Love Punjab
| Love Punjab | |
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| Punjabi: ਲਵ ਪੰਜਾਬ | |
| Directed by | Rajiv Dhingra |
| Produced by | Jaspal Singh Sandhu Karaj Gill Amarbir Singh Sandhu |
| Written by | Amberdeep Singh |
| Starring | Amrinder Gill Sargun Mehta Manvir Johal Yograj Singh Nirmal Rishi Binnu Dhillon Rana Ranbir |
| Music by | Jatinder Shah |
| Cinematography | Navneet Misser |
| Edited by | Omkarnath Bhakri |
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Production
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Rhythm Boyz Entertainment
Dara Productions J Studio |
| Distributed by | White Hill Productions |
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Release dates
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Running time
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131 minutes[1] |
| Country | India, Canada |
| Language | Punjabi |
Love Punjab is a 2016 Punjabi film directed by Rajiv Dhingra, written by Amberdeep Singh and starring Amrinder Gill, Sargun Mehta and Manvir Johal as the main protagonists of the film. This film is about a journey of a family to find love, ties of families and fragrance of Punjab and was released on 11 March 2016.[2]
Contents
Plot
Parghat (Amrinder Gill) and Jessica (Sargun Mehta) are a couple who are going through separation for various reasons. They together have a son named Manveer (Manvir Johal) who has his own set of problems in school where he faces racism and discrimination issues. Manveer goes into deep depression and on the recommendation of the doctor, his parents decide to take him to Punjab to show his roots, culture and ancestral village. Jessica somehow convince her father-in-law, Brar Sarpanch (Yograj Singh) to show Manveer that Punjab is better than Canada. Will Manveer Love Punjab? Will Punjab bring the love back between Parghat and Jessica?
Cast
- Amrinder Gill as Parghat Brar
- Sargun Mehta as Jessica Brar
- Manvir Johal as Manveer/Tuti
- Yograj Singh as Parghat's father
- Nirmal Rishi as Parghat's mother
- Binnu Dhillon as Parghat's neighbour (special appearance)
- Rana Ranbir as school teacher (special appearance)
- Harj Nagra as Zora (Jessica's childhood friend)
- Amberdeep Singh as Parghat's friend (special appearance)
- Simran Raien as Parghat's neighbour
- Arshi Bains as Jessica's friend
- Harmeet Gill as Jessica's mother
- Gurmeet Saajan as scientist
- Harbilas Sangha
- Brayden Snow
- Dallas Snow
- Justin Snow
- Bethany Myers as Julia
- Alyssa Andronyk as the voice of Julia
Track List
| S.No | Track | Singer | Lyrics | Music |
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| 1. | "Heerey" | Amrinder Gill | Bir Singh | Jatinder Shah |
| 2. | "Shaan Wakhri" | Amrinder Gill | Veet Baljit | Jatinder Shah |
| 3. | "Zindagi" | Amrinder Gill | Raj Kakra | Jatinder Shah |
| 4. | "Goriyan Bahavan" | Amrinder Gill | Bittu Cheema | Jatinder Shah |
| 5. | "Akhiyan De Taare" | Kapil Sharma[3] | Happy Raikoti | Jatinder Shah |
| 6. | "Dowein Nain" | Jenny Johal | Bunty Bains | Jatinder Shah |
| 7. | "Des" | Ranjit Bawa | Happy Raikoti | Jatinder Shah |
Reception
Trailer controversy
Love Punjab trailer was initially released on 20 February 2016 but in a major controversy this trailer was removed by a fake application to Youtube inc compelling Amrinder Gill to lodge a police complaint.[4] Trailer was again uploaded by producers and was liked by audience.[5]
Box office
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First time in history of Punjabi cinema two major Superstars' films were released on same day, Love Punjab and Ardaas.[6]
Love Punjab shattered the records of Bollywood movies Ranveer Singh's Bajirao Mastani and Akshay Kumar'sAirlift in the international market breaking the opening weekend box office collection record with a big margin. In Australia and New Zealand, Love Punjab grossed ₹2.07 crore (US$310,000) from the Australian box office and ₹51.91 lakh (US$77,000) from the New Zealand box office. While Bajirao Mastani minted ₹1.44 crore (US$210,000) from Australian box office and from New Zealand box office it minted ₹26.50 lakh (US$39,000). On the other hand, Airlift grossed ₹93 lakh (US$140,000) from Australia and ₹36 lakh (US$53,000) from New Zealand.[7][8][9]
Critical response
The Tribune reviewed Love Punjab as a film that take you on a journey to discover your roots and make you proud of them. It also complimented Sargun Mehta's role stating she has created herself a place in Punjabi cinema.[10]
References
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- https://www.facebook.com/AmrinderGill/
- http://www.punjabupfilms.in/after-angrez-amrinder-gills-next-punjabi-movie-love-punjab-with-sargun-mehta/
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