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Jindua
''Jindua'' is a romantic drama film directed by Navaniat Singh starring Jimmy Sheirgill, Neeru Bajwa and Sargun Mehta in the lead roles. It was released on 17 March 2017. Plot The movie is set initially in Calgary, Canada, where Karma (Jimmy Sheirgill) and Debu (Rajiv Thakur) are illegal immigrants working at a construction site. Karma was sent to Canada by his parents who only wanted him to make a lot of money. Tired of the poor living situation as an illegal immigrant, Karma desires for Canadian citizenship. Debu has a girlfriend Nimmi (Sonia Dhillon) in Punjab, India. Debu keeps a Golden Retriever named Dabbu and likes it very much. Ish is a Punjabi Canadian, daughter of a naturalized Canadian citizen from Punjab. Ish is enthusiastic about music and wants to be a rock singer, while her parents only want to get her married to a Punjabi boy, for which they have always been arguing. One day, immigration officers raid Debu and Karma's house. Debu is arrested while Karma manages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neeru Bajwa
Neeru Bajwa (born 26 August 1975) is a Canadian actress, director and producer who has mainly worked in Punjabi and Hindi films. She started her career in 1998 with Dev Anand's Bollywood film '' Main Solah Baras Ki'' and then moved on to working in Hindi soap operas and Punjabi-language films. Career Bajwa started her career in Indian soap operas in 2005 with ''Hari Mirchi Lal Mirchi'' on DD1 before moving on to '' Astitva...Ek Prem Kahani'' on Zee TV followed by '' Jeet'' on Star Plus and then ''Guns and Roses'' on STAR One. In January 2013, Bajwa appeared in the multi-starer Punjabi film ''Saadi Love Story'', produced by Jimmy Sheirgill productions, directed by Dheeraj Rattan and starring Diljit Dosanjh, Amrinder Gill, and Surveen Chawla. She paired up opposite Diljit Dosanjh again in the film ''Jatt and Juliet 2'' which broke all the previous opening day collection records for Punjabi cinema. In August 2013, her film, ''Naughty Jatts'' was released in which she featur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sargun Mehta
Sargun Mehta Dubey (; born 6 September 1988) is an Indian actress, model and television host. She has received three PTC Punjabi Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards Punjabi for her work in Punjabi Cinema. Mehta began acting in theatre productions in her college, and later ventured into television roles, having made her screen debut in 2009 with Zee TV's '' 12/24 Karol Bagh''. Colors TV's drama series ''Phulwa'' marked a significant turning point in her career, earning her critical acclaim. Mehta received praise for her supporting work in the 2009 series ''12/24 Karol Bagh'' and in the 2013 series '' Balika Vadhu''. She also hosted the dance reality show ''Boogie Woogie Kids Championship''. Mehta made her feature film debut with the 2015 Punjabi romantic comedy ''Angrej''; the production, which emerged as the second highest grossing Punjabi film of the year had her play the role of Dhann Kaur, a member of an aristocratic family in the pre-partitioned Punjab. She won the P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasmine Sandlas
Jasmine Kaur Sandlas is an Indian-American singer, rapper, television personality, performer, songwriter who mainly sings Punjabi songs. She was also featured on the TEDx Talks, ''MTV'' Coke Studio and spoken word platforms. Jasmine Sandlas is an independent artist. Sandlas, born in Jalandar, Punjab, India and raised in Stockton, California always aspired to pursue a career in singing. Sandlas' first song was "Muskan" (2008) became a hit. In 2014, she began her Bollywood playback singing career with the song "Yaar Na Miley" for the film Kick. Upon its release, "Yaar Na Miley" went viral and topped the charts and Sandlas received wide critical acclaim for her singing style as well as earned several awards, including "Most popular song of year 2016 - PTC Punjabi Film Awards" and Screen Award for Best Female Playback. Moreover, she is also known as the Queen of Punjabi music industry among her fans due to her unique style of singing and lifestyle. Early life and background J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dheeraj Rattan
