Pankaj Batra

Punjabi singer Sunanda Sharma abruptly ended her performance at a Ghaziabad college event after a fan unexpectedly jumped on stage and touched her feet. Frightened, Sharma immediately left, leading to the cancellation of the show despite audience pleas. The fan, reportedly a student, was taken into police custody. The incident left attendees disappointed. Read on to know more in detail.

Recently the news of director Pankaj Batra turning producer made headlines. Earlier reports suggested that he has roped in Jassie Gill, Ranjit Bawa and Ninja as male leads for his untitled project. However, nothing was clear regarding the female lead, until Pankaj Batra shared a picture from the sets of the film from London. The picture featured Pankaj with two of the lead actors Ranjit Bawa, Jassie Gill along with the Punjabi belle Navneet Dhillon.

Pankaj Batra took it to his social media handle to share the picture of Punjabi singer Gurnam Bhullar posing along with him and the lead cast of the movie - Jassie Gill, Ranjit Bawa and Ninja.

Pankaj Batra has announced the second film he is set to produce under his banner. Titled ‘Jinde Meriye’, the movie will feature Parmish Verma and Sonam Bajwa as the lead pair and is slated to hit the box office on the Diwali weekend, i.e. 25th October.

Ending the long wait, today finally the title of Pankaj Batra’s debut maiden production has been unveiled and it is: ‘High End Yaariyaan’.

A film by Pankaj Batra which is produced by Monty Shoor, Rakesh Thakar, Amrinder Mahal and co-produced by Ravi Luthra, Ashwani Nischal, Shoor brothers.

'Dhola,' the second song from 'Mitran Da Naa Chalda' is out.

While Bollywood filmmakers have decided to release their movies on OTT platforms considering the current pandemic and lockdown situation, Punjabi producers are yet to take this leap. However, they do feel that if social distancing is followed even when the lockdown gets over, people will get the courage to come back to theatres eventually. Talking to ETimes exclusively on the very subject, filmmaker Pankaj Batra said, “I think theatres too should take care of social distancing even post lockdown and then we can release our movies.”

Actor Aarya Babbar and director Pankaj Batra who have been known for movies like ‘Virsa’ and ‘Naughty Jatts’ will soon be joining hands again for another Punjabi blockbuster. A source close to the actor confirmed the same.

Punjabi movie ‘Dildariyaan’ is all set to hit the screens on September 18, 2015.

Pollywood director Pankaj Batra is now exploring new horizons. After directing some of the best content based movies, he is now on his way to produce his very first film. The title of the same is under wraps but not the details regarding the cast. Reportedly, Ranjit Bawa, Jassie Gill, and Ninja have been roped in for Pankaj’s maiden production.

The poster of director turn producer Pankaj Batra’s maiden production has been released. Featuring the trio of singer-actors Jassie Gill, Ranjit Bawa and Ninja, the movie is scheduled to release on 22nd Feb 2019.

Before entering Pollywood, Simi Chahal did a number of Punjabi music videos. However, did you know it wasn’t her appearance in the music videos that made her bag her debut movie, but a 10 second Instagram video that caught the attention of Pankaj Batra?

The Pankaj Batra directorial ‘Fufad Ji’ went on the floors in the mid of June, and within a time frame of a month, the camera has stopped rolling on the sets of the movie.

After the trailer, the makers of ‘Jinde Meriye’ released the first song ‘Klolan’, and now they are ready to get the audience hooked with the second track ‘Tere Bin’. Touted to be a love ballad the song will be hitting the music charts on January 6th at 12 pm.

Following the current laughter trend in Punjabi cinema director Pankaj Batra is all set to give goosebumps to his audience through his musical ride of the comedy 'Naughty Jatts'.

Known for backing content-driven cinema, Zee Studios has consistently raised the bar of entertainment with varied genres of cinema across languages. With the launch of "Mitran Da Naa Chalda's" power-packed trailer, the globally celebrated production house is all set to redefine entertainment in the Punjabi Film industry with their Gippy Grewal and Tania starrer.

The first look poster of Gippy Grewal and Tania starrer 'Mitran Da Naa Chalda' is out.

‘Jinde Meriye’ is a love story of Parmish Verma and Sonam Bajwa. While Sonam is all about romantic dreams and love packed life, Parmish Verma wants to make it big in life. And in the process he almost loses the one he calls his ‘Jinde Meriye’.

‘High End Yaariyaan’ is a tale of three friends - Jassie Gill, Ranjit Bawa and Ninja who live in abroad. As the story unfolds, it shows how their friendship evolves over a period of time and what all ups and downs the three buddies go through while living away from heir homeland.

‘High End Yaariyaan’ is a tale of three friends - Jassie Gill, Ranjit Bawa and Ninja who live in abroad. As the story unfolds, it shows how their friendship evolves over a period of time and what all ups and downs the three buddies go through while living away from heir homeland.

Generally, filmmakers release a peppy track as their first song to hook the audience, but Pankaj Batra in his debut production ‘High End Yaariyaan’ has tried a different approach. He instead of a dance number has released an emotionally rich song ‘Rabba Ve’.

After the fun track, the makers of ‘Jinde Meriye’ released a romantic melody from the movie’s soundtrack. Titled ‘Tere Bin’, the song features a tale of college romance blooming between the lead cast - Sonam Bajwa and Parmish Verma.

As the release date of Parmish Verma and Sonam Bajwa starrer ‘Jinde Meriye’ is coming close, the makers are tightening their grip over the audience. As a step in the same direction, they have released the title track of the movie. Sung by Prabh Gill, the song is a sad romantic melody that is sure to tug at your heartstrings.

On one hand, where movies like ‘Puaada’, ‘Qismat 2’ and more have made it to the big screens, on the other hand, there are a number of films whose release dates have been unveiled. The latest to join the bandwagon is Binnu Dhillon and Gurnam Bhullar’s ‘Fufad Ji’. This Pankaj Batra directorial will be hitting the silver screen on November 11, 2021.

The second poster of 'Mitran Da Naa Chalda' with all four lead stars - Gippy Grewal, Tania, Rajdip Shoker, and Renu Kaushal is out now!

Gippy Grewal and Tania were first seen together in the former’s song ‘Me & U’, and now soon the two will be seen working in the untitled film, scheduled to release on March 8, 2023. The movie has been directed by Pankaj Batra, and he only took to his social media handle to share the release date news with the netizens.

The shoot of 'Jinde Meriye' wrapped up recently and now the new pictures of the lead pair - Parmish Verma and Sonam Bajwa are doing the rounds. Highlighting intense chemistry and a vibe of freshness, the pictures are too adorable and alluring to miss.

Former supermodel and now music videos model, Renu Kaushal is all set to make her film debut with a Punjabi film to be directed by leading filmmaker, Pankaj Batra.

After the super success of ‘Dildariyaan,’ director Pankaj Batra is back with his new film, ‘Channo – Kamli Yaar Di,’ which stars Neeru Bajwa and Binnu Dhillon in the lead roles.