The industry’s growth is fueled by multi-talented artists who often excel in both singing and acting.

: Following the 1947 partition, the industry's base migrated to Mumbai. Chaman (1948) became the first Punjabi film produced in independent India.

: The first silent film, Daughters of Today , was released in 1928, followed by the first sound film, Heer Ranjha , in 1932.

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