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This Punjabi film that targets IELTS!

Ravneet Singh who is making his debut with the Punjabi comedy

Jatt Vs IELTS

says, “In a Punjabi family, getting satisfactory bands in IELTS is like clearing IIT entrance or something as huge as getting married. People distribute sweets when their kids get visas to Canada. Not only families per se, even the youngsters here grow up with the same aspiration. Jatt Vs IELTS is my first film and it has been a learning experience." The film also stars veterans like Gurpreet Ghuggi, Anita Devgan and Hobby Dhaliwal. says Ghuggi, "Jatt Vs IELTS is based on something we all can relate to. I am playing the role of the owner of an IELTS institute. There are so many people claiming that they will get you a permanent visa to Canada or will get you a job in the foreign land. How many of them are really legitimate? How many of them have been through it all themselves? This has become a business in Punjab." Directed by Devi Dutt, the film is commentary on the popular mentality of Punjabis who are vying for a PR for '

Kaneda

' (as Canada is commonly pronounced in Punjab). He says, “I had been thinking to make a film on this topic for quite some time now. When I wrote Jatt Vs IELTS, my aim was to comment upon the crowd mentality."

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