Maula Jatt (Punjabi: مولا جٹ) is one of the most popular films in the history of Pakistani cinema.^{[citation needed]} It is a Punjabi film starring actor Sultan Rahi in the lead role and with Aasia and Mustafa Qureshi as the villain Noori Natt.

Maula Jut was a classic, a film that scored heavily and reached cult status in Pakistan. Such was the impact of the film that it was copied by film makers in Pakistan where several films were given names with the suffix "Jat".

This movie belongs to a different genre and represents a culture which is so much part of the rural Punjab.

Maula Jut is a kind of Pakistani Western style movie. The story mostly revolves around the clashes between Maula Jat (The Hero) and Nuri Natt (The Villain).

The film completed continuously 130 weeks at Shabistan Cinema Lahore and combined 310 weeks in its first run. This film was a success in the 1980s and spawned a number of sequels, becoming the first ever successful unofficial franchise for a Lollywood title. Maula Jat's success spawned Maula Jat tey Noorie Nut as well as Maula Jat in London and continues to influence popular culture. Various productions such as the 2002 play Jatt and Bond use Maula Jat as their "inspiration".

Maula is a village in the municipality of Keminmaa in Lapland in north-western Finland.

Sultan Muhammad (Urdu: سلطان محمد; born 1938), popularly known as Sultan Rahi, in a Muslim arain family of Saharanpur, was a notable Pakistani film actor who was prominent in Pakistan in Punjabi films during the 1970s and 1980s. He was mostly popular among people in Punjab, Pakistan and among Sikh and Punjabi community of India. He appeared in more than 700 Punjabi and Urdu-language movies, and is named in the Guinness Book of Records as the most prolific actor.
Some of his major films include Maula Jatt, Sher Khan, Chan Veryam, Kaley Chore, and The Godfather. On 9 January 1996 at the time of death, he was 58 years old.

Sultan Rahi was an extra in the 1959 film Baghi. Although he struggled for a few years in the early 1960s, playing only a few supporting roles. The turning point came in 1972, when three of his films celebrated diamond jubilees. In 1975 he became an action icon for the lovers of Punjabi films. The year 1979, changed his whole life as his film Maula Jatt became the most successful Pakistani film to date. It broke all records and did wonders for the Pakistani film industry. Rahi worked most often with directors Masood Rana and Younas Malik. He appeared in over 750 Punjabi and Urdu-language films.

Mustafa Qureshi (Urdu: مصطفی قریشی) is a Pakistani film and television actor. He was born in Hyderabad, Pakistan on 11 May 1937 before partition of subcontinent. He gained popularity from Punjabi films. His iconic role as the villain Noori Nat in the movie Moula Jat became a trademark and he went on to adapt similar roles for many years to come. He did regret being typecast as he wished to show his versatility in acting. He has acted in more than 500 movies, in both Urdu and Punjabi languages.

He started his film career as villain from film "Lakhoon Main Aik" in seventies.

He is also considered to be a big supporter of Pakistan Peoples Party. He has worked with Benazir Bhutto and shows a real dedication towards the manifesto of the party. his mother language is sindhi. He was married to Robina Qureshi who herself has been a renowned singer of Pakistan Television in the 70's. She has mostly sung Sufi and folk songs.One of her all times hit folk song is "Dachi waleya morh mohar wey".