Lion of Punjab is an Indian Punjabi action film starring Diljit Dosanjh, making his debut as an actor.[1] It is also the debut Punjabi movie of Bollywood director Guddu Dhanoa. A huge set of a temple, a church, some houses and a shopping area, was erected at the Indian Express Office premises.[2][3] It is a remake of 2003 Tamil movie Dhool.[4][5]
| Lion of Punjab | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Guddu Dhanoa |
| Written by | Santosh Dhanoa |
| Screenplay by | Sanyanshu Gupta |
| Produced by |
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| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Raju Kay Gee |
| Edited by | Umesh Rane |
| Music by | Songs: Anand Raj Anand Score: Surinder Sodhi |
Production company | Tanda Films Norway |
| Distributed by | Kumar Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 155 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Punjabi |
The Punjabi remake of this film was released on 11 February 2011.[6] with a music release on 31 January 2011.
The plot revolves around the lead character, Avtar Singh, who leads a fight against a powerful politician. The battle is as a result of the politicians factory polluting the water of a local village, which leads to a rise in cancer cases for the inhabitants of the village.
Cast
edit- Diljit Dosanjh as Avtar Singh
- Jividha Sharma as Jassi
- Pooja Tandon as Amrit[7]
- Gurpreet Ghuggi as Amrit's Brother
- Deep Dhillon as Politician Balwant Rai
- Vivek Shauq as Balwant Rai's P.A.
- Vindu Dara Singh as Inspector Balbir Singh[8]
- Bhotu Shah as Tiwari
- Yaad Grewal as Babbar
- Rupinder Kaur
- Malkit Meet
- Sukhmeet Sidhu as police inspector
- Parandeep Kainth
Music
edit| The Lion of Punjab | |
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| Soundtrack album by Diljit Dosanjh, Various Artists | |
| Released | 31 January 2011 |
| Genre | Punjabi, Bhangra |
| Label | Speed Records |
The album was released on Speed Records[9] in India and digitally around the world by Music Waves.
The lead track on the soundtrack is "Lak Twenty Eight Kudi Da", a collaboration with producer Honey Singh, although the track itself does not feature in the film.
In the UK, "Lak 28 Kudi Da" (as it was re-titled for that market)[10] reached the number-one position on the official Asian Download Chart on 30 April 2011.[11] The track was released by Kamlee Records in the UK[10] despite the soundtrack not being picked up for a physical release in that territory.
Track listing
edit| Track | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
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| 1 | "Lak Twenty Eight Kudi Da" | Diljit Dosanjh feat. Honey Singh | Bachan Bedil |
| 2 | "Karreena Saif Tattoo" | Anand Raj Anand feat. Ritu Pathak | Anand Raj Anand |
| 3 | "Lions of Punjab" | Diljit Dosanjh | Anand Raj Anand |
| 4 | "Ishaq Tilasmi Jaadu" | Diljit Dosanjh feat. Ritu Pathak | Anand Raj Anand |
| 5 | "Wow Wow" | Diljit Dosanjh feat. Ritu Pathak | Anand Raj Anand |
| 6 | "Gore Gore" | Diljit Dosanjh feat. Shaintnee | Anand Raj Anand |
| 7 | "Sachhe Paatshah" | Anand Raj Anand | Anand Raj Anand |
| 8 | "Lions of Punjab" | Anand Raj Anand | Anand Raj Anand |
| 9 | "Aj Tenu Nachna Di" | Diljit Dosanjh, Sukshinder Shinda | Anand Raj Anand |
References
edit- ^ India (16 August 2015). "The "Jatt & Juliet" star, who made his acting debut in 2011 with Punjabi film "The Lion of Punjab"". The Indian Express. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Dhool".
- ^ "New maths for the box office". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 22 January 2003. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013.
- ^ "Veede Preview, Veede Story & Synopsis, Veede Telugu Movie".
- ^ "Telugu cinema - Veede - Ravi Teja, Arti Agarwal, Reema Sen - Raviraja Pinisetty".
- ^ Just Punjabi (25 December 2010). "Just Panjabi: Lion of Punjab: Diljit in theaters on 11th Feb, Music Release on 11th Jan 2011". justpanjabi.com. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
- ^ "Perfect beginning". The Tribune, Chandigarh, India. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Vindu Dara Singh is as candid as it can get. Jasmine Singh chats up…". The Tribune, Chandigarh, India. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Speed Records : : : Forthcuming Attraction ::::". www.speedrecordsind.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2006.
- ^ a b "Lak 28 Kudi da". Amazon UK.
- ^ "BBC - Asian Network". Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2019.