''Vekh Baraatan Challiyan'' is a 2017 Indian

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 ...

film directed by Ksshitij Chaudhary and written by Naresh Kathooria. Its principal cast includes

Binnu Dhillon Binnu Dhillon (born 29 August 1975) is an Indian actor who is known for his roles in Punjabi cinema and Hindi films . Early life and education Dhillon was born on 29 August 1975 in Dhuri, Sangrur, Punjab, where he did his schooling from Guru ...

Ranjit Bawa Ranjit Singh Bajwa (born 14 March 1989) known professionally as Ranjit Bawa is an Indian singer and actor associated with Punjabi language music and films. He rose to fame from his single "Jatt Di Akal" which broke many Punjabi records. He made ...

Kavita Kaushik Kavita Kaushik (born 15 February 1981) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television. She made her debut with Ekta Kapoor's ''Kutumb''. Kaushik is well known for her portrayal of Chandramukhi Chautala in SAB TV's sitcom ''F.I.R.' ...

Jaswinder Bhalla Jaswinder Bhalla (born 4 May 1960) is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Punjabi cinema. He started his professional career as a comedian in 1988 with Chankata 88 and became actor with film Dulla Bhatti. He is best known for his comedy ...

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 ...

. The film is produced by

Karaj Gill Karaj Gill is an Indian film producer who makes Punjabi-language films and music. He owns a production house and distribution company Rhythm Boyz Entertainment. Gill began producing films in 2015, with a historical romance film ''Angrej''. He ...

, Amiek Virk & Jaspal Singh Sandhu. It was released worldwide on 28 July 2017.

Plot

It is the story of Jaggi, a Sikh Jat from Punjab, who falls in love with Sarla, a Hindu Jat girl from Haryana, while being a part-time conductor on a bus owned by his father. When Jaggi along with his family pursues Sarla's family to agree for their marriage, a Pandit declares Jaggi to be Manglik and says that the marriage would result in Sarla's death. On being asked whether there is a way Jaggi could marry Sarla, the Pandit tells that Jaggi would first have to marry a black dog. In spite of his family's resistance, Jaggi agrees to find a black dog and marry it, just to clear his way for marrying Sarla. What follows is a roller-coaster of comic events.

Cast

as Jagtar Waraich/Jaggi *

as Sarla Dangi *

Amrinder Gill Amrinder Singh Gill () is an Indian actor, singer, songwriter, and film producer who makes Punjabi-language films and music. He has been nominated for twenty-four PTC Punjabi Film Awards, winning seven including three for Best Actor, and two ...

as Subeh (Special Appearance) *

as Resham (Bus Driver) *

as Shindi (Special Appearance) *

as Karam Singh Waraich (Jaggi's father) *

Govind Namdev Govind Namdev (born 3 September 1954) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. Namdev made his debut as a corrupt cop in David Dhawan's ''Shola Aur Shabnam (1992 film), Shola Aur Shabnam'' (1992). He has acted in numerous movies, often as ...

as Jile Singh Dangi (Sarla's father) *

Anupriya Goenka Anupria Goenka (born 29 May 1987) is an Indian actress and model who appears in Hindi and Telugu films. She first shot to fame in 2013 as the face of UPA government's ''Bharat Nirman''. Goenka made her on-screen debut with the 2013 Telugu film ...

as Saroj (Special Appearance) *

Rupinder Rupi Rupinder Rupi or Roopi Rupinder is an Indian film and television actress, who is known for her work in the Punjabi film industry. She is famous for appearing in mother's role in most of the films. Her most well-known works are the films Mera P ...

as Gurmeet kaur (Jaggi's mom) *

Gurmeet Saajan Gurmeet Saajan ( Punjabi: ਗੁਰਮੀਤ ਸਾਜਨ) is an Indian film and television actor who works in Indian cinema. He started his career as a singer, did few Punjabi short movies and television soap operas in the earlier days and end ...

as Shindi's father (Jaggi’s Chacha) *Mithila Purohit as Omni/Omwati (Sarla's friend) *Parminder Gill as Shindi's mother *Mukesh Bhatt as Pandit

Box office

On its opening day the film grossed 1.20 crore in India, making one of the highest Punjabi film opening of 2017. The film collected 5.70 crore domestically in its first weekend.

References

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External links

Vekh Baraatan Challiyan trailer
Punjabi-language Indian films 2010s Punjabi-language films Films scored by Jatinder Shah Haryanvi-language films