| Shahida | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Luqman |
| Produced by | M. Akbar |
| Written by | Hakim Ahmad Shuja |
| Starring | Shamim Nasir Khan Shakir Hamaliya Wala |
| Music by | Master Ghulam Haidar and GA Chishti |
| Distributed by | Shuaa Noor Films |
| Release date(s) | March 19, 1949 |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | Urdu |
Shahida was a Pakistani Urdu film released on March 19, 1949. The film was directed by Luqman. "Shahida" was actually the first "Pakistani film" which was started before partition and released in 1949. It was originally started as a project by Hakim Ahmad Shuja, along with financial backers in undivided British India c 1945-46 but could not be filmed due to the various problems, in particular the Independence/Partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, which also led to the truncation of the old, joint film industry and its mutual contacts. The project was revived in 1948, by M.Akbar, as producer and Luqman as director. Hakim Ahmad Shuja was retained to revise his original script and to help write out the song lyrics, of classics such as "Dar ba dar Phirte hain" and "Alwidah", with Master Ghulam Haidar and GA Chishti giving the excellent music.