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The first ever feature film made in Lahore, Pakistan
arifwaqar7 September 2007
No record of the script or the story is available for this movie but it must be acknowledged that "Daughters of Today" was the first ever feature film to be made in Lahore. The production started in 1924 and took three long years to complete, mainly due to financial problems.

Two participants of the cast, later became prominent personalities of the Sub Continent film industry: A.R.Kardar who was one of the most famous Bombay film directors in the 1930's, 40's and 50's; and M.Ismael, the actor, whose film career spans over five decades.

These two persons were the real pioneers of Pakistan film industry but they remain unsung heroes of Lollywood, as the Lahore industry is called today. Their later joint ventures are better documented and some stills from "The Mysterious Eagle" (1927) and The Serpent (1928)are available for the viewing pleasure of the enthusiast.
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The film looking into indiscretion, disaster and awakening of a modern woman living in British India in early 20th century.
wajiharaza18 July 2017
Mehta & Area produced Lahore's first Daughters of Today, an adaptation of Rollin S. Sturgeon's Daughters of Today (1924). Its photo from Willard Library is available online.

Though we do not have details of the story by Mehta and Arya, Sturgeon focuses on Mabel Vandergrift who moves from the country to the city and enrolls in an upscale college. She starts to hang around with a "fast" crowd, and one night at a party a young man picks her for his "conquest". She fends him off, but when he is later found dead she is charged with his murder. Her boyfriend from back home hears about her troubles and comes to the city to clear her name and find the real killer (imdb).

The Lahori version must have focused on modern women as well, covering a story of indiscretion, disaster and awakening ... a startling romance of youth, beauty and triumphant love. It must have been a happy ending film, the awakening being a plausible theme for the local audience (Review courtesy: Film Museum Society Lahore).
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