Lockdown tales: ‘Hukma’ to ‘Paani Ch Madhaani’, Punjabi movies announcements that are helping us wait for better days

After the success of ‘Gudiyan Patole’, Gurnam Bhullar and Sonam Bajwa worked together on the movie ‘Main Viyah Ni Karona Tere Naal’. The film has been creating a buzz right from the word go, and now it is turning heads as the release date of the same has been announced.

Written and directed by Rupinder Inderjit, and starring Gurnam Bhullar and Sonam Bajwa, ‘Ni Main Viyah Ni Karona Tere Naal’ will be releasing on 25 February 2022.

Gurnam Bhullar took to his social media handle to share this piece of news and wrote - “Mai vyah nhi karona tere naal ………. Continuing the legacy of #GuddiyanPatole FAMILY LOVE COMEDY DRAMA , 25 February 2022, bass rabb corona di sukh rakhe , dato daty ta hoi payi film industry kite baba aavdi script fer naa likhan laggje ������ , sab sukh saand rahe 25 February nu milde aa @sonambajwa and team@diamondstarworldwide @garryvander @preetrandhawaonly @jass_5525992 @jasvirpal_jassrecords #rupinderinderjit”

‘Ni Main Viyah Ni Karona Tere Naal’ was announced before the lockdown, and the shoot of the same also went on the floors before the whole industry was shut down because of the Covid-19 crisis. It was one of the highly awaited projects, which tried to surface on the screen many times but the situations were not in the favor. Nevertheless, things appear better now and the movie is expected to hit the big screens on the scheduled date.

Besides this movie, Gurnam Bhullar has ‘Lekh’ with Tania, ‘Sohreyan Da Pind Aa Geya’ and ‘Niga Marda Aayi Ve’ with Sargun Mehta and ‘Kokka’ with Neeru Bajwa. Out of these three, the release date of ‘Niga Marda Aayi Ve’ is out, which is June 17, 2022.

On the other hand, Sonam Bajwa who welcomed the reopening of cinemas with her movie ‘Puaada’, will next be seen in ‘Sher Bagga’ with Ammy Virk.

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Neeru Bajwa just turned 40 and on the occasion of her birthday, she gave a surprise to her fans. She took to her social media handle to share a new poster of her upcoming movie ‘Snowman’, which unveiled its release date. The movie will be making it to the theatres on November 5, 2021. In the poster, we can see Neeru Bajwa giving an intense look, which hints at a serious genre movie.

Though the makers haven’t revealed much about the project, initially when the movie was in the making the writer and director of the movie Rana Ranbir did mention that ‘Snowman’ is a very different script and it will offer something unique to the Punjabi audience.

Further, sharing the poster of the movie, Neeru Bajwa wrote - “I dedicate this film to my beautiful fans On my birthday my gift to you ✊����Thohadi karke main karhi ah A special thank you to my team ! Thank you for everything ����#SnowMan Worldwide Releasing On 5th November 2021 ��”

Alongside Neeru Bajwa, the movie also stars Jazzy B, Rana Ranbir, and Arshi Khatkar.

Besides this movie, Neeru Bajwa has a number of other projects also in her kitty. She has ‘Paani Ch Madhaani’, ‘Phatte Dinde Chakk Punjabi’, ‘Beautiful Billo’, ‘Kokka’, ‘Kalli Jota’, and an untitled Hollywood project. Yes, Neeru Bajwa has made her Hollywood debut. She didn’t reveal anything about the movie, but it is a big project and she is really excited about it. The actress is elated to try her hand in a new genre of cinema, and her fans are excited for her.

To sum it up, Neeru Bajwa simply has her plateful, and now all she and her fans are waiting for is an update of the release dates of these movies. As of now, you mark your calendars for ‘Snowman’, which is releasing on November 5, 2021.

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Punjabi movie ‘Ucha Pind’ was announced in 2020 and the makers said that the film will be hitting the cinemas in 2021. And now it seems the makers are keeping their promise. The movie is slated to be released on September 3, 2021. And since there are only a couple of weeks left in the release of the film, the makers are ready to treat the audience with the trailer of the movie. Yes, you read that right. The trailer of ‘Ucha Pind’ will be released tomorrow i.e. on 20 August 2021.

Veteran actor Sardar Sohi, who will be seen playing a pivotal role in the movie, took to his social media handle to share a new poster of the film and make this very announcement about the trailer release.

