''Parahuna'' () is an Indian

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directed by Amrit Raj Chadha and Mohit Banwait. The film stars Kulwinder Billa and

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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 ...

, Harby Sangha,

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, Hobby Dhaliwal, Malkit Rouni and many others in supporting roles. The film was released on 28 September 2018.

Plot

Janta is obsessed with the 1980s Punjabi film actress Preeti Sapru and he dreams of marrying a woman who looks just like his screen idol. A friend in the village tells Janta that his sister-in-law bears an uncanny resemblance to Preeti Sapru. Emboldened by this exciting news, Janta accompanies his friend to a wedding where he intends to woo the beautiful doppelganger. In his pursuit of a seemingly perfect woman, Janta helps others to solve their romantic woes.

Cast

* Kulwinder Billa as Janta *

as Maano *

* Harby Sangha *

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. ...

* Anita Meet * Malkit Rouni *

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 ...

* Rupinder Rupi * Gurpreet Bhangu * Parkash Gadu * Raj Dhaliwal * Akshita * Navdeep Kaler * Tarsem Paul * Aman Sidhu

Reception

The film opened good as shows of the film remained top at different sites. The film received fair reviews from critic reviewers. Jasmine Singh of ''

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'' gave just 1 star to the film out of 5. The reviewer criticised the film, saying, "Anything in excess is not good. Even love overdose can be lethal! And overdose of tradition and culture on

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leads to a film, Parahuna, which is this week's Punjabi film release."

References

External links

* Punjabi-language Indian films 2010s Punjabi-language films Indian comedy films {{Punjabi-film-stub