# List of Pakistani films of 1981

1981 marked a significant period in Pakistani cinema, as it faced a rapid decline due to islamization in the country, consequently resulting in destabilization of the film industry. With growing censorship policies, Punjabi and Pashto action films dominated the field. Sultan Rahi starred in films like Maula Jutt In London and Khan e Azam, becoming an iconic figure of the time.

## Urdu

| Title | Release | Director | Cast | Notes |
| Manzil | 2 January | S. Suleman | Mohammad Ali, Babra Sharif, Waseem Abbas, Mumtaz, Talish, Nanha, Qavi | Box Office: Super Hit |
| Resham | 30 January | H. M. Yousuf | Mustasfa Qureshi, Najma, Asif Khan, Yasmin Khan, Nanha, Sabiha, Adeeb | Box Office: Flop |
| Lajawab | 13 February | Shabab Keranvi | Babra Sharif, Nadeem, Shujaat Hashmi, Roshan, Roomana, Tamanna, Jameel Fakhri | Box Office: Super Hit |
| Dil Ek Khilona | 27 March | S. Suleman | Sangeeta, Shahid, Lehri, Ruhi Bano | |
| Bara Aadmi | 3 April | Shamas Chodhary | Babra Sharif, Mohammad Ali, Shahid, Ruhi Bano | Box Office: Hit |
| Laggan | 10 March | Rehman | Babra Sharif, Rehman, Ishrat Chodhary, Shehla Gil | Box Office: Flop |
| Gunman | 8 May | Iqbal Yousuf | Babra Sharif, Mohammad Ali, Waheed Murad | Box Office: Average |
| Meray Apnay | 8 May | Shamam Ara | Shamim Ara, Shahid, Mumtaz, Waheed Murad | Box Office: Average |
| Dil Nay Phir Yaad Kiya | 15 May | Iqbal Akhtar | Babra Sharif, Shahid, Waheed Murad, Nayyar Sultana | Box Office: Hit |
| Qurbani | 22 May | Parvez Malik | Shabnam, Nadeem, Master Khurram, Nimmo | Box Office: Super Hit |
| Kala Dhanda Goray Log | 29 May | Javed Sajjad | Sangeeta, Asif Khan, Waheed Murad, Samina Pirzada, Badar Munir | Box Office: Average |
| Aladdin | 2 August | Iqbal Kashmiri | Babra Sharif, Faisal, Bindiya, Ali Ejaz | Box Office: Average |
| Watan | 2 August | Hassan Tariq | Rani, Shahid, Mohammad Ali, Kaveeta | Box Office: Average |
| Kiran Aur Kali | 4 September | Zahid Shah | Mohammad Ali, Shabnam, Waheed Murad, Shaista Qaisar | Box Office: Hit |
| Mohabbat Aur Majboori | 4 September | Mansoor Sayed | Babra Sharif, Ghulam Mohiuddin, Allauddin, Nimmi, Nabeela | |
| Sangram | 4 September | Iqbal Yousuf | Mumtaz, Mohammad Ali, Asif Khan, Adeeb | Box Office: Hit |
| Azeem Qaum Ki Azeem Beti | 11 September | Shaad Sarhadi | Nimmi, Naeem Khan, Nasir Khan, Shimmi | |
| Faslay | 18 September | Zafar Shabab | Shabnam, Mohammad Ali, Bazgha, Nanha | |
| Qanoon Shikan | 25 September | Quraish Chodhary | Sultan Rahi, Asiya, Afzaal Ahmad, Chakori | |
| Ghairao | 9 October | Iqbal Yousuf | Shabnam, Mohammad Ali, Waheed Murad, Asif Khan | Box Office: Average |
| Yeh Zamana Aur Hay | 9 October | Shabab Keranavi | Babra Sharif, Ayaz, Faisal, Andaleeb | Box Office: Hit |
| Tangay Wali | 13 November | M. J. Rana | Shabnam, Mohammad Ali, Nisho, Bindia | Box Office: Average |
| Wafa | 13 November | Luqman | Babra Sharif, Asif Raza Mir, Nazia Hafeez, Aslam Parvez, Faisal Luqman | Box Office: Hit |
| Khotay Sikkay | 20 November | Aziz Tabassum | Mohammad Ali, Babra Sharif, Ghulam Mohiuddin, Badar Munir | Box Office: Average |
| 2 Dil | 27 November | Aslam Dar | Babra Sharif, Asif Raza Mir, Ghulam Mohiuddin, Talish | |
| 100 Rifles | 25 December | Sharif Ali | Musarrat Shaheen, Sultan Rahi, Badar Munir, Sweety | |

