''Bambukat'' is a 2016 Indian Punjabi-language period drama film written by Jass Grewal and directed by

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. Co-produced by Nadar Films and Rhythm Boyz Entertainment; it stars

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and

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in lead roles. The film follows the story of Channan Singh, a young man falls in love with Pakko and ferries her around the village on his bicycle. However, things change after Resham Singh arrives with his new motorbike. ''Bambukat'' also stars

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, Anita Devgn,

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, Hobby Dhaliwal, and

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; it marked the feature film debut for Simi Chahal. ''Bambukat'' in the film has been referred to the “motor cycle”. Conceived as a

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set in the Punjab of 1960s, Bambukat's story was written by Jass Grewal.

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of the film took place within a single schedule that lasted 40 days in

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with Vineet Malhotra serving as cinematographer. The soundtrack and background score of the film was composed by

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, with vocals from Ammy Virk,

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, Prabh Gill, Kaur B, and Rashi Sood. The film was released worldwide on 29 July 2016, and was distributed by Omjee Group in India and Rhythm Boyz Entertainment at Overseas. The film opened to the positive reviews from critics and audience. The film has grossed ₹245.1 million in its whole theatrical run making it eleventh highest-grossing Punjabi film of all time and third highest grossing Punjabi film of 2016. At

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Bambukat won eight awards including Best Film, Best Director (Batra), Best Actor Critics (Virk) and Best Supporting Actor (Dhillon).

Plot

Channan is from a humble family of farmers but has interests in machinery. He is married to Pakko. On a visit to his in-laws, he realises the difference in their respect to his brother-in-law Resham Singh, who is a station-master and owns a motorcycle (''Bambukat''). He also wants one for himself in order to gain the respect in the eyes of his in-laws just like Resham Singh. So one day, he buys a ''Bambukat'' using the money from sale of his cattle. He doesn't know that it has been stolen from Nabha. Later, Channan is arrested. As for Pakko's fate, it is decided that she will be married to the maternal uncle of Resham Singh. Meanwhile, the jailer allows Channan to work in an abandoned mill at the premises of the jail as a mechanic due to his interests. When, Channan is informed about his spouse being married off to someone else, he plans his escape by designing and making a motorcycle from the junk parts in the mill. He escapes and is successful in stopping the marriage just in time.

Cast

as Channan Singh *

as Resham Singh *

as Pakko/Parminder Kaur *

as Sammi *

as Channan's friend *

as Pakko's uncle *

as Resham's mother * Hobby Dhaliwal as Pakko's father *

Anita Devgan Anita Devgan is an Indian film and television actress, who is known for her work in the Punjabi film industry. Her most well-known works are the films Jatt & Juliet, Ronde Sare Vyah Picho, Angrej, Bambukat, Rabb Da Radio, Golak Bugni Bank Te Ba ...

as Channan's mother * Malkeet Rauni as Channan's father * Harby Sangha as Gaama * Razia Sukhbir as Bholi *

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(special appearance) * Anmol Verma as Bishan * Santosh Malhotra as Pakko's aunt *

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as Chanan's brother * Davinder Singh as Pakko's brother * Mahabir Bhullar as Maharaja Dayal Singh of Dharampur

Track list

Production

The film was shot in

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and the schedule continued for 40 days.

Box office

''Bambukat'' has grossed 24.51

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worldwide in its whole theatrical run including ₹14.12 crore in

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, making it eleventh highest-grossing Punjabi film worldwide and tenth highest-grossing Punjabi film in India.

India

The film netted ₹1.38 crore in North India on its opening day and became fourth highest opener upon its release. The film netted ₹1.46 crore and ₹1.81 crore on its second and third day respectively, making a weekend total of ₹4.65 crore. On its fourth day “Monday”, the film just dropped by 30 percent even from a good opening day and netted ₹96 lacs. On its weekdays, the film netted ₹83 lacs, ₹71 lacs and ₹61 lacs respectively, making a week total of ₹7.76 crore in East Punjab. As of 6 August 2016, the film netted ₹9.5 crore in India and

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declared the film as “Blockbuster”. In its whole theatrical run the film grossed ₹14.12 crore in India making it seventh highest grossing Punjabi film in India upon its release.

Overseas

It was released in over 65 screens in key international markets on 29 July and grossed approximately USD$1 million at the overseas box office in the first week.

Critical reception

''The Tribune'' gave the film a rating of 3 stars, describing the film as "slightly lengthy" but praised the acting. ''Times of India'' described it as a "delightfully sensitive story on the equations between family members depending on their financial grounding and aspirations". Gurlove Singh of ''BookMyShow'' said, “''Bambukat'' is an honest film which is convincing, relatable and high on emotions.“ Sameer of ''Punjabi Mania'' said, “''Bambukat'' is a pretty good film to watch and get entertained. Some smaller creative liberties here and there and the film is pretty good.”

References

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External links

Bambukat Trailer
2016 films Films scored by Jatinder Shah Punjabi-language Indian films 2010s Punjabi-language films Films directed by Pankaj Batra