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For Punjabi singer Sur Sagar, nothing is impossible and only sky is the limit!

One of the much-coveted music shows of India – Sa Re Ga Ma Pa has provided a platform to an array of singers and artists to showcase their talent and reach the zenith of success. And this time, the Punjabi version of this reality show has given the wings of success to Sur Sagar who won a million hearts for his musical talent and skills.

The larger than life Punjabi version of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa concluded on 15th August. It was judged by the stalwarts of the entertainment industry including Richa Sharma, Sonu Kakkar and Music Director, Jaidev Kumar. The Musical Journey Hailing his roots from a humble family in Nawanshahr, Sur Sagar was born to the great devotional singer, Sukha Ram Saroa who trained him in music since a very young age.

“I started learning music at a mere age of 6 years and my passion for music kept on growing with each passing day. I am really grateful to my father who not only helped me learn the intricacies of music, but also encouraged me unconditionally to always put my best foot forward,” shared Sagar who pursued a Masters in Music from the Panjab University, Chandigarh to hone his expertise.

After completing his Masters, Sur Sagar tried his luck with different music labels and launched a few Punjabi music tracks including Door and Tere Nain.

Becoming the Music Maestro

Sur Sagar’s life changed for good when he won the Punjabi version of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. The journey which started with silent auditions amongst over a thousand candidates, eventually led him garner love and fame from the platform.

While providing an insider’s view into his journey, Sur Sagar shared, “I had never participated in any reality show earlier and I am really grateful that I got this opportunity through Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. It was indeed a great learning experience. I would like to thank my Guru ji, Shamshad Ali Khan for training me so well that I could win the reality show and my wife, Jyoti who always loved me and made me have faith in my ability.”

“My dear friends Mann Sagar, Shubham Lodhi, Rahul Rustam, Mehak Bhamotra and Mamta Bhardwaj made Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’s journey even more enriching and memorable,” he further added.

The mentor of the show, Gurdas Maan shared, “A heartedly congratulations to the winner Sur Sagar, and the top contestants Shubham Lodhi and Mehak Bhambotra. I want to congratulate their parents who brought them up, their mentors who taught them so well and a very big congratulations to Zee Punjabi who took this beautiful initiative and the viewers and all the people out there who love their language, Poets who made this possible. I wish everyone all the happiness, health and prosperity. Above all, I wish Zee Punjabi all the cheers who made this show and I wish they will continue to provide people with the platform they need, and I hope they will come with such concepts soon.”

Long Way to Go!

For Sur Sagar, only sky is the limit. He is working on an array of music tracks which will be released shortly.

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It’s not uncommon to see rival rappers and singers locking their horns with each other through their ‘Songs’ which serve as the perfect rebuttals. The latest to join the bandwagon is talented singer, Sukh Sarpanch, who has lashed out at popular singer ‘Singga’ for making light of Punjab police personnel in his song ‘SHO’. 

Titled ‘Warn’ Sukhi Sarpanch gives a befitting reply to Singga with smashing lyrics by Sarpanch himself. The song is a thumping, adrenaline-rushing number with apt music by the Sukh again!

It seems Sukh Sarpanch is irked with Singga’s over-the-top attitude about himself in the song – S.H.O which was released this July. In this song, Singga is indirectly making light of Punjabi police personnel with lyrics implying that Punjab police serves tea to criminals.

Therefore Sukh Sarpanch has come up with his “Reply” to Singga’s S.H.O saying that Punjab Police is in fact, honest, brave and treats a criminal as a criminal with no preferential treatment given to anyone. On the other hand, regardless of who the criminal is, police doesn’t shy away from giving a good ‘lathi-charge’! 

The lyrics of the song are praise Punjab Police and indeed, during lockdown/curfew times in Punjab due to Covid-19, it has been seen how diligently the police worked to ensure that the citizens abide by the ruling of the government. 

On a lighter note, Sukh Sarpanch’s song has that chutzpah and ‘masala’ to make it an instant chartbuster. Music, lyrics and vocals – all combine together to make ‘Warn’ a smashing hit number from the word go! 

Watch the video here:

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While Covid-19 has proved to be extremely fatal for the world economy, the entertainment industry has particularly suffered the most. 

While malls have opened up but the government has still not given a node to the reopening of multiplexes or single screen cinema halls. Hence, the audience is wondering whether they’d get to see a Punjabi movie again in a movie hall any sooner or not.

With Bollywood releasing certain films on the OTT platforms directly, the question is what’s going to be the future of Punjabi cinema?

But thankfully, our Punjabi film industry has finally given a new ray of hope, and is announcing the release dates for their films, not in this year but the next year i.e. 2021.

Sargun Mehta took to her social media handle to announce the release date of Ammy Virk and Sargun starrer, ‘Qismat part 2’. The Jadgeep Sidhu directorial venture is scheduled for release on April 2, 2021.

Neeru Bajwa, who is also set to return after a hiatus due to her second pregnancy where she had twins, announced the release date of her comeback film, ‘Paani Ch Madhaani’ opposite Gippy Grewal.

With this film, Neeru and Gippy are reuniting as an on screen pair after ten years in ‘Mel Karade Rabba’ .

The release date of this film has been announced on Valentine’s next year, February 12, 2021.

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Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, a singer/rapper/lyricist in Punjab, who has remained in news more due to controversies than his songs, has come once again under the radar of Punjab Police. 

Punjab Police has now moved High Court to get his anticipatory bail canceled. He was booked for blatant glorification of gang culture and weapons in his songs.

Sidhu Moosewala has allegedly been facing allegations of firing from an AK-47 rifle in Badbar shooting range and in his latest song “Sanju” he has compared his case to another registered against Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt.

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In his latest song, Moosewala croons: “Jatt Utte case Jehda Sanjay Dutt Te, Case Koos Pende Mardaan Te Sohniye, Tension Na Liya Kar (Jat faces the case as Sanjay Dutt faced; men face cases, do not be tense, girl).”

The song Sanju, in the last three days itself got 16 million views on Youtube. 

Earlier last month, in his song “Bambiha Bole”, released with Amrit Mann, both the singers had claimed that “SHO, SSP and DC are their friends”.

According to The Tribune, RTI activist Kuldeep Singh Khaira, who along with Parvinder Kitna, has filed a petition in Punjab and Haryana High Court, alleged that police officers were working as security guards of Moosewala rather than taking action against him.

Within 24 hours, another FIR was registered against all under the same sections at Dhuri Sadar police station on May 5 after another video showing Moosewala firing from his private pistol at Laddai Kothi shooting range surfaced.

“We are conducting raids to arrest Moosewala in AK-47 case registered at Dhanaula police station as he has not got bail in this case,” said Barnala SP Sukhdev Virk.

On May 17, police had added Sections 25 and 30 of the Arms Act, 1959, to both FIRs registered against Moosewala and others. All cops were suspended after the registration of FIR and since the addition of Arms Act. In the Sangrur case, all nine accused have got bail while in the Barnala case, Moosewala has not applied for bail.

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While Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s alleged suicide has shaken the core of Bollywood industry leading to debates on nepotism and millions of fans boycotting several noted film personalities, circumstances within Punjabi film industry also seem to be taking a sad turn.’

 

Translation: ‘What happened with Sushant Singh Rajput was really sad, but what the Punjabi industry is doing to us, is that correct? We are asking for our hard-earned money for the last one year. We are requesting (referring to those who owe him money), to please pay us our dues. No one will be able to see more Sushant in the industry.’

A recent Facebook post made by a noted Pