''Manje Bistre'' () is a 2017 Indian Punjabi-language family drama romantic comedy film featuring

Gippy Grewal Rupinder Singh "Gippy" Grewal (born 2 January 1983), is an Indian actor, singer, film director and producer whose works span over Punjabi and Hindi film industry. His single "Phulkari" was very successful in the Punjabi music industry. He made ...

and

Sonam Bajwa Sonampreet Bajwa (born 16 August 1989) is an Indian model and actress who predominantly appears in Punjabi language, Punjabi language films. In addition to few Tamil language, Tamil and Telugu language, Telugu films. She participated in the F ...

in lead roles while

Karamjit Anmol Karamjit Anmol is an Indian actor, comedian, singer and film producer active in the Punjabi entertainment industry. He has worked in Punjabi movies including ''Laavaan Phere'' and '' Carry on Jatta 2''. He has also acted in the comedy plays "OMG ...

, Jaggi Singh,

Sardar Sohi Sardar Sohi, born Parmjeet Singh Sohi, is an Indian Punjabi actor and writer. He is from Palasaur near Dhuri. He is best known for the films ''Baghi'', ''The Legend of Bhagat Singh ''The Legend of Bhagat Singh'' is a 2002 Indian Hindi-lan ...

and Hobby Dhaliwal in supporting roles. The film is set up in the backdrop of traditional Punjabi wedding. The dialogues are penned by

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 f ...

, and the story and screenplay is written by Gippy Grewal. It is directed by

Baljit Singh Deo Baljit Singh Deo is an Indian music and movie director of Punjabi language. Early life Baljit Singh Deo was born in Jalandhar, 1900–1950 Punjab, India. At an early age, he moved to England with his family where he did his studies in engineer ...

and was released on 14 April 2017.

Plot

The story revolves around a Punjabi wedding, with elements of romance and comedy. Sukhi, while preparing for his sister's wedding, meets Rano and immediately falls in love with her. Rano, Sukhi's sister's friend, is a hesitant lover and during their romantic development many colorful characters appear.one person named Daddy helped both to get in one life .

Cast

as Sukhchain "Sukhi" Grewal *

as Rano *

as Sadhu Halwai *

as Seeta * B.N. Sharma as Sureela *

Gurpreet Ghuggi Gurpreet Singh Waraich (born 19 July 1971), commonly known as Gurpreet Ghuggi, is an Indian actor, comedian and politician. He is known for his works in Punjabi and Hindi films. Ghuggi began his career by acting in theatre in the early 1990s, a ...

as Daddy * Jaggi Singh as Chadar *

as Jellu mama * Sara Gurpal as Bholi *

Hobby Dhaliwal Kamaldeep Singh Dhaliwal (born 19 July 1977), commonly known as Hobby Dhaliwal is an Indian film actor, singer, and politician. He is known for his works in Punjabi and Hindi films. Dhaliwal began his career by debut movie Burrraahh in 2012. ...

as Shamsher Grewal, Sukhi's father * Rana Jung Bahadur as Chhotu *

Dilpreet Dhillon Dilpreet Dhillon, is an Indian singer and actor associated with the Punjabi music and Punjabi film industry. He started his career as a singer, and later debuted as an actor with the Once Upon A Time In Amritsar. Early life Dhillon was born on 2 ...

as Groom *

Harby Sangha Harby Sangha (born 19 May 1986) is an Indian actor, comedian, and singer. He started his professional career as a comedian in 2004 and became an actor with the film ''Asan Nu Maan Watna Da''. He is primarily known for supporting roles in the Pu ...

as Sukhi's Jeeja * Anita Devgan as Sukhi's Mami * Seema Kaushal as Sukhi's mother * Malkeet Rauni as Sukhi's Mama * Harinder Bhullar as Dokal * Parkash Gadhu as Tota * Rana Jung Bahadur as Chhotu * Sara Gurpal as Bholi * Raghveer Boli as Kaleja * Kul Sidhu as Seeti

Production

''Manje Bistre'' was shot between November, 2016 and December, 2016 in 22 days at different villages in

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising a ...

, including Kakrali, Seyonk, Jenti Majri, Ghura Kasoli, Bhangidi, Parol, Choti Badi Nangal and Mullanpur Garibdas.

Release

The official trailer of the film was released by Saga Music on 5 March 2017. The film was theatrically released on 14 April 2017.

Box office

According to

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''Manje Bistre'' had grossed in its whole theatrical run which includes 16.29 crore in India and 15.45 crore in overseas. It is also the fourth highest grossing Punjabi movie of all time behind Carry on Jatta 2, Chaar Sahibzaade and

Sardaar Ji ''Sardaarji'' is a 2015 Indian Punjabi fantasy comedy film directed by Rohit Jugraj, and starring Diljit Dosanjh, Mandy Takhar and Neeru Bajwa in lead roles. The trailer of the film was released on 18 May 2015. ''Sardaar Ji'' is one of the first ...

according to the Box Office India reports. On release the film was announced as a huge hit. After two weeks of the release, '' Baahubali 2: The Conclusion'' was released which affected the further collections of ''Manje Bistre'' in India and Overseas''. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion'' is also the highest-grossing film in India and also in

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India

According to the

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’s report, on its opening day ''Manje Bistre'' grossed ₹2.25 crore becoming the 3rd highest Punjabi opener of all time behind ''Sardaar Ji'' and

Sardaar Ji 2 ''Sardaar Ji 2'' (previously ''The Return of Sardaarji'') is a 2016 Punjabi comedy film starring Diljit Dosanjh, Monica Gill, and Sonam Bajwa in lead roles and directed by Rohit Jugraj Chauhan The film was released on 24 June 2016. It is a standa ...

later moved to 5th after release of Carry on Jatta 2 ''and

Shadaa ''Shadaa'' () is a 2019 Indian Punjabi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Jagdeep Sidhu, and co-produced by A & A Advisors and Brat Films. The film starring Diljit Dosanjh and Neeru Bajwa, follows the story of an average man ...

