''The Lion of Punjab'' is an Indian
Punjabi action film
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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 ...
, making his debut as an actor.
It is also the debut Punjabi movie of Bollywood director
Guddu Dhanoa
Guddu Dhanoa is an Indian writer, producer and director. He is mainly known for making Hindi films. He directed several action films, most notably ''Ziddi'', starring Sunny Deol, and ''Bichhoo'', starring Bobby Deol.
Personal life
He is cousi ...
. A huge set of a temple, a church, some houses and a shopping area, was erected at the Indian Express Office premises. It is a remake of 2003 Tamil movie ''
Dhool
''Dhool'' () is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language masala film written and directed by Dharani. The film stars Vikram, Jyothika and Reema Sen. Vivek, Sayaji Shinde, Telangana Shakuntala, and Pasupathy, among others, play important roles. Produced by ...
''.
The Punjabi remake of this film was released on 11 February 2011. with a music release on 31 January 2011.
The plot revolves around the lead character, Avtar Singh, who leads a fight against a power politician. The battle is a result of the politicians factory polluting the water of a local village, which leads to a rise in cancer cases for the inhabitants of the village.
Cast
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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 ...
as Avtar Singh
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Jividha Sharma
Jividha Sharma is an Indian actress known for her work in Hindi and Punjabi film industries.
Biography
Born to a Delhi-based Punjabi Brahmin family, Sharma made her film debut in the Tamil language romance ''Kaadhale Nimmadhi'' (1998). The n ...
as Jassi
* Pooja Tandon as Amrit
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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, ...
as Amrit's Brother
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Deep Dhillon
Deep Dhillon is an Indian actor who works in Hindi and Punjabi cinema. He played the role of Jayadratha in the famous Indian TV serial ''Mahabharat'' and appeared as Sahasrarjun in the TV serial '' Vishnu Puran''. He is known for playing Ins ...
as Politician Balwant Rai
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Vivek Shauq
Vivek Shauq (21 June 1963 – 10 January 2011) was an Indian actor, comedian, writer and singer. He had acted in Hindi and Punjabi films, television serials, theatre and television commercials. He was also a popular writer and singer. Shauq w ...
as Balwant Rai's P.A.
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Vindu Dara Singh
Vindu Dara Singh (born Virender Singh Randhawa; 6 May 1964) is an Indian actor who does Hindi and Punjabi television films. He is the winner of the third season of ''Bigg Boss''. Before this, In 1996 he played the role of Lord Hanuman in ''J ...
as Inspector Balbir Singh
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Bhotu Shah as Tiwari
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Yaad Grewal as Babbar
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Rupinder Kaur
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Malkit Meet
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Sukhmeet Sidhu as police inspector
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Parandeep Kainth
Music
The album was released on
Speed Records in India and digitally around the world by Music Waves.
The lead track on the soundtrack is ''
Lak Twenty Eight Kudi Da'', a collaboration with producer Honey Singh, although the track itself does not feature in the film.
In the UK, ''
Lak 28 Kudi Da
''The Lion of Punjab'' is an Indian Punjabi action film starring Diljit Dosanjh, making his debut as an actor. It is also the debut Punjabi movie of Bollywood director Guddu Dhanoa. A huge set of a temple, a church, some houses and a shopping ...
'' (as it was re-titled for that market)
reached the Number 1 position on the official Asian Download Chart on 30 April 2011.
The track was released by Kamlee Records in the UK
despite the soundtrack not being picked up for a physical release in that territory.
Track listing
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lion Of Punjab
2011 films
Punjabi remakes of Tamil films
Films scored by Anand Raj Anand
Punjabi-language Indian films
2010s Punjabi-language films
2011 directorial debut films
Films directed by Guddu Dhanoa