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Sufna
''Sufna'' () is a 2020 Indian Punjabi-language romantic drama film written and directed by Jagdeep Sidhu. Produced by Panj Paani Films, it stars Ammy Virk and Tania. The film chronicles the story of a young man who fall in love with the cotton picker arrived to his village. ''Sufna'' has Jagjeet Sandhu, Jasmin Bajwa and Seema Kaushal in supporting roles; it marked the feature film debut for Tania as a lead actress. The film was released on 14 February 2020 in India. Soundtrack of the film is produced by B Praak and songs are written and composed by Jaani. Plot Teg lives with her father's older brother and ''Taayi'' (aunt). Her mother was a Muslim and she died. Her father was part of the army and they say that he is lost. Teg believes that her father is still alive and he will come home. Jeet is a carefree boy. His father committed suicide because he couldn't pay off his debt. Jeet falls in love with Teg when she comes to pick cotton in their village. Teg encourages Jeet to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagjeet Sandhu
Jagjeet Sandhu is an Indian film actor and theatre artist who works in Punjabi cinema. He started his career with biography film ''Rupinder Gandhi'' in 2015. Sandhu is best known for his role of "Bhola" in ''Rupinder Gandhi'' film series and "Romi Gill" in Dakuaan Da Munda and his role as "Tarsem" in Sufna is considered his best role till date. Early life Sandhu was born in in the small village of Himmatgarh Chhanna, Fatehgarh district, Punjab, India. He graduated with a degree of Master of Arts in Indian Theatre from Panjab University, Chandigarh. Career Sandhu made his debut in Punjabi cinema in 2015, with a supporting role of character "Bhola" in ''Rupinder Gandhi - The Gangster..?''. After that he played the role of ''Speed'' in '' Qissa Panjab''. In 2020, Sandhu appeared in a romantic drama ''Sufna'', by Jagdeep Sidhu. His performance was praised by critics. In 2020, he played the character of "Tope Singh" in the Amazon Prime Video streaming series ''Paatal Lok''. Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tania (Indian Actress)
Tania (born 6 May 1993) is an Indian actress known for her work in Punjabi cinema. She has been nominated for two Brit Asia TV Awards, winning one for "Best Supporting Actress" for her performance in ''Qismat (2018)''. Early life Tania was born on 6 May 1993 in Jamshedpur, India to parents from Punjab. Brought up in Amritsar, she has one younger sister Tamannah. She attended Guru Nanak Dev University and BBK DAV College for Women, Amritsar where she won the "Best Actor of the Year" award each year from 2012 to 2016. She has a degree in Interior Designing and Project management. She is also a Classical dancer and National level participant. Acting career She was selected for the 2016 Bollywood film ''Sarabjit'' to play Sarabjit’s daughter, but as the filming schedule conflicted with her final exams, she had to forgo the role. Her first film role was in ''Son of Manjeet Singh ''Son of Manjeet Singh'' is a 2018 Indian-Punjabi film directed by Vikram Grover. The film is c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagdeep Sidhu
Jagdeep Sidhu is an Indian film director, writer, screenwriter and dialogue writer associated with Punjabi and Hindi cinema. He has been nominated for seven awards for categories "Best Screenplay", "Dialogue", and "Direction" PTC Punjabi Film Awards, winning one "Best Debut Director" for the film ''Qismat'' (2019) and has been nominated for five 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 20 .... Filmography Awards and nominations References External links * Living people Punjabi-language film directors Punjabi screenwriters 1983 births {{India-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ammy Virk
Amninderpal Singh Virk, better known as Ammy Virk, is an Indian singer, actor and producer associated with Punjabi Music and subsequently in Punjabi and Hindi films. He started the production house Villagers Film Studio and a distribution company In House Group. He is best known for playing the role of Nikka in ''Nikka Zaildar'' series, Shivjit in ''Qismat & Qismat 2'', Harjeet Singh in '' Harjeeta'', and Haakam in ''Angrej''. He started his acting career with the role of Hakam in the historical romance Punjabi film ''Angrej'' (2015) for which he won Best Debut Actor Award at PTC Punjabi Film Awards. Also, he had starred in other films including Bambukat, Ardaas, ''Nikka Zaildar'', Laung Laachi and ''Qismat''. Gurnaaz Kaur of The Tribune described Virk as Nikka as one of the most loved characters of Punjabi cinema. He is known for his Patiala-Shahi turban. His films ''Angrej'' and ''Qismat'' are two of the highest grossing Punjabi films of all time. He made his Bollywood debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
B Praak
Pratik Bachan (born 7 February 1986), best known by his stage name B Praak (formerly Prakky B), is an Indian singer and music director associated with the Punjabi and Hindi music industry. He started his career as a music producer, and later debuted as a singer with the song Mann Bharrya. He has won many awards including A National Film Award and 2 Filmfare Awards. He is a frequent collaborator of lyricist Jaani, and has since entered into Hindi cinema in 2019 with two songs as singer in the films '' Kesari'' and '' Good Newwz'' starring Akshay Kumar, and as a guest composer in the satire '' Bala''. Life and music career Praak was born as Pratik Bachan in Chandigarh. His father, Varinder Bachan, is a Punjabi music producer and composer. He started his career as music director with name of "Prakky B".He produced music for a few songs but songs got no recognition. In 2012, he met lyricist Jaani and started collaborating with him under the name 'B Praak'. In 2013, they relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamal Khan (singer)
