Jatt & Juliet 2

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Jatt & Juliet 2
Jatt and Juliet 2.jpg
Directed by Anurag Singh
Produced by Gunbir Singh Sidhu
Manmord Sidhu
Darshan Singh Grewal
Written by Dheeraj Rattan
Amberdeep Singh
Starring Diljit Dosanjh
Neeru Bajwa
Music by Raju Rao
Jatinder Shah
Jassi Katyal[1]
Cinematography Anshul Chobey
Edited by Manish More
Production
company
Distributed by White Hill Productions
Release dates
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  • June 28, 2013 (2013-06-28)
Running time
 141minutes
Country Canada, India
Language Punjabi
Box office ₹43.7 crore (US$6.5 million)

Jatt & Juliet 2 (Punjabi: ਜੱਟ ਐੰਡ ਜੂਲੀਅਟ-੨) is a 2013 Punjabi romance comedy film directed by Anurag Singh. The film is a sequel to the 2012 blockbuster Jatt & Juliet, however not directly or story-wise. Actors Diljit Dosanjh and Neeru Bajwa reprise their roles from the previous film in the sequel amongst other characters.[2] The film released on 28 June 2013, almost a year after the release of the prequel, and received a positive response at the box office. Jatt & Juliet 2 went on to become the highest-grossing Punjabi film ever, thus beating the record previously held by the first Jatt & Juliet film. Jatt and Juliet 2 will be the first ever Punjabi movie to be released on Blu-ray. [3][4]

Plot

Fateh Singh (Diljit Dosanjh) is a Punjab police constable that desperately wants a promotion. Because of this, he accepts Deputy Commissioner request backed up by Inspector Singh's (Jaswinder Bhalla) to fly to Canada to retrieve his daughter, Pooja Singh (Neeru Bajwa). Fateh assumes that this will be an easy task and on reaching Vancouver starts his mission to bring Pooja back but mistakes Pooja's friend working in a parlour as Pooja herself but is dismayed when Pooja ends up being a "by the books" officer with the Vancouver Police Department who has left the parlour sometime back because of the Police Job. Fateh in order to bring her back and to avoid deputation back to India helps Pooja to convince her Mother in getting herself roped with a white man in marriage bond whom Pooja likes. This clashes with his irreverent and unsophisticated personality, but soon the two begin to find themselves drawn to one another.

Cast

  • Diljit Dosanjh as Head Constable Fateh Singh
  • Neeru Bajwa as Constable Pooja Singh
  • Rana Ranbir as Shampy / Loveoshan Singh
  • Jaswinder Bhalla as Inspector Joginder Singh
  • B.N. Sharma as Gunoshan Singh Chawla (Shampy Da Daddy)
  • Bharti Singh as Preet/fake pooja
  • Jacob Insley as Chris
  • Dolly Mattoo as Pooja's Mother
  • Rana Jung Bahadur as Pakistani taxi driver
  • Anita Devgan as Fateh Singh's Mother
  • Vijay Tandon as Pooja's Father
  • Amrit Billa as Fateh Singh's Father
  • Balinder Johal as Pooja's Grandmother
  • Davinder Dillon
  • Max Teichman as Wedding Priest
  • Jazzy B in Special Appearance
  • Jenny Ghotra in Guest Appearance in song Mr. Singh
  • Razia Sukhbir

Reception

The Hindustan Times gave a positive review for Jatt & Juliet 2, praising the film's acting and music, while commenting that "audiences would do well to not compare the film with the original".[5] On 25 October Jatt & Juliet became the first Punjabi Movie made in Punjab, India to have been released in Pakistan. The film has been released in Pakistan by Surya Basic Brothers Distribution and Whitehill productions in association with Yellow Hill Media and Entertainment (Pakistan).[6]

Soundtrack

Box office

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See also: List of highest-grossing Punjabi films

Jatt & Juliet 2' has emerged the biggest blockbuster of Punjabi cinema. The film has made a box office collections nearing ₹20 crore (US$3.0 million) approx (All India). Jatt & Juliet 2 has broken all records in 12 days of run and established new benchmarks for the industry all over.

Film collected approx ₹7 crore (US$1.0 million)-₹7.50 crore (US$1.1 million) in 1st week. Film dropped by just 30-35% in 2nd weekend and managed further ₹3 crore (US$450,000). Film had collected ₹10 crore (US$1.5 million) in 10 days and surpassed previous record of ₹10.50 crore (US$1.6 million) lifetime of "Jatt & Juliet" by end of 2nd week.

Film finished with ₹11.75 crore (US$1.7 million) after two weeks and lifetime figure was in the range of ₹17 crore (US$2.5 million)-₹18 crore (US$2.7 million) with touching ₹20 crore (US$3.0 million). Film also collected ₹1.75 crore (US$260,000) in rest of India which means worldwide collection stood in excess of ₹18 crore (US$2.7 million) already.

Controversy

The family of a highly decorated Indian Army soldier have slammed the way War hero Nand Singh has been portrayed in starting scene of Jatt & Juliet 2.[7] He is shown as a Punjab Police Constable[8]

Telugu remake

Telugu Filmmaker Vasu Manthena acquired the rights of Jatt & Juliet 2, to produce it in Telugu cinema.[9]

References

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External links

PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2014

Jatt & Juliet 2 won four awards at the 4th PTC Punjabi Film Awards in 2014.

Category Winner's Name
Best Film Speed Records & White Hill Productions
Best Director Anurag Singh
Best Actor Diljit Dosanjh
Best Actress Neeru Bajwa
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