Further, coming to the credits of the movie, directed by Harjit Singh Ricky, the film has Navdeep Kaler and Poonam Sood in the lead. Their characters’ names are Azaad and Nimmo in the movie. Moreover, actors like Hobby Dhaliwal, Ashish Duggal, Sardar Sohi Mukul Dev, and more will be seen playing important roles.

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Though it is been years since we saw Diljit Dosanjh and Gippy Grewal together on the big screen, soon the former will be seen sharing the 70mm with the latter’s kid. What we mean is, soon Diljit Dosanjh will be seen working with Shinda Grewal (son of Gippy Grewal) on the silver screen in the movie ‘Honsla Rakh’.

In the movie, Diljit Dosanjh and Shinda will be playing father and son. Thus, this Sunday on Fathers Day, Diljit took to his social media handle to post a BTS picture of him and Shinda enjoying some great daddy-son time. In the picture, Diljit can be seen helping Shinda in putting on a dastar. It indeed is a very sweet moment that a father and son share in every Punjabi family and thus, the picture tugged at the heartstrings in no time.

Diljit’s ‘Soorma’ co-star Angad Bedi also commented on the picture. He wrote - “Waheguru what a beautiful picture”.

Coming to the movie ‘Honsla Rakh’ is slated to release on October 15th. Alongside Diljit and Shinda, the movie has Sonam Bajwa and Shehnaaz Gill.

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The year-end has brought a new beginning for actor Jagjeet Sandhu, as he has started the shoot of a fresh project titled ‘Please Kill Me’.

The actor who is known for his quirks in the field of acting has this time even chosen a name with the same attribute. Thus, while even sharing the pictures from the sets of the movie, Jagjeet Sandhu wrote - ““Please kill me” New journey started & this time totally different”

Also, he added a thank you note for Ammy Virk and Maninder Buttar for visiting the sets on the day of muhurat.

Further, directed by Prem Singh Sidhu, the movie is being bankrolled by Villagers Studio and Pitara Movies. In this film, Jagjeet Sandhu will reportedly be seen opposite Megha Sharma.

The details regarding the release of the movie haven’t been disclosed, as of now, its shoot is going on in full swing.

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Binnu Dhillon who was earlier busy with the shooting of ‘Jeonde Raho Bhoot Ji’, recently began shooting ‘Jinne Jamme Sare Nikamme’. The movie is touted as a family entertainer whose release date is yet to be announced.

The buzz around this film is already high and now adding more to it, Binnu Dhillon has shared a new picture. In the click, one can see Binnu Dhillon, Pukhraj Bhalla, and Naresh Kathooria having a subtle smile on their faces. It appears that it is a BTS picture from the shoot, and must have a tale behind it. But to know the tale, we will have to wait for the movie to hit the big screen first.

Coming to the credits of the movie, being helmed by Kenny Chhabra, it is being bankrolled by Zee Studios and Pammy Baweja. Alongside Binnu Dhillon, Pukhraj Bhalla, and Naresh Kathooria, the movie has Jaswinder Bhalla and Seema Kaushal in the lead and many others in pivotal roles.

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2020 did put a pause on entertainment, the pace was certainly affected but it could not end the spirits. Thus, the filmmakers didn't stop announcing their upcoming projects. And the latest movie to join the bandwagon is 'Takhatgarh'.

The poster of the same is out and has been shared by one of the lead actors of the movie Sardar Sohi. Alongside him, many other stars like Lakhwinder, Pali Sandhu, Kumar John, Harman Dhillon, Ashish Duggal, Suvinder Vicky, and more will be seen.

Further, written and directed by Baljeet Noor, it is being bankrolled by Kuldeep Dhaliwal, Kulwinder Gill, and Gurjit Dhaliwal. The shoot of the movie will go on the floors soon, and it will be releasing in 2021.

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Here comes a great piece of news for Punjabi movie lovers, a new film ‘Rang Ratta’ has been announced. Featuring Roshan Prince and Payal Rajput in the lead, the movie will be hitting the 70mm in 2021.

It has been written by Gurcharan Singh and Harcharan Waraich. Also, the former will be directing the film, while the latter will be bankrolling the same. Further, alongside Roshan Prince and Payal Rajput, the movie will star Gurpreet Ghuggi, Mahabir Bhullar, Satwant Kaur, Yaad Grewal and more.

The shoot of the movie is touted to begin soon, till then the makers and the lead stars posed with the poster of the movie and shared the picture of the same on their social media handles.

