''The Lion of Punjab'' is an Indian 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 ...

, 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

as Avtar Singh *

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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as Amrit's Brother *

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 *

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. *

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 * Bhotu Shah as Tiwari * Yaad Grewal as Babbar * Rupinder Kaur * Malkit Meet * Sukhmeet Sidhu as police inspector * 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