Dheeraj Rattan is a screenplay and story writer known for films like ''Mumbai Salsa'' and ''Haal-e-dil''. He has worked with Vikram Bhatt on three successive horror films - ''1920, Shaapit and Phirr''. He made his screenplay and dialogue writing debut in the Punjabi film industry with ''Mel Karade Rabba'' with the cast Jimmy Shergill, Gippy Grewal and Neeru Bajwa, which went on to become the biggest Punjabi hit of that time. It collected Rs. 1.95 Crores in Punjab alone in the opening week. Since then he has written several Punjabi blockbusters like '' Jatt & Juliet'' ''1 and 2'', ''Best of Luck'' and ''Romeo Ranjha''. His films ''Shareek, Ambarsariya, Sardaar Ji 2, Kaptaan,'' and ''Jindua'' saw wide commercial success. His upcoming features include Maddock produced Kunal Deshmukh's ''Shiddat'' and RSVP's ''Bhangra Paa Le.'' Career After a stint as an Assistant Director in Bollywood in 2007, Rattan established his career as a screenplay and story writer with the films Mumba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navaniat Singh
Navaniat Singh is an Indian film director who works in Punjabi cinema, Punjabi and Bollywood, Hindi cinema. He is known for directing the Punjabi films Mel Karade Rabba (2010), Dharti (2011 film), Dharti (2011), Singh vs Kaur, Singh vs. Kaur (2013) and Rangeelay (2013). Filmography References {{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Navaniat Living people Punjabi-language film directors Year of birth missing (living people) Indian film directors 21st-century Indian film directors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Sheirgill
Jimmy Sheirgill (born Jasjit Singh Gill; 3 December 1970), also credited as Jimmy Shergill, is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi and Punjabi films. Sheirgill began his film career with the 1996 thriller ''Maachis''. His breakthrough came with the blockbuster musical romantic drama ''Mohabbatein'' (2000), which became the highest-grossing Bollywood film of the year, following which he starred in several other box-office hits including ''Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai'' (2002), ''Munna Bhai M.B.B.S'' (2003), '' Hum Tum'' (2004), ''A Wednesday!'' (2008), ''Tanu Weds Manu'' (2011), ''Special 26'' (2013), ''Happy Bhag Jayegi'' (2016) and ''De De Pyaar De'' (2019). His highest-grossing releases came with the comedy-drama ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' (2006), the drama film '' My Name Is Khan'' (2010) and the romantic comedy '' Tanu Weds Manu: Returns'' (2015), all of which rank among the highest-grossing Indian films of all time. The latter earned him a nomination for the Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaidev Kumar
Jaidev Kumar ( Hindi, जयदेव कुमार) is an Indian musician and producer, who was born in Delhi but who moved to Mumbai in 2000. He has been working in the Punjabi music industry since 1999. His first hit album was "Dil Le Gayi Kudi Gujrat Di". He is the son of music director K Panna Lal. Television Filmography as Music Composer/Producer * ''Jee Aayan Nu'' * ''Asa Nu Maan Watna Da'' (2004) * ''Des Hoyaa Pardes'' * ''Mel Karade Rabba'' (2010) * '' Sukhmani - Hope for Life'' * ''Chak Jawana'' * ''Yaara o Dildaara'' * ''Taur Mittran Di'' * '' Dharti'' (2011) * ''Yaaran Naal Baharan'' * ''Khushiyaan'' * '' Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris'' * ''Love Exchange (film)'' * ''Tera Mera Ki Rishta'' * ''Pata Nahi Rabb Kehdeyan Rangan Ch Raazi'' * ''Mannat'' * '' Yaariyan'' (2008) * ''Saadi Love Story'' * ''Dil Tainu Karda Hai Pyar'' * ''Chardi Jawani'' * ''Vaisakhi List'' * '' Channa Mereya (film)'' * ''Aate Di Chidi'' (2018) *Jindua *Daana Paani *Shareek *Ishqedaariya * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of eastern Pakistan and northwestern India. Punjab's capital and largest city and historical and cultural centre is Lahore. The other major cities include Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Multan, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Sialkot, Chandigarh, Jalandhar, and Bahawalpur. Punjab grew out of the settlements along the five rivers, which served as an important route to the Near East as early as the ancient Indus Valley civilization, dating back to 3000 BCE, and had numerous migrations by the Indo-Aryan peoples. Agriculture has been the major economic feature of the Punjab and has therefore formed the foundation of Punjabi culture, with one's social status being determined by land ownership. The Punjab emerged as an important agricultura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PTC Punjabi Film Awards