Besides ‘Rang Ratta’, Roshan Prince has ‘Beautiful Billo’ in his kitty, while Payal Rajput has a couple of South Indian movies in the pipeline.

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Though 2020 made us saw a lot of ups and downs, gradually now life is picking up the lost pace. Every industry is again pulling itself back together, and proof of the same is Punjabi cinema. As soon as things started getting back to normal, makers started announcing new projects and resuming the paused ones. Recently another new project has been announced, which has added to the anticipation of the audience.

Titled ‘Ucha Pinda’, the movie is Navdeep Kaler and Poonam Sood starrer. It will be featuring the former as Azaad and the latter as Nimmo. Other memes of the cast include Sardar Sohi, Hobby Dhaliwal, Ashish Duggal, Mukul Dev, and more.

Further, directed by Harjit Singh Ricky, it will be bankrolled by New Deep Entertainment and 2R Productions. The movie will be making it to the big screens in 2021.

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If the pandemic would have not hit the world, then Binnu Dhillon, Navneet Kaur Dhillon, alongwith BN Sharma, Rajat Bedi and Ilhana Dhillon would have made it to the big screens with their comedy-drama ‘Gol Gappe’. An update on the movie is yet to announced, but you don’t have to lose your heart as Binnu Dhillon and Navneet Kaur Dhillon have signed yet another movie. The two will be seen together in Pankaj Batra’s ‘Mann V/S Khann’.

The title poster of the same is out and has been shared by the cast and director. Putting the poster, director Pankaj Verma wrote - “Ik charde to, ik lehnde to...Dekho kehda bhajj da,panga painde to......”

Coming to the rest of the cast of the movie, it stars Harby Sangha, Hardeep Gill and Nirmal Rishi in pivotal roles along with others.

Further, slated to release in Summer 2021, the movie has been written by Raju Verma and bankrolled by Puneet Singh, Amandeep Singh and Girish Malik.

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Punjabi actor Dheeraj Kumar seems to be on a roll. Just a couple of days back he kick-started the shoot of his new movie ‘Kala Shehar’, and now he has taken to his social media handle to update his fans with his another upcoming project. He has announced to have bagged Inder Sohi’s directorial titled ‘Gunda’.

Dheeraj took to his Instagram account to share the poster of the movie, wherein the actor is giving a very intense look, and it seems like his character will have some negative shade to it. However, nothing concrete can be said before the trailer or teaser of the movie comes out.

As far as the release of the movie is concerned, the makers haven’t circled a date on the calendar but will be bringing the film to the audience in 2021.

Further, coming to the credits of the movie, written and directed by Inder Sohi, the project is being bankrolled by Gurpreet Singh.

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Punjabi singer-actor Ranjit Bawa who amid the lockdown kept everyone entertained, has taken to his social media handle to announce something new and big. He took to his Instagram handle to share the poster of his upcoming movie ‘Baraati Furr….’.

From the title, the movie appears to be a comedy-drama, but something concrete can be said only when some more information comes out. However, the poster has already added to the anticipation of the fans and even Ranjit is very excited. Thus, sharing the poster he wrote - “After long break we are announcing our Another upcoming movie BARAATI FURR.. now its time to do some good work ❤️����Releasing in July 2021”

Coming to the credit, it is a film by Vishwanath Sharma; bankrolled by V.N.S. Entertainment & Human Music.

Besides this project, Ranjit Bawa also has ‘Daddy Cool Mundey Fool 2’ and ‘MIB: Kaali Kachhiyan Wale’ in his kitty.

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Gippy Grewal and Neeru Bajwa starrer ‘Paani Ch Madhaani’ was gone on the floors. The movie is being shot in London with the whole cast and crew. Everyone seems pretty happy about the movie finally happening and that is all the more evident from the all smiles picture shared by Gippy Grewal from the sets of the film.

In the picture, one can see the main lead actor Gippy Grewal, Karamjit Anmol, Naresh Kathooria, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Iffitikar Thakur, Honey Mattu and Harby Sangha. Each one of them is relaxing on the bed while posing for a group photo.

As soon as this post was made live by Gippy, the audience couldn’t keep calm. They are excited that after a long time, finally they will be served with something new.

Meanwhile, coming back to the movie, ‘Paani Ch Madhaani’ will be released on February 12th 2021. Directed by Vijay Kumar Arora, the movie is being bankrolled by Mani Dhaliwal, Sunny Raj, and Dr. Prabhjot S Sidhu.

