Sindhi cinema

[1] The first Sindhi film was Ekta produced by Raes Karim Bux Nizamani in 1940 while it was directed by Homi Wadia;[2][3] while the first Sindhi film produced in Pakistan was Umar Marvi in 1956 directed by Shaikh Hassan.

[4] The first blockbuster Sindhi film released was Abana in 1958 in India.

The last Sindhi film of note in Pakistan was Himmat in 1997.

Satish Anand said that the condition of the theatres is bad, funding is difficult and people prefer mainstream cinema.

An alternate model of releasing films only on television and home video was attempted, but that too didn't work because of rampant piracy.