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Love Punjab
''Love Punjab'' is a 2016 Punjabi film directed by Rajiv Dhingra, written by Amberdeep Singh and starring Amrinder Gill, Sargun Mehta and Manvir Johal as the main protagonists of the film. This film is about a journey of a family to find love, ties of families and fragrance of Punjab and was released on 11 March 2016. Plot Pargat (Amrinder Gill) and Jessica (Sargun Mehta) are a couple who are going through a separation for various reasons. They together have a son named Manveer (Manvir Johal) who has his own set of problems in school, where he faces racism and discrimination issues. Manveer goes into deep depression and on the recommendation of the doctor, his parents decide to take him to Punjab to show his roots, culture and ancestral village. Jessica somehow convinces her father-in-law, Brar Sarpanch (Yograj Singh) to show Manveer that Punjab is better than Canada. Pargat, Jessica, and Manvir go to Punjab together for 15 days. Pargat and Jessica act like a happy couple, as Parg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karaj Gill
Karaj Gill is an Indian film producer who makes Punjabi-language films and music. He owns a production house and distribution company Rhythm Boyz Entertainment. Gill began producing films in 2015, with a historical romance film ''Angrej''. He has been nominated for six Filmfare Punjabi Awards, winning two for '' Bambukat'' (2016) and ''Lahoriye'' (2017), among other accolades. Career Gill co-founded a Canadian production company Rhythm Boyz Entertainment with Amrinder Gill on 19 March 2013. The company was named after their college time Bhangra group of same name. In 2014, a studio album ''Judaa 2'' by Amrinder Gill and Dr Zeus was produced by company. He made his debut as a film producer with ''Angrej'' in 2015. Conceived as a romantic comedy set in the pre-partitioned Punjab, the film was directed by Simerjit Singh and was written by Amberdeep Singh, and starred Amrinder Gill, Sargun Mehta, and Aditi Sharma in lead roles. It grossed in whole theatrical run, making it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binnu Dhillon
Binnu Dhillon (born 29 August 1975) is an Indian actor who is known for his roles in Punjabi cinema and Hindi films . Early life and education Dhillon was born on 29 August 1975 in Dhuri, Sangrur, Punjab, where he did his schooling from Guru Teg Bahadur Public School. He did his post-graduate degree in theatre and television from Punjabi University, Patiala. Career Binnu Dhillon began his career as a Bhangra performer and had an opportunity to perform at the Indian Festivals in Germany and the UK, he appeared in television and serials before he entered the acting field. He continued to act in plays during his time in university such as a student and as part of the theatre and television department's repertory too. He made his debut on television with the serial ''Paddu'', written and directed by Gurbir Singh Grewal in 1998 and went on to work in popular television serials ''Sarhad'', ''Lori'', ''Gaoundi Dharti'', ''Sirnaave'', ''Man Jeetey Jag Jeet'', ''Channo Chan Vargi'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjabi-language Indian Films
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] |
2016 Films
2016 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, and a list of films released and deaths. Evaluation of the year In his article highlighting the best films of 2016, Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' stated, "Hollywood is the world's best money-laundering machine. It takes in huge amounts of money from the sale of mass-market commodities and cleanses some of it with the production of cinematic masterworks. Earning billions of dollars from C.G.I. comedies for children, superhero movies, sci-fi apocalypses, and other popular genres, the big studios channel some of those funds into movies by Wes Anderson, Sofia Coppola, Spike Lee, Martin Scorsese, James Gray, and other worthies. Sometimes there's even an overlap between the two groups of movies, as when Ryan Coogler made '' Creed'', or when Scorsese made the modernist horror instant-classic ''Shutter Island'', or when Clint Eastwood makes just about anything." Highest-gross ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
''The Tribune'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper published from Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Bathinda, Chandigarh and New Delhi. It was founded on 2 February 1881, in Lahore, Punjab (now in Pakistan), by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a philanthropist, and is run by a trust comprising five persons as trustees. It is a major Indian newspaper with a worldwide circulation. In India, it is among the leading English daily for Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and the Union Territory of Chandigarh. The present Editor-in-Chief of ''The Tribune'' is Rajesh Ramachandran. Previously he was editor-in-chief of ''Outlook'' magazine. Ramachandran succeeded Harish Khare, who was appointed editor-in-chief of the Tribune Group of newspapers on 1 June 2015, serving until 15 March 2018. ''The Tribune'' has two sister publications: ''Dainik Tribune'' (in Hindi) and ''Punjabi Tribune'' (in Punjabi). Naresh Kaushal, an eminent name in the field of Journalism in North India is the Edi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airlift (film)
