''Sardaar Ji 2'' (previously ''The Return of Sardaarji'') is a 2016 Punjabi

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starring

Diljit Dosanjh Daljit Singh Dosanjh known professionally as Diljit Dosanjh (born 6 January 1984) is an Indian singer, actor, film producer and television personality. He works in Punjabi Music and subsequently in Punjabi cinema, Punjabi and Bollywood, Hind ...

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, and

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in lead roles and directed by Rohit Jugraj Chauhan The film was released on 24 June 2016. It is a standalone sequel to the 2015 film

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 firs ...

. On release, the film received mixed reviews, unlike the prequel which received positive reviews. The film grossed less than its prequel and was declared average at Box-Office.

Cast

as Jaggi / Athraa / Satkaar (triple role) *

as Soni *

as Diljot * Yashpal Sharma as Teja * Samreen Kaur as Shiney * Jaswinder Bhalla as Pathan Chacha *

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as Diljyot's fiancée *

Mandy Takhar Mandy Takhar is a British actress who works in Indian cinema, predominantly in Punjabi with roles in Hindi and Tamil films as well. Early life Mandy Takhar was born and raised in the city of Wolverhampton in the UK. She traces her roots to Ma ...

(special appearance in "Poplin") *

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as Fauji's son *

Anjana Sukhani Anjana Sukhani (born 10 December 1978) is an Indian actress and model, who predominantly appears in Hindi and a few Telugu films and one Kannada films. Early life Anjana was born on 10 December 1978 in Jaipur to Preethi and Om Sukhani and has ...

as Dr. Teena (Anger management therapist)

Planning and shooting

After the success of ''

'', producers decided on a sequel ''The Return of Sardaarji''. The shooting of the film took place in different locations in

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mainly. Diljit was mobbed by his Australian fans to his surprise when he reached the airport in Australia. The crew also shot at the Macarthur region of New South Wales. During the shoot, Diljit rescued Sonam and others from a horrible accident at the set. Diljit had to undergo 6 months of intensive physical training by hiring

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's personal trainer Pradeep Bhatia.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of ''Sardaarji 2'' 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 ...

& Nick Dhammu while the lyrics were written by

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and Ranbir Singh. The video of the film's title track ''Sardaarji'' was shot for two days in a row, created a record as it features 2500

Sardar Sardar, also spelled as Sardaar/Sirdar ( fa, سردار, , 'commander', literally 'headmaster'), is a title of royalty and nobility that was originally used to denote princes, noblemen, chiefs, kings and other aristocrats. It has also been u ...

s dressed in white attires and turbans, out of which 1200 are Diljit's fans who came specially to shoot for the song.

Reception

Box office

The movie broke the record of ''

'' in Punjab, grossing on the first day. The film minted a total of in its first week on 350 screens in India while from the overseas markets, the film grossed including only from U.S. box office in 10-days.

Accolades

The film received six nominations at 1st Punjabi Filmfare awards, 2017. Best director- Rohit Jugraj - Nominated Best music album- Jatinder Shah - Nominated Best foreign talent- Tiffany Jones- Nominated Best Lyrics- Ranbir Singh (mitran da junction) -Nominated Best Lyrics-

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(poplin) - Nominated Best playback singer (Male) - Diljit Dosanjh (mitran da junction) - WON

References

External links

* {{Rohit Jugraj Chauhan Films directed by Rohit Jugraj Chauhan 2016 films Punjabi-language Indian films 2010s Punjabi-language films Films scored by Jatinder Shah Films shot in Australia Indian sequel films