PTC Punjabi Film Awards are Indian film awards presented annually by the PTC Punjabi television network to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professional filmmakers and actors with achievements in the field of Punjabi cinema in India. History The PTC Punjabi Film awards were first introduced in 2011. In 2020, Digital Film Awards were introduced. In the same year, due to coronavirus pandemic network announced the award show will be held online. PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2019 In 2019 the awards were anchored by Sonu Sood, Divya Dutta, Manish Paul, Gavy Chahal and Gurnam Bhullar.They took place at JLPL Ground, Mohali on 16 March. ''Sajjan Singh Rangroot,'' ''Carry On Jatta 2'' and ''Qismat'' were the top winners winning 4 awards each, followed by ''Laung Laachi'' with 3 awards. PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2020 The World's first online awards show this year: PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2020. 2020 has not been a great year for the entertainment industry. COVID-19 fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Awards Punjabi
Filmfare Awards Punjabi are presented to the best films and performers in Punjabi cinema. The Awards were first presented in 2017. History The awards were first awarded in 2017 for Punjabi films of 2016. The ceremony was held on 31 March 2017 at the Multipurpose Sports Stadium in Mohali. It became the second film award for Punjabi films after PTC Punjabi Film Awards, which were introduced in 2011. Jitesh Pillai on Punjabi Cinema said, “It is a moment of utmost pride, as we witness Filmfare Awards expand its footprints across the nation. We, at Filmfare, have always rewarded creativity and diligence of the films across industries and promote more such wonderful cinematic experiences. The 1st Edition of Filmfare Awards Punjabi 2017 will be a night of grandeur and elegance and we are looking forward to meet and greet the whole of Punjabi film industry.” Awards Merit Awards * Best Film * Best Actor * Best Actress * Best Director * Best Debut Director * Best Actor in support ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Retriever
The Golden Retriever is a Scottish breed of retriever dog of medium size. It is characterised by a gentle and affectionate nature and a striking golden coat. It is commonly kept as a pet and is among the most frequently registered breeds in several Western countries. It is a frequent competitor in dog shows and obedience trials; it is also used as a gundog, and may be trained for use as a guide dog. The breed was created by Sir Dudley Marjoribanks at his Scottish estate Guisachan in the late nineteenth century. He cross-bred Flat-coated Retrievers with Tweed Water Spaniels, with some further infusions of Red Setter, Labrador Retriever and Bloodhound. The breed was recognised by the Kennel Club in 1913, and during the interwar period spread to many parts of the world. History The Golden Retriever was developed in Scotland in the nineteenth century by Sir Dudley Marjoribanks (later to become Baron Tweedmouth) from Flat-coated Retrievers judiciously crossed with Twe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjabi Language
Punjabi (; ; , ), sometimes spelled Panjabi, is an Indo-Aryan language of the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. It has approximately 113 million native speakers. Punjabi is the most widely-spoken first language in Pakistan, with 80.5 million native speakers as per the 2017 census, and the 11th most widely-spoken in India, with 31.1 million native speakers, as per the 2011 census. The language is spoken among a significant overseas diaspora, particularly in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. In Pakistan, Punjabi is written using the Shahmukhi alphabet, based on the Perso-Arabic script; in India, it is written using the Gurmukhi alphabet, based on the Indic scripts. Punjabi is unusual among the Indo-Aryan languages and the broader Indo-European language family in its usage of lexical tone. History Etymology The word ''Punjabi'' (sometimes spelled ''Panjabi'') has been derived from the word ''Panj-āb'', Persian for 'Five Waters', referring to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