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Punjabi actor Dheeraj Kumar has a piece of good news for his fans. The actor has signed a new movie titled, ‘Kala Shehar’, and it seems that the shoot of the same has gone on the floors.

Dheeraj has shared a picture of him with the clapboard of the movie and in the caption has mentioned - “Waheguru sab de sufne poore kare “ ....������ “Maa main Agli class ch ho gya ����.... New journey new class ... @dheerajkkumar #kalashehar#newjourney#kaalelok”

As soon as he shared the post, Dheeraj got a number of congratulatory messages. Ammy Virk wrote - “Best of luck veera ji”, Jagjeet Sandhu commented - “Good luck dheeruuuuu”, Raghveer Boli penned - “Mubarakan Yaaraan Shaaa jao”.

Coming to further details of the movie, it is being helmed by Navneet Kaur Drall, and bankrolled by Naresh Singla. And the story is by Rajneet Drall.

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Some names need no introduction, and Malkit Singh Golden Star is one of them. He is often regarded as the king of Punjabi bhangra. Be it his old songs or new tracks, each one of his melodies becomes a chart-buster. And now, after entertaining the audience with his singing for years, the songster is all set to dip his toes in the field of acting. He will be making his debut with the movie titled ‘Lekh Game Of Destiny’.

The release date of the movie hasn’t been shared, but the poster is out. Golden Star shared the same on his social media handle. And the poster hints at a content-based project, rest something concrete can be said only once the star or makers open up a little about the movie.

Though Malkit Singh has appeared in movies, he only gave a cameo appearance in songs. Like in Diljit Dosanjh’s ‘Disco Singh’ or Binnu Dhillon’s ‘Band Vaaje’. However, now you will get to see him as a full-fledged actor.

Further, coming to the credits of the movie, directed by Ricky Chauhan, the movie has been bankrolled by Daljit Singh.

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Jayy Randhawa was supposed to make his debut this year with ‘Shooter’; however, owing to the legal issues and then lockdown, the movie couldn’t make it to the theatres. And irrespective of Jayy’s first movie being postponed, the Punjabi singer has got another project. Jayy Randhawa will be seen in and as ‘Jaani Chor’.

The movie has been written by Jagdeep Warring and will be directed by Dilsher Singh and Khushpal Singh. Further, K.V. Dhillon, Munish Sahni, and Parvar Nishan Singh will be bankrolling the movie. It will be hitting the theatres in 2021.

Further, details regarding the rest of the cast have been kept under wraps. Reportedly the shoot of the movie will go on the floors soon.

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Binnu Dhillon is one of the Punjabi actors who has never feared trying his hand in different genres and characters. From doing serious movies like ‘Channo Kamali Yaar Di’ to hysterical films like ‘Carry On Jatta’, the actor has made sure to give a taste of his versatility to his fans. And now again, he is all set to give you something new and exciting. He is ready to take you on a unique experience of horror-comedy titled ‘Bhoot Ji’.

The movie is a Smeep Kang directorial, slated to be hit the big screens on 11 June 2021. Further, it has been bankrolled by Balwinder Kaur Khalon and Smeep Khang.

Details on the rest of the cast haven’t been unveiled yet.

Meanwhile, Binnu Dhillon has a number of movies also aligned to entertain his fans like ‘Gol Gappe’, ‘Jagga 7/51’, ‘Welcome Bhua Ji’ and more.

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Presenting the trio of Ammy Virk, Sargun Mehta, and Nimrat Khaira, ‘Saunkan Saunkane’ is one of the highly awaited movies of Pollywood. As told by Nimrat Khaira in an exclusive word with ETimes, the shoot of the film will go on the floors in September. However, it appears that work on the music of the movie has begun.

Punjabi music producer and composer Desi Crew have taken to their social media handle to share a picture with the leading lady, Sargun and in the caption, they wrote -”NWA FILM MUSIC SOON SAUKAN SAUKNE ��������”

This has added to the excitement of the fans, and they have expressed the same by posting fire emojis.

Meanwhile, besides ‘Saunkan Saunkane’, Ammy Virk and Sargun Mehta will be seen together in ‘Qismat 2’. The shoot of the same is said to go on the floors in October. And before that, the two will be seen sharing the screen space in a song.

Now as far as ‘Saunkan Saunkane’ is concerned, it will be hitting the big screens in 2021.