'' Whereas, film faced drop in collection on its second collecting ₹2.18 crore and rise on third day, collecting ₹2.59 crore making the weekend total ₹7.02 crore. The film faces small drop on weekdays collecting ₹1.27 crore, ₹1.06 crore, ₹1.03 crore and ₹0.91 crore respectively making a week total ₹11.29 crore. The film grossed ₹14.71 crore in 10 days of release. According to

report published in June 2018, ''Manje Bistre'' is the 6th highest Punjabi grosser of all time in

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by its lifetime collection of ₹16.29 crore behind Carry On Jatta 2, Sardaar Ji, Chaar Sahibzaade, Sardaar Ji 2 and

Jatt & Juliet 2 ''Jatt & Juliet 2'' ( pa, ਜੱਟ ਐਂਡ ਜੂਲੀਅਟ 2) is a 2013 Indian Punjabi romance comedy film directed by Anurag Singh. The film is a sequel to the 2012 blockbuster ''Jatt & Juliet'', however not directly or story-wise. Actor ...

Overseas

On its opening weekend, ''Manje Bistre'' collected $241,971 (₹1.56 crore) in

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, $385,147 (₹2.49 crore) in

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, £104,136 (₹85.93 lacs) in

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, A$402,399 (₹1.98 crore) in Australia and NZ$125,403 (₹56.66 lacs) in

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. After second week, the film grosses $456,065 (₹2.94 crore) in United States, $722,562 (₹4.66 crore) in Canada, £219,339 (₹1.81 crore) in United Kingdom, A$652,618 (₹3.19 crore) in Australia and NZ$185,884 (₹84.34 lacs) in New Zealand. In its whole theatrical run ''Manje Bistre'' had grossed ₹2.28 crore at United Kingdom, ₹6.25 crore at Canada, ₹3.43 crore at United States of America, ₹3.33 crore at Australia, ₹85.14 lacs at New Zealand, and ₹8.4 lacs at

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Soundtrack

The music of songs have been composed by Jay K (Jassi Katyal) and Jaison Thind. The lyrics are by Happy Raikoti, Ricky Khan, Jagdev Maan, and Dalvir.

Reception

Manje Bistre received mostly positive reviews from critics and audience both. The first half of the film tickles the funny bones of the film goers, while the second half is high on romantic quotient, say the critics and viewers. Jasmine Singh of

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praised the film's simplicity. He also praises director, saying, “Director

has done a neat direction, making sure that every character in the film gets a decent screen space.“ He also writes about dialogues, “The dialogues of the film are written by

and he certainly has done a fine job.” He also praises the

cinematography Cinematography (from ancient Greek κίνημα, ''kìnema'' "movement" and γράφειν, ''gràphein'' "to write") is the art of motion picture (and more recently, electronic video camera) photography. Cinematographers use a lens to foc ...

of the film, saying, “The entire film is centred at one place, a wedding house, despite the fact that there aren't many locations to feast your eyes on; a beautiful and well shot cinematography makes everything look bright and fun.” The reviewer praised the costume designer of the film Ravneet Grewal and the lead actress

. In last the consensus reads, “The film has foot-tapping numbers, subtle romance, lot of fun moments, loads of laughter; ''Manje Bistre'' has sure collected the right entertainment dose.”

Awards

Winners

Jio Filmfare Awards Punjabi (2018)

*Best Supporting Actor -

*Best Screenplay -

Brit Asia Punjabi Film Awards (2018)

*Best Film - ''Manje Bistre'' *Best Director -

*Best Actor - Gippy Grewal *Best Comedian - Karamjit Anmol *Best Supporting Actor - Karamjit Anmol *Best Film Song - Gippy Grewal &

Nimrat Khaira Nimrat Khaira is a Punjabi singer, and actress known for her work in Punjabi- language music and films. Early life Born in Gurdaspur, Khaira started singing in third grade. She is the only child of her parents. She completed her schooling from ...

for "Dubai Wale Shaikh" *Best Female Playback Vocalist - Nimrat Khaira for "Dubai Wale Shaikh"

Sequel

Sequel of the film, '' Manje Bistre 2'', directed by

and starring

and

Simi Chahal Simi may refer to: Places * ''Symi'', also transliterated as Simi, a Greek island * Simi Valley, California * Simi Hills, California, a mountain range ** Simi Peak * Arroyo Simi, California, sometimes called Simi Creek * ''Kato Simi'', in Crete, p ...

was released on 12 April 2019. The sequel was shot in

depicting Sukhi`s journey to attend his cousin’s marriage ceremony.

References

External links

* {{imdb-title, tt6705612 2017 films Indian romantic comedy-drama films 2017 romantic comedy-drama films Punjabi-language Indian films 2010s Punjabi-language films Films directed by Baljit Singh Deo Films scored by Jassi Katyal 2017 comedy films 2017 drama films