''Laung Laachi'' ( Clove & Cardamom) is a 2018 Indian Punjabi-language

romantic drama Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

film written and directed 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. Aft ...

. Produced by

Villagers Film Studio Villagers Film Studio Private Limited is an Indian film production company founded by Ammy Virk and his brother Bhagwant Virk in 2017. Villagers Film Studio began to produce films in 2018 with Laung Laachi followed by Harjeeta and Guddiyan Pat ...

, it stars

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 work ...

, Singh and

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 compan ...

. The film chronicles the story of a married couple who decided to live as strangers under one roof, following the wife's desire to fall in love before marriage. ''Laung Laachi'' has

Amrit Maan Amrit Maan is an Indian singer, songwriter and actor associated with Punjabi film and music. He rose to fame after the release of his debut, ''Desi Da Drum'' in 2015. He is also known for his debut film Channa Mereya. Early life Maan was born i ...

Nirmal Rishi Nirmal Rishi is an Indian Punjabi film and television actress. She is most remembered for her role as Gulabo Maasi in her first movie Long Da Lishkara (1983). She is best known for appearing in Punjabi movies like Nikka Zaildar, Nikka Zai ...

, Baninder Bunny, and Gurpreet Bhangu in supporting roles. Gurmeet Singh composed the film's soundtrack, which features vocals from Virk,

Mannat Noor Kelmash Devi, better known as Mannat Noor, (born 10 December 1991) is an Indian singer singing primarily in the Punjabi language. She has sung songs for films including ''Laung Laachi'', '' Carry On Jatta 2'', ''Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety'' and Nation ...

, Prabh Gill, Maan, and

Gurshabad Gurshabad Singh Kular (born 24 August 1989) is an Indian film actor and playback singer known for his work predominantly in Punjabi cinema and music industry. After completing his junior high school from a local school, he attended Khalsa Coll ...

. The "title track song" and "Rooh De Rukh" from the film's soundtrack became popular. The title track of the film became the first Indian music video to surpass one billion views on YouTube. The film was released theatrically on 9 March 2018 in India.

Plot

Laachi (Neeru Bajwa) marries Mehnga (Amberdeep Singh). She loves to sing and dance. She tells Mehnga she wanted to fall in love and marry, but instead married as per her family's wishes. She asks him to pretend they are strangers so she can fulfill her fantasy now. Mehnga agrees even though he is clueless as to how to woo a girl. They play this game and happily live their life. Laachi gets a chance to sing a song and make some money. Due to financial difficulties, she ends up singing and dancing with family's approval. Meanwhile, a famous singer, Ajitpal Singh, sees Laachi and signs her up with him. His management company has Laachi and Mehnga sign a document affirming they are single so the Laachi-Ajitpal duo can become more famous. Laachi is star-struck by Ajitpal and agrees with whatever he suggests. Ajitpal is infatuated with Laachi and tries to separate the husband and wife. Mehnga leaves Laachi and returns to his village due to some misunderstandings. Laachi follows him and resolves the misunderstandings.

Cast

as Laachi *

as Mehnga *

as Ajitpal Singh * Gurpreet Bhangu as Bebe Tej Kaur * Baninder Bunny as neighbor *

as Ajitpal's daadi *

as Singer Jagtaar Maan * Gurinder Makna as Mehnga's uncle *

Prince Kanwaljit Singh Prince Kanwaljit Singh (born 2 March 1980), commonly known as Prince K.J Singh, is an Indian film actor, dialogue writer, and director. He is known for his works in Punjabi cinema. Prince became well-known after receiving plaudits for his perf ...

Veet Baljit Veet, formerly called Neet and Immac, is a Canadian brand of chemical depilatory products manufactured by the British company Reckitt. Hair removal cream, Lotions, gel, mousse, and wax products are produced under this brand, with differing variant ...

as Geetkar Kaonkeaan Wala * Labh Chatamliwala as Gaama Singh

Soundtrack

Soundtrack album of the film consists of 8 tracks sung by singers like

and Prabh Gill. The album was released by T-Series on 8 March 2018.

Sequel

A sequel of the film titled as Laung Laachi 2 with same cast of

, Singh and

and directed by

released on 19 August 2022.

References

External links

*
BookMyShow
2018 films Punjabi-language Indian films 2010s Punjabi-language films Indian comedy-drama films {{punjabi-film-stub