Punjabi Cinema 2018: The newbies

The year 2018 is loaded with so many movies that it certainly will book a page in the history of Punjabi cinema. Besides bringing fresh concepts on the 70mm, this year Punjabi cinema has been welcoming a lot of newcomers. It’s not just the new actors or actresses making way into the field, but also some old players who tried stepping into different shoes. Read on to know more:

After doing a small yet pivotal role in the multi-starrer ‘Subedar Joginder Singh’, Jordan Sandhu will be making debut as a main protagonist in the upcoming movie ‘Hanji Hanji’. It will be a romantic comedy directed by Rakesh Dhawa. The movie will feature Jordan Sandhu sharing the screen space with the ‘Channa Mereya’ fame Payal Rajput. The movie’s release date is still under wraps, but the film will go on the floor by the mid of August.

Anchal Singh is another famous small screen face making her way to Punjabi cinema. She will be soon seen in the movie ‘Punj Khaab’ featuring Ricky Khattar and Monica Gill. The release date of the women-oriented film is yet to be announced.

Anchal has done over 350 commercials and in a couple of them, she has also shared the screen space with the Bollywood superstar Ranbir Kapoor. Moreover, she credits Ranbir for motivating her to pursue her dream for acting. She also did a Sri Lankan movie titled, ‘Sri Siddhartha Gautama’ where she was appreciated for her work.

Generally, we see Punjabi actors boarding the bus to B-town, but with Sapna Pabbi’s debut in Pollywood, things will take a 360-degree turn. The ‘Khamoshiyaan’ fame Sapna is ready to hook the Punjabi audience soon with the release of ‘Mar Gaye Oye Loko’. Written and produced by Gippy Grewal, the movie is an out and comedy releasing on August 31. The film will feature Sapna opposite Gippy Grewal and the audience can’t wait to see this new pair.

Harish Arora is a famous director in Haryanvi film industry and ‘Jai Hind’ will be his directorial debut in Pollywood. The movie will have Jaspinder Cheema, Gurjit Singh and Nav Bajwa in the lead roles. Harish’s debut directorial is said to be a movie based on military life. Reportedly, Jaspinder Cheema will be playing the role of a female boxer in the movie.

After Sargun Mehta and Aditi Sharma, another popular television face, Sanjeeda Ali Shaikh joined the P-town. These three aforementioned divas share one more thing in common besides the television background. Just like Sargun and Aditi, Sanjeeda made her Punjabi debut opposite Amrinder Gill. She entered Pollywood with ‘Ashke’, that released last week on July 27. Watching a beauty like her in a Punjabi movie is a delight.