Screen Studies |language=en |volume=5 |issue=2 |pages=129–140 |doi=10.1177/0974927614548645 |issn=0974-9276}} Sultan Rahi starred in films like Maula Jutt In London and Khan e Azam, becoming an iconic figure of the time.

Urdu

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TitleReleaseDirectorCastNotes
Manzil

|2 January

|S. Suleman

|Mohammad Ali, Babra Sharif, Waseem Abbas, Mumtaz, Talish, Nanha, Qavi

|Box Office: Super Hit

Resham

|30 January

|H. M. Yousuf

|Mustasfa Qureshi, Najma, Asif Khan, Yasmin Khan, Nanha, Sabiha, Adeeb

|Box Office: Flop

Lajawab

|13 February

|Shabab Keranvi

|Babra Sharif, Nadeem, Shujaat Hashmi, Roshan, Roomana, Tamanna, Jameel Fakhri

|Box Office: Super Hit

Dil Ek Khilona

|27 March

|S. Suleman

|Sangeeta, Shahid, Lehri, Ruhi Bano

|

Bara Aadmi

|3 April

|Shamas Chodhary

|Babra Sharif, Mohammad Ali, Shahid, Ruhi Bano

|Box Office: Hit

Laggan

|10 March

|Rehman

|Babra Sharif, Rehman, Ishrat Chodhary, Shehla Gil

|Box Office: Flop

Gunman

|8 May

|Iqbal Yousuf

|Babra Sharif, Mohammad Ali, Waheed Murad

|Box Office: Average

Meray Apnay

|8 May

|Shamam Ara

|Shamim Ara, Shahid, Mumtaz, Waheed Murad

|Box Office: Average

Dil Nay Phir Yaad Kiya

|15 May

|Iqbal Akhtar

|Babra Sharif, Shahid, Waheed Murad, Nayyar Sultana

|Box Office: Hit

Qurbani

|22 May

|Parvez Malik

|Shabnam, Nadeem, Master Khurram, Nimmo

|Box Office: Super Hit

Kala Dhanda Goray Log

|29 May

|Javed Sajjad

|Sangeeta, Asif Khan, Waheed Murad, Samina Pirzada, Badar Munir

|Box Office: Average

Aladdin

|2 August

|Iqbal Kashmiri

|Babra Sharif, Faisal, Bindiya, Ali Ejaz

|Box Office: Average

Watan

|2 August

|Hassan Tariq

|Rani, Shahid, Mohammad Ali, Kaveeta

|Box Office: Average

Kiran Aur Kali

|4 September

|Zahid Shah

|Mohammad Ali, Shabnam, Waheed Murad, Shaista Qaisar

|Box Office: Hit

Mohabbat Aur Majboori

|4 September

|Mansoor Sayed

|Babra Sharif, Ghulam Mohiuddin, Allauddin, Nimmi, Nabeela

|

Sangram

|4 September

|Iqbal Yousuf

|Mumtaz, Mohammad Ali, Asif Khan, Adeeb

|Box Office: Hit

Azeem Qaum Ki Azeem Beti

|11 September

|Shaad Sarhadi

|Nimmi, Naeem Khan, Nasir Khan, Shimmi

|

Faslay

|18 September

|Zafar Shabab

|Shabnam, Mohammad Ali, Bazgha, Nanha

|

Qanoon Shikan

|25 September

|Quraish Chodhary

|Sultan Rahi, Asiya, Afzaal Ahmad, Chakori

|

Ghairao

|9 October

|Iqbal Yousuf

|Shabnam, Mohammad Ali, Waheed Murad, Asif Khan

|Box Office: Average

Yeh Zamana Aur Hay

|9 October

|Shabab Keranavi

|Babra Sharif, Ayaz, Faisal, Andaleeb

|Box Office: Hit

Tangay Wali

|13 November

|M. J. Rana

|Shabnam, Mohammad Ali, Nisho, Bindia

|Box Office: Average

Wafa

|13 November

|Luqman

|Babra Sharif, Asif Raza Mir, Nazia Hafeez, Aslam Parvez, Faisal Luqman

|Box Office: Hit

Khotay Sikkay

|20 November

|Aziz Tabassum

|Mohammad Ali, Babra Sharif, Ghulam Mohiuddin, Badar Munir

|Box Office: Average

2 Dil

|27 November

|Aslam Dar

|Babra Sharif, Asif Raza Mir, Ghulam Mohiuddin, Talish

|

100 Rifles

|25 December

|Sharif Ali

|Musarrat Shaheen, Sultan Rahi, Badar Munir, Sweety

|

Punjabi

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TitleReleaseDirectorCastNotes
Dushman Dar

|2 January

|Masood Asghar

|Najma, Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Nazli

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Shart

|23 January

|Riaz Ahmad Raju

|Asiya, Shahid, Sultan Rahi, Iqbal Hassan

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Kala Rupia

|30 January

|Akram Khan

|Najma, Mustafa Qureshi, Musarrat Shaheen, Asif Khan

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Khan-e-Azam

|6 February

|Younis Malik

|Sudhir, Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi

|Box Office: Average

Rabb Tay Maa

|6 February

|Akram Khan

|Farah Deeba, Iqbal Hassan, Sabiha Khanum, Saiqa

|

Anokha Daaj

|27 February

|Aslam Dar

|Sultan Rahi, Asiya, Durdana Rehman, Waheed Murad

|Box Office: Super Hit

Gabhroo

|20 March

|Jafar Malik

|Asiya, Yousuf Khan, Musarrat Shaheen, Aurangzeb

|

Ik Puttar Ik Veer

|10 April

|Waheed Dar

|Najma, Yousuf Khan, Mustafa Qureshi, Sabiha

|Box Office: Average

Mr Aflatoon

|17 April

|Naseem Haidar

|Mumtaz, Ali Ejaz, Rangeela, Bindia

|

Sher Medan Da

|24 April

|M. Akram

|Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Anjuman, Mustafa Qureshi

|Box Office: Super Hit

Maula Dad

|8 May

|Rehmat Ali

|Asiya, Yousuf Khan, Mustafa Qureshi, Durdana Rehman

|

Sheran Day Puttar Sher

|15 May

|Masood Butt

|Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Chakori

|Box Office: Average

Toofan Tay Chattan

|22 May

|Arshad Mirza

|Sudhir, Asiya, Mustafa Qureshi, Ilyas Kashmiri

|Box Office: Average

Fatafat

|29 May

|Diljeet Mirza

|Mumtaz, Shahid, Syed Kemal, Nanha

|

Geo Shera

|5 June

|Masood Bin Aslam

|Chakori, Kaifee, Afzaal Ahmad, Saiqa

|

Athra Puttar

|12 June

|Altaf Hussain

|Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Bazgha

|Box Office: Super Hit

Parwah Nein

|12 June

|Iftikhar Khan

|Mumtaz, Yousuf Khan, Waheed Murad, Kaveeta

|

Chacha Bhateeja

|2 August

|Haidar Chodhary

|Anjuman, Ali Ejaz, Nanha, Durdana Rehman

|

Chan Varyam

|2 August

|Jahangir Qaisar

|Sultan Rahi, Anjuman, Afzaal Ahmad, Shagufta

|Box Office: Super Hit

Milay Ga Zulm Da Badla

|2 August

|Kaifee

|Sultan Rahi, Chakori, Kaifee, Anjuman

|Box Office: Super Hit

Sala Sahib

|2 August

|Altaf Hussain

|Mumtaz, Ali Ejaz, Anjuman, Nanha, Rangeela, Sultan Rahi

|Box Office: Blockbuster

Sher Khan

|2 August

|Younis Malik

|Sultan Rahi, Anjuman, Mustafa Qureshi, Iqbal Hassan

|Box Office: Blockbuster

Jatt Da Vair

|28 August

|Younis Malik

|Sultan Rahi, Najma, Mustafa Qureshi, Chakori

|

Aakhri Qurbani

|4 September

|Syed Zahoor Hussain Gilani

|Sudhir, Sultan Rahi, Musarrat Shaheen, Iqbal Hassan

|

Dara Sikandar

|4 September

|Rehmat Ali

|Mumtaz, Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Nanha

|

Veryam

|4 September

|Arshad Mirza

|Sultan Rahi, Anjuman, Mustafa Qureshi, Mumtaz

|Box Office: Super Hit

Athra Tay Jeedar

|11 September

|Javed Hassan

|Najma, Sultan Rahi, Kaifee, Deeba

|

Chan Suraj

|11 September

|Rauf Abbasi

|Mumtaz, Sultan Rahi, Nazli, Afzaal Ahmad

|

Khar Damagh

|18 September

|Daud Butt

|Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Iqbal Hassan, Chakori

|

Basheera Tay Qanoon

|9 October

|Saeed Daar

|Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Talish, Aliya

|Box Office: Average

Jeedar

|9 October

|Kaifee

|Sultan Rahi, Anjuman, Mustafa Qureshi, Kaifee

