''Paani Ch Madhaani'' () is a 2021 Indian Punjabi-language

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 ...

-drama film directed by Vijay Kumar Arora and produced by Mani Dhaliwal, Sunny Raj, and Prabhjot Sidhu under the banner of Dara Films Entertainment. The film, which stars

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 mad ...

and

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 ...

, is set in the 1980s and is the story of a group of Punjabi musicians who travel to London to make their mark. It was released on 5 November 2021 to coincide with the

Diwali Diwali (), Dewali, Divali, or Deepavali ( IAST: ''dīpāvalī''), also known as the Festival of Lights, related to Jain Diwali, Bandi Chhor Divas, Tihar, Swanti, Sohrai, and Bandna, is a religious celebration in Indian religions. It is ...

festival in India.

Premise

The story is about a flop singer Gulli and his group who focus on shortcuts (jugaad) for gaining success.

Cast

as Gulli *

as Sohni *

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 ...

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, ...

Iftikhar Thakur Iftikar Thakur (Urdu, pa, افتخار ٹھاکر), born Iftikhar Ahmed is a Pakistani actor and stand up comedian. He rose to fame for his roles in Punjabi drama. He has starred in numerous stage shows and telefilms in different languages m ...

* Harby Sangha * Rupinder Rupi * Sukhwinder Chahal as Gulli's father * Gurpreet Bhangu as Gulli's mother * Honey Mattu * Shivam Sharma * Parveen Aawara *

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 ...

Special appearance * Vinita Sharma as party guest * Bikramjit Gurm as party guest * Malkit Rauni * Patrick Loh as Rich Chinese couple

Production

''Paani Ch Madhaani'' was announced on 16 June 2020 by lead actor Gippy Grewal. Gippy Grewal and co-star Neeru Bajwa last appeared together in the 2011 film ''

Jihne Mera Dil Luteya ''Jihne Mera Dil Luteya'' () is a 2011 Indian Punjabi language romantic comedy film directed by Mandeep Kumar with story and screenplay by Dheeraj Rattan, produced by Batra Showbiz Pvt. Ltd. and starring Gippy Grewal, Diljit Dosanjh, Neeru Bajwa, ...

''.

Principal photography Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as actor ...

began on 6 October 2020 in London. The film is a period romantic comedy-drama set in the 1980s.

Release

Initially the film was scheduled for release on 12 February 2021 but it was then pushed back to 21 May 2021 due to the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...

. Due to the closure of theaters the May release was then postponed even further. The film was finally released on 5 November 2021 to coincide with the Diwali festival.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack album was released on Humble Music. The music was composed by

Jatinder Shah Jatinder Shah is an Indian music composer and record producer. He is primarily recognized for his compositions in Punjabi music and film industry. He has also composed for many Hindi films like Second Hand Husband and Dilliwali Zaalim Girlfrien ...

and all the lyrics were written by

Happy Raikoti Happy Raikoti is an Indian singer , lyricist and actor associated with Punjabi music Music of Punjab (Punjabi: پنجاب دی موسیقی ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦਾ ਸੰਗੀਤ ) reflects the traditions of the Punjab region of the Subc ...

. The first single, "Jean", which is sung by Gippy Grewal and Afsana Khan, was released on 19 October 2021. The song "VCR" was released on 30 October 2021.

Box office

''Paani Ch Madhaani'' opened with a gross of crore worldwide on its first day of release. The film has grossed crore worldwide .

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 12839622 2021 films 2021 drama films 2021 romantic comedy-drama films Punjabi-language Indian films Films shot in London Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic Films scored by Jatinder Shah Indian romantic comedy-drama films Films set in London Films set in 1980 2020s Punjabi-language films