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
Historical romance is a broad category of mass-market fiction focusing on romantic relationships in historical periods, which Walter Scott helped popularize in the early 19th century.
Varieties Viking
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film ''
Angrej
''Angrej'' () is a 2015 Indian Punjabi-language historical romance film directed by Simerjit Singh. Set against the backdrop of the waning British Raj, the film chronicles the love story of a young man and a woman, played by Amrinder Gill an ...
''. He has been nominated for six
Filmfare Punjabi Awards, winning two for ''
Bambukat'' (2016) and ''
Lahoriye
''Lahoriye'' is a 2017 Indian-Punjabi drama film written and directed by Amberdeep Singh. It stars Amrinder Gill, Sargun Mehta, Yuvraj Hans, Nimrat Khaira, Sardar Sohi and Guggu Gill.
''Lahoriye'' is about the effects of the partition of In ...
'' (2017), among
other accolades.
Career
Gill co-founded a Canadian production company Rhythm Boyz Entertainment with
Amrinder Gill
Amrinder Singh Gill () is an Indian actor, singer, songwriter, and film producer who makes Punjabi-language films and music. He has been nominated for twenty-four PTC Punjabi Film Awards, winning seven including three for Best Actor, and two ...
on 19 March 2013. The company was named after their college time Bhangra group of same name.
In 2014, a studio album ''
Judaa 2
''Judaa 2'' is a 2014 studio album by Amrinder Gill. The album was composed by Dr Zeus and Bilal Saeed whereas lyrics were penned by Bilal Saeed, Jeet Salala, Bittu Cheema, Happy Raikoti, Alfaaz, Himat Jeet Singh and Charan Likhari. The album i ...
'' by Amrinder Gill and
Dr Zeus
Baljit Singh Padam (Punjabi: ਬਲਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਪਦਮ), better known by his stage name Dr. Zeus, is a British-Indian music composer, singer and music producer. He rose to fame in 2003 with his song "Kangna", which was voted the b ...
was produced by company. He made his debut as a film producer with ''
Angrej
''Angrej'' () is a 2015 Indian Punjabi-language historical romance film directed by Simerjit Singh. Set against the backdrop of the waning British Raj, the film chronicles the love story of a young man and a woman, played by Amrinder Gill an ...
'' in 2015. Conceived as a
romantic comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...
set in the
pre-partitioned Punjab, the film was directed by
Simerjit Singh
Simerjit Singh (born 6 December 1973) is an Indian film director and writer. He is best known for directing the Punjabi film Angrej.
Career
After completing his graduation Simerjit moved to Mumbai in 1997 to pursue his passion of films. He ...
and was written by
Amberdeep Singh
Amberdeep Singh is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and producer associated with Punjabi films.
Life and career
Singh did his schooling at Government Senior Secondary School in Abohar and then studied B. Com at DAV College, Abohar. ...
, and starred Amrinder Gill,
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 product ...
, and
Aditi Sharma in lead roles. It grossed in whole theatrical run, making it one of the
highest-grossing Punjabi films of all time. Also, the film was critically acclaimed and won ten awards at
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 ...
including Best Film.
Gill in an interview disclosed that their team tries to produce family and meaningful films, and most of the films produced by him are "U" rated in India.
Filmography as producer
References
External links
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Punjabi film producers