|Box Office: Super Hit

Maula Jatt Tay Noori Natt

|9 October

|Amin Riaz

|Mumtaz, Iqbal Hassan, Ali Ejaz, Nanha

|

Muftbar

|9 October

|Hassan Askari

|Sultan Rahi, Anjuman, Ali Ejaz, Afzaal Ahmad

|Box Office: Average

Rustam

|23 October

|Iqbal Kashmiri

|Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Mumtaz, Humayun Qureshi

|Box Office: Average

Tor Deyo Zanjeeran

|23 October

|Mulazim Hussain Bhatti

|Musarrat Shaheen, Iqbal Hassan, Nazli, Rangeela

|

Zehreela Dushman

|13 November

|Ilyas Kashmiri

|Najma, Sultan Rahi, Bahar, Aurangzeb

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Billu Sher

|20 November

|Parvez Kaleem

|Musarrat Shaheen, Yousuf Khan, Afzaal Ahmad, Aurangzeb

|

Posti

|20 November

|Raza Mir

|Mumtaz, Yousuf Khan, Nazli, Afzaal Ahmad

|

Changa Tay Manga

|27 November

|Haidar

|Anjuman, Yousuf Khan, Sultan Rahi, Haidar, Chakori

|Box Office: Average

Jatt In London

|27 November

|Younis Malik

|Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Chakori

|Box Office: Super Hit

Amanat

|18 December

|Rangeela

|Bazgha, Ghulam Mohiuddin, Rangeela, Talat Siddiqi

|Box Office: Hit

Notan Da Badshah

|25 December

|Imtiaz Qaisar

|Najma, Asif Khan, Mustafa Qureshi, Iqbal Hassan

|

Sultan Tay Veryam

|25 December

|Waheed Dar

|Mumtaz, Yousuf Khan, Mustafa Qureshi, Beena

|

Pashto

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TitleReleaseDirectorCastNotes
Khabara Da Izzat Da

|23 January

|Sanobar Khan

|Musarrat Shaheen, Badar Munir, Jani, Yasmin Khan

|

Daagh

|13 February

|Iqbal Hussain

|Yasmin Khan, Badar Munir, Surayya Khan, Bedar Bakht

|Box Office: Hit

Aakhri Nakha

|10 April

|Anaskh Saeedi

|Musarrat Shaheen, Badar Munir, Ishrat Chodhary, Afzaal Ahmad

|Box Office: Hit

Ghairat Zama Iman

|8 May

|Aziz Tabassum

|Yasmin Khan, Badar Munir, Bedar Bakht, Umar Daraz

|

Sogand

|5 June

|Inayat Ullah Khan

|Yasmin Khan, Badar Munir, Bedar Bakht, Umar Daraz Khalil

|Box Office: Hit

Kufr-o-Islam

|24 July

|Yasmin Khan

|Musarrat Shaheen, Asif Khan, Mumtaz, Amrozia

|

Chamnai Khan

|28 August

|Asghar Ali Khan

|Surayya Khan, Badar Munir, Naemat Sarhadi

|

Nave Ongrezey

|9 October

|Waheeda Khan

|Musarrat Shaheen, Badar Munir, Liaqat Major

|Box Office: Hit

Pakhtum Pa Wilayat Kamb

|23 October

|Javed Sajjad

|Badar Munir, Asif Khan, Samina, Sangeeta

|Box Office: Hit

Dagaz Da Maidan

|20 November

|Aziz Tabassum

|Yasmin Khan, Badar Munir, Bedar Bakht, Shehnaz

|

Dosti

|11 December

|Saeed Anaskh Saeedi

|Musarrat Shaheen, Badar Munir, Jameel Babar, Beena

|Box Office: Hit

Farz

|11 December

|Sabir Waseem

|Yasmin Khan, Badar Munir, Liaqat Major

|Box Office: Average

Aashna

|18 December

|Nasir Raza Khan

|Musarrat Shaheen, Badar Munir, Yasmin Khan

|Box Office: Average

Ghazab

|18 December

|Saeed Anaskh Saeedi

|Khanum, Badar Munir, Jameel Babar, Ishrat Chodhary

|

Ujrati Qatil

|18 December

|Mushtaq Ahmad, Farooq Khan, Iftikhar

|Yasmin Khan, Bedar Bakht, Nadra Momtaz

|Box Office: Average

Sal Topakay

|(Unknown)

|Sharif Ali

|Musarrat Shaheen, Badar Munir, Ghulam Mohiuddin

|

Sindhi

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TitleReleaseDirectorCastNotes
Ghato Ghar Na Aya

|9 October

|Samad Sheikh

|Bilqees, Babar Sultan, Farzana, Zarina Sheikh

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