''Airlift'' is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language drama thriller film directed by Raja Krishna Menon starring Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur, that follows Ranjit Katyal (played by Kumar), a Kuwait-based businessman as he carries out the evacuation of Indians based in Kuwait during the Invasion of Kuwait by Saddam Hussein's Iraq which lead to the beginning of the Gulf War. The film was jointly produced by Abundantia Entertainment, Cape of Good Films, Emmay Entertainment, Hari Om Entertainment, T-Series and Viacom 18 Motion Pictures on a total budget of . The plot is adapted from real life story of a Kuwait-based Malayali businessman Mathunny Mathews. Director Menon wrote the script after studying the whole incident of war and the predicament of Indians based in Kuwait. He then approached Akshay Kumar for the role of a character based on Mathunny Mathews, He agreed to act and produce under his banner of Hari Om Entertainment, Kumar reported that his 80% profit share will be included i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bajirao Mastani
''Bajirao Mastani'' is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language epic historical romance film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who co-produced it with Eros International and composed its soundtrack. The film stars Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra with Tanvi Azmi, Vaibhav Tatwawaadi, Milind Soman, Mahesh Manjrekar and Aditya Pancholi in supporting roles. Based on Nagnath S. Inamdar's Marathi novel '' Rau'', ''Bajirao Mastani'' narrates the story of the Maratha ''Peshwa'' Bajirao I (1700–1740 AD) and his second wife, Mastani. Conceived as early as the 1990s, Bhansali announced the film in 2003 but production was delayed several times due to its changing cast. ''Bajirao Mastani'', a passion project for Bhansali, spent the next eleven twelve years in development hell before being revived in 2014. Extensive research was done before moving into pre-production, which required the creation of twenty-two highly detailed sets, and numerous costumes and props to strengthen its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardaas (film)
''Ardaas'' is an Indian Punjabi-language film. It is directed and written by Gippy Grewal and the dialogues are written by Rana Ranbir and was released on 11 March 2016. Plot The movie revolves around Master Gurmukh (Gurpreet Ghuggi) and how he arrives in a new village as this posting in government school and helping various villagers by reminding them of their good values and teaching them more meanwhile facing his own inner guilt. Cast * Gurpreet Ghuggi as Master Gurmukh Singh * Ammy Virk as Agyapal Singh/Aasi * B.N. Sharma as Subedar Saab * Karamjit Anmol as Shambhu Nath/Lala * Rana Ranbir as Lottery (Postman) * Mandy Takhar as Binder * Sardar Sohi as Diler Singh Sohi (Aasi's Father) * Isha Rikhi as Mannat Brar * Meher Vij as Baani * Satwant Kaur as Lady Doctor * Harby Sangha as Nagraaj/Sapp * Gippy Grewal as Sukhi (Cameo Appearance) Track list Reception ''Ardaas'' was premiered on 10 March 2016 as part of ''Punjabi International Film Festival Toronto 2016'' in Bram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranjit Bawa
Ranjit Singh Bajwa (born 14 March 1989) known professionally as Ranjit Bawa is an Indian singer and actor associated with Punjabi language music and films. He rose to fame from his single "Jatt Di Akal" which broke many Punjabi records. He made his debut in the 2015 album, ''Mitti Da Bawa'' which was awarded the "Best World Album" award in the 2015 Brit Asia TV Music Awards. He has also received "PTC Best Folk oriented Song Award" in 2013 for his Song in 2013, Jatt Di Akal. He made his film debut in playing the title role in '' Toofan Singh'', a semi-biographical film about the 1980s Punjabi activist Shaheed Bhai Jugraj Singh Toofan. Education Born in Gurdaspur in Punjab, Bawa did his graduation from Guru Nanak College, Batala and post-graduation at Khalsa College, Amritsar. Bawa did his Masters in Music from Guru Nanak Dev University. Discography Studio Albums Singles Discography * Jatt Di Akal * Jean * Sadi Wari Aun De * Shadi Dot Com * Kankan * Miti Da Bawa * Sher Marn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kapil Sharma (comedian)
Kapil Sharma (born Kapil Punj; 2 April 1981) is an Indian stand-up comedian, television host from Punjab, India, Primarily known for hosting ''The Kapil Sharma Show''. He won the stand-up comedy reality show, The Great Indian Laughter Challenge season 3 in 2007. He previously hosted and produced the television comedy shows such as '' Comedy Nights with Kapil,'' '' Family Time with Kapil'' on Colors TV and Sony TV channels respectively. He has won multiple seasons of comedy reality show ''Comedy circus'' of Sony TV along with various partners and in 2011 participated in singing reality show ''Star ya rockstar'' of Zee TV, where he finished as a second runner up. He worked in some films such as ''Bhavnao Ko Samjho'' (2010)'', Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon'' (2015)'', Firangi'' (2017) and did short appearances in ''ABCD 2'' (2015)''.'' He did Hindi dubbing for ''The Angry Birds Movie 2'' (2019). Kapil Sharma also do live stand-up comedy -stage shows. Early and personal life Sharma wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rana Ranbir
Rana Ranbir Singh is an Indian Punjabi actor working in Punjabi cinema and Hindi cinema. Early life and education After completing a bachelor's degree from Desh Bhagat College Dhuri, he received a postgraduate degree in theater and television from Punjabi University, Patiala. Career In 2000s, he started with comedies on Television with Bhagwant Mann like ''Jugnu Mast Mast'' and ''Naughty No. 1'' alongside serious TV productions like ''Chitta Lahoo'' and ''Parchavain''. He also became anchor of Zee Punjabi’s road show ''Excuse Me Please''. He did many stage theatre plays like ''Khetan Da Putt''. Filmography * ''Posti'' (2022) * ''Snowman'' (2022) * '' Shava Ni Girdhari Lal'' (2021) * '' Paani Ch Madhaani'' (2021) * ''Daaka'' (2019) * '' Ardaas Karaan'' (2019) * '' Kesari'' (2019) * ''Banjara'' (2018) * Asees (2018) * Jab Harry Met Sejal (2017) * Super Singh (2017) * Manje Bistre (2017) * Channo Kamli Yaar Di (2016) * Vaisakhi List (2016) * Love Punjab (2016) * Ardaas (2016) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