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There is no denying that the lockdown has slowed down Pollywood. On one hand, where some filmmakers had to push forward their release dates, some had to put a pause to their shoot. Nonetheless, even amid these difficult times, a few made us see light at the end of the tunnel by announcing new projects. And one of them is the ‘Rocky Mental’ fame director Vikram Thori.

Taking to his social media handle, the director has shared a piece of good news for the Punjabi audience. He has shared the poster of his upcoming movie ‘SRK’ (Smeep Raj Kang).

Releasing next year, i.e. in 2021, from the first look poster, the movie looks like an intense drama. One of the most important chess pieces, King can be seen standing drenched in blood in the poster, and above it, the title ‘Baap’ is given.

Further, coming to the credits, the movie has been written by Gamdur, and will be bankrolled by Roop Singh Benipal and Rameshwari Devi. The cast is yet to be revealed.

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The Punjabi filmmakers are giving us one after another reason to wait for the better days. On one hand, Pollywood movies which were pushed owing to lockdown got new release dates, and on the other, some new Punjabi films have been announced. And right now we are going to shared details from the latter category.

Recently, Punjabi fans have been given a new surprise with the announcement of Kulwinder Billa and Sweetaj Brar’s movie ‘Golle Di Beggi’. Starring Kulwinder and Sweetaj in the lead, the movie will be making it to the theatres in 2021. From the poster, the movie appears to be a romantic comedy, but nothing concrete can be said as of now.

Further, to be directed by Jimmy R Punj, it will be bankrolled by Subhaj Singh and Harry Dhillon. Alongside the lead stars, it will be featuring Jaggi Bains, Rupinder Rupi, Jatinder Kaur, Sukhwinder Chahal, Honey Mattu, and more.

Meanwhile, Kulwinder Billa also has ‘Parahuneya Nu Daffa Karo’ with Rubina Bajwa. The release date of the movie is awaited as it too got delayed owing to the lockdown. On the other hand, Sweetaj Brar’s debut Pollywood project ‘Punjabi…?’ with Yuvraaj Hans and Guri Sandhu is also in the pipeline. It is scheduled to release in 2021, but an exact date is yet to be confirmed.

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Everyone has been waiting for the lockdown to get over completely and life to get back to its normal grind. Amid the same, some of the Punjabi filmmakers have helped us in staying motivated while the better days come back, by announcing a number of promising projects like Ammy Virk’s ‘Hukma’ and ‘Saunkan Saunkane’, Gippy Grewal’s ‘Paani Ch Madhaani’ and more. And if in case you are not aware about the movies that will be reaching cinemas post the lockdown, read below to get details.

The first movie that got announced amid the lockdown was ‘Hukma’. Starring Ammy Virk in the lead, the movie was announced on the occasion of ‘Qismat’ fame actor’s birthday, i.e. on May 11. And from the look of it, the film appears to be a period drama. The movie has been written and will be directed by Gurpreet Singh Palheri and Jagdeep Sidhu. The details regarding the female lead and the release date haven’t been shared so far.

Another movie which got announced in May is ‘Ucha Burj Lahore Da’. Written and to be directed by Amderdeep Singh, this movie too appears to be from the genre of period dramas. Further, when Amberdeep shared the poster of the movie, he only unveiled the writing and direction credits; thus, we have to wait to know the main actors who will be leading the movie.

Last month, i.e. in June, the Punjabi audience was treated with a great surprise when ‘Paani Ch Madhaani’ was announced. The movie’s announcement created a huge buzz and one of the biggest reasons behind the same is the lead pair - Gippy Grewal and Neeru Bajwa. With this film, these two stars will be seen working together after almost a decade and the audience can’t keep calm about it. Further, directed by Vijay Kumar Arora, the movie will be released next year.

Another movie announced in June was ‘Gunah’. This movie announcement also created a buzz, owing to the same reason - the cast. The film will bring the duo of Amrit Maan and Sidhu Moosewala on the big screen. It has been written by Gill Raunta and will be directed by Tarnvir Jagpal Singh. The movie will be releasing in 2021.

Last but not least, the movie that got recently announced is ‘Saunkan Saunkane’. The movie will be starring not one or two but three lead actors - Ammy Virk, Sargun Mehta and Nimrat Khaira. Written by Amberdeep Singh, the movie will be directed by Amarjeet Singh Saraon. From the title, the movie appears to be from the genre of rom-com and will be hitting the big screens in 2021.