## Punjabi

| Title | Release | Director | Cast | Notes |
| Dushman Dar | 2 January | Masood Asghar | Najma, Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Nazli | |
| Shart | 23 January | Riaz Ahmad Raju | Asiya, Shahid, Sultan Rahi, Iqbal Hassan | |
| Kala Rupia | 30 January | Akram Khan | Najma, Mustafa Qureshi, Musarrat Shaheen, Asif Khan | |
| Khan-e-Azam | 6 February | Younis Malik | Sudhir, Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi | Box Office: Average |
| Rabb Tay Maa | 6 February | Akram Khan | Farah Deeba, Iqbal Hassan, Sabiha Khanum, Saiqa | |
| Anokha Daaj | 27 February | Aslam Dar | Sultan Rahi, Asiya, Durdana Rehman, Waheed Murad | Box Office: Super Hit |
| Gabhroo | 20 March | Jafar Malik | Asiya, Yousuf Khan, Musarrat Shaheen, Aurangzeb | |
| Ik Puttar Ik Veer | 10 April | Waheed Dar | Najma, Yousuf Khan, Mustafa Qureshi, Sabiha | Box Office: Average |
| Mr Aflatoon | 17 April | Naseem Haidar | Mumtaz, Ali Ejaz, Rangeela, Bindia | |
| Sher Medan Da | 24 April | M. Akram | Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Anjuman, Mustafa Qureshi | Box Office: Super Hit |
| Maula Dad | 8 May | Rehmat Ali | Asiya, Yousuf Khan, Mustafa Qureshi, Durdana Rehman | |
| Sheran Day Puttar Sher | 15 May | Masood Butt | Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Chakori | Box Office: Average |
| Toofan Tay Chattan | 22 May | Arshad Mirza | Sudhir, Asiya, Mustafa Qureshi, Ilyas Kashmiri | Box Office: Average |
| Fatafat | 29 May | Diljeet Mirza | Mumtaz, Shahid, Syed Kemal, Nanha | |
| Geo Shera | 5 June | Masood Bin Aslam | Chakori, Kaifee, Afzaal Ahmad, Saiqa | |
| Athra Puttar | 12 June | Altaf Hussain | Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Bazgha | Box Office: Super Hit |
| Parwah Nein | 12 June | Iftikhar Khan | Mumtaz, Yousuf Khan, Waheed Murad, Kaveeta | |
| Chacha Bhateeja | 2 August | Haidar Chodhary | Anjuman, Ali Ejaz, Nanha, Durdana Rehman | |
| Chan Varyam | 2 August | Jahangir Qaisar | Sultan Rahi, Anjuman, Afzaal Ahmad, Shagufta | Box Office: Super Hit |
| Milay Ga Zulm Da Badla | 2 August | Kaifee | Sultan Rahi, Chakori, Kaifee, Anjuman | Box Office: Super Hit |
| Sala Sahib | 2 August | Altaf Hussain | Mumtaz, Ali Ejaz, Anjuman, Nanha, Rangeela, Sultan Rahi | Box Office: Blockbuster |
| Sher Khan | 2 August | Younis Malik | Sultan Rahi, Anjuman, Mustafa Qureshi, Iqbal Hassan | Box Office: Blockbuster |
| Jatt Da Vair | 28 August | Younis Malik | Sultan Rahi, Najma, Mustafa Qureshi, Chakori | |
| Aakhri Qurbani | 4 September | Syed Zahoor Hussain Gilani | Sudhir, Sultan Rahi, Musarrat Shaheen, Iqbal Hassan | |
| Dara Sikandar | 4 September | Rehmat Ali | Mumtaz, Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Nanha | |
| Veryam | 4 September | Arshad Mirza | Sultan Rahi, Anjuman, Mustafa Qureshi, Mumtaz | Box Office: Super Hit |
| Athra Tay Jeedar | 11 September | Javed Hassan | Najma, Sultan Rahi, Kaifee, Deeba | |
| Chan Suraj | 11 September | Rauf Abbasi | Mumtaz, Sultan Rahi, Nazli, Afzaal Ahmad | |
| Khar Damagh | 18 September | Daud Butt | Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Iqbal Hassan, Chakori | |
| Basheera Tay Qanoon | 9 October | Saeed Daar | Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Talish, Aliya | Box Office: Average |
| Jeedar | 9 October | Kaifee | Sultan Rahi, Anjuman, Mustafa Qureshi, Kaifee | Box Office: Super Hit |
| Maula Jatt Tay Noori Natt | 9 October | Amin Riaz | Mumtaz, Iqbal Hassan, Ali Ejaz, Nanha | |
| Muftbar | 9 October | Hassan Askari | Sultan Rahi, Anjuman, Ali Ejaz, Afzaal Ahmad | Box Office: Average |
| Rustam | 23 October | Iqbal Kashmiri | Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Mumtaz, Humayun Qureshi | Box Office: Average |
| Tor Deyo Zanjeeran | 23 October | Mulazim Hussain Bhatti | Musarrat Shaheen, Iqbal Hassan, Nazli, Rangeela | |
| Zehreela Dushman | 13 November | Ilyas Kashmiri | Najma, Sultan Rahi, Bahar, Aurangzeb | |
| Billu Sher | 20 November | Parvez Kaleem | Musarrat Shaheen, Yousuf Khan, Afzaal Ahmad, Aurangzeb | |
| Posti | 20 November | Raza Mir | Mumtaz, Yousuf Khan, Nazli, Afzaal Ahmad | |
| Changa Tay Manga | 27 November | Haidar | Anjuman, Yousuf Khan, Sultan Rahi, Haidar, Chakori | Box Office: Average |
| Jatt In London | 27 November | Younis Malik | Asiya, Sultan Rahi, Mustafa Qureshi, Chakori | Box Office: Super Hit |
| Amanat | 18 December | Rangeela | Bazgha, Ghulam Mohiuddin, Rangeela, Talat Siddiqi | Box Office: Hit |
| Notan Da Badshah | 25 December | Imtiaz Qaisar | Najma, Asif Khan, Mustafa Qureshi, Iqbal Hassan | |
| Sultan Tay Veryam | 25 December | Waheed Dar | Mumtaz, Yousuf Khan, Mustafa Qureshi, Beena | |