Kamāl Khan (born 25 April 1989) is an Indian singer known for his work as a playback singer in Bollywood films. He won the reality singing competition ''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstar'' in 2010. Later he won the Zee Cine Awards "Fresh Singing Talent 2012 (Male)" for the song "Ishq Sufiyana" from the film ''The Dirty Picture'' (2012). In 2017, he released the Punjabi song "Dili Sara", featuring Kuwar Virk, as a single. The song became a super hit overnight. The video has over 150 million views on YouTube as of May 2022. Early life and career Kamal was born and brought up in Reeth kheri village, near Patiala, Punjab, to Zafar Khan and Sakina Ali, who is an employee health department in Patiala. Kamal started learning music at age five from his uncle (Mama ji) Ustad Shauqat Ali Deewana ji, who became his musical mentor. His mother is also a music lover. Later he left his studies because he started taking part in singing competitions and musical shows. Until he appeared in Sa R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qismat
''Qismat'' () is a 2018 Punjabi romantic drama film written and directed by Jagdeep Sidhu. Produced by Shri Narotam Ji Productions, the film stars Ammy Virk and Sargun Mehta in lead roles along with Guggu Gill, Tania and Harby Sangha in supporting roles. It was titled after a 2017 song of the same name, sung by Virk and starring Mehta in its music video. The film follows a man who falls in love whilst studying in Chandigarh, despite his marriage being arranged to another woman. It marked feature film debut for Tania. Principal photography took place within a single schedule that lasted 45 days in Chandigarh and other villages of Punjab, India, with Jalesh Oberoi serving as cinematographer. The background score was composed by Gurmeet Singh and Sandeep Saxena while the soundtrack was composed by B Praak and Sukh-E, with vocals from Ammy Virk, Gurnam Bhullar, Kamal Khan, Divya Bhatt, Neetu Bhalla and B Praak. Also, Khan won "Best Playback Singer" Award. ''Qismat'' was released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaani (songwriter)
Rajiv Kumar (born 25 May 1989), best known by his stage name Jaani, is an Indian songwriter and music composer associated with Punjabi and Hindi language songs. His notable songs " Naah", " Kya Baat Ay", " Pachtaoge" , "Filhall", " Titliyaan", "Baarish Ki Jaaye" and "Filhaal2 Mohabbat". Personal life Jaani was born on 25 May 1988. He is from Gidderbaha a town near Bhatinda in Punjab, India and holds a diploma in hotel management. Jaani married Neha Chauhan on 25 November 2008. Career Jaani started his career with a religious song, "Sant Sipahi", in 2012. However, he gained fame after song "Soch", sung by Hardy Sandhu and composed by B Praak. The music video of this song was directed by Arvindr Khaira. A Hindi version of "Soch" was released as well as an English recreation of soch with the name 'Without You (Soch)' was produced by T-Series which featured English vocals as well as music and English lyrics by Vaibhav Saxena. Since "Soch", B Praak, Jaani, Arvindr Khaira, and Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qismat 2
''Qismat 2'' () is a 2021 Indian Punjabi-language romantic drama film written and directed by Jagdeep Sidhu. The film produced by Ankit Vijan and Navdeep Narula has been bankrolled by Shri Narotam Ji Productions and Zee Studios. Starring Ammy Virk and Sargun Mehta, the film is a sequel of 2018 film ''Qismat''. Principal photography of the film began on 17 October 2020, with a muhurat shot. The film was released theatrically on 23 September 2021. On accounting its box office performance, currently the film finds place among top 15 highest-grossing Punjabi films of all times. Cast Cast of Qismat 2: * Ammy Virk as Shivjit Singh * Sargun Mehta as Bani Kaur * Tania as Majaz Kaur * Rupinder Rupi as Kabil's mother * Satwant Kaur as Bani's mother * Jaani as Kabil Singh, Bani's husband Production The film was conceived after the success of ''Qismat''. In an interview director Jagdeep Sidhu told that film team was working on to bring another film as good as last one. This team inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Romantic Drama Films
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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] |
Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February 14. It originated as a Christian feast day honoring one or two early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine and, through later folk traditions, has become a significant cultural, religious, and commercial celebration of Romance (love), romance and love in many regions of the world. There are a number of martyrdom stories associated with various Valentines connected to February 14, including an account of the imprisonment of Saint Valentine of Rome for ministering to Christians Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire, persecuted under the Roman Empire in the third century. According to an early tradition, Saint Valentine restored sight to the blind daughter of his jailer. Numerous later additions to the legend have better related it to the theme of love: an 18th-century embellishment to the legend claims he wrote the jailer's daughter a letter signed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
