Dalsukh M. Pancholi
Dalsukh M. Pancholi | |
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Pancholi in IMPPA President early 1954s | |
| Born | 1906 |
| Died | 20 October 1959 (age 53) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, Distributor, Exhibitor |
| Known for | Gul Bakawali, Yamla Jatt, Chaudhary |
| Relatives | Reva Shankar PancholI elder Brother, Vishnu Pancholi, Rajan Pancholi, Damodar Pancholi, Aditya Pancholi (Nephew -Rajan's Son) |
Dalsukh M. Pancholi (1906–1959) was an Indian film-maker, producer, and distributor who is remembered for making the first Punjabi film. Considered to be a film pioneer, Pancholi's Empire Talkie Distributors based in Lahore were the biggest importer of American films in northern and western India. Pancholi's Pancholi Art Pics was also the largest film studio in Lahore at the time of the Partition of India He was also Indian Motion Pictures Producers' Association (IMPPA) president in 1954-55 in Mumbai.