## Pashto

| Title | Release | Director | Cast | Notes |
| Khabara Da Izzat Da | 23 January | Sanobar Khan | Musarrat Shaheen, Badar Munir, Jani, Yasmin Khan | |
| Daagh | 13 February | Iqbal Hussain | Yasmin Khan, Badar Munir, Surayya Khan, Bedar Bakht | Box Office: Hit |
| Aakhri Nakha | 10 April | Anaskh Saeedi | Musarrat Shaheen, Badar Munir, Ishrat Chodhary, Afzaal Ahmad | Box Office: Hit |
| Ghairat Zama Iman | 8 May | Aziz Tabassum | Yasmin Khan, Badar Munir, Bedar Bakht, Umar Daraz | |
| Sogand | 5 June | Inayat Ullah Khan | Yasmin Khan, Badar Munir, Bedar Bakht, Umar Daraz Khalil | Box Office: Hit |
| Kufr-o-Islam | 24 July | Yasmin Khan | Musarrat Shaheen, Asif Khan, Mumtaz, Amrozia | |
| Chamnai Khan | 28 August | Asghar Ali Khan | Surayya Khan, Badar Munir, Naemat Sarhadi | |
| Nave Ongrezey | 9 October | Waheeda Khan | Musarrat Shaheen, Badar Munir, Liaqat Major | Box Office: Hit |
| Pakhtum Pa Wilayat Kamb | 23 October | Javed Sajjad | Badar Munir, Asif Khan, Samina, Sangeeta | Box Office: Hit |
| Dagaz Da Maidan | 20 November | Aziz Tabassum | Yasmin Khan, Badar Munir, Bedar Bakht, Shehnaz | |
| Dosti | 11 December | Saeed Anaskh Saeedi | Musarrat Shaheen, Badar Munir, Jameel Babar, Beena | Box Office: Hit |
| Farz | 11 December | Sabir Waseem | Yasmin Khan, Badar Munir, Liaqat Major | Box Office: Average |
| Aashna | 18 December | Nasir Raza Khan | Musarrat Shaheen, Badar Munir, Yasmin Khan | Box Office: Average |
| Ghazab | 18 December | Saeed Anaskh Saeedi | Khanum, Badar Munir, Jameel Babar, Ishrat Chodhary | |
| Ujrati Qatil | 18 December | Mushtaq Ahmad, Farooq Khan, Iftikhar | Yasmin Khan, Bedar Bakht, Nadra Momtaz | Box Office: Average |
| Sal Topakay | (Unknown) | Sharif Ali | Musarrat Shaheen, Badar Munir, Ghulam Mohiuddin | |

## Sindhi

| Title | Release | Director | Cast | Notes |
| Ghato Ghar Na Aya | 9 October | Samad Sheikh | Bilqees, Babar Sultan, Farzana, Zarina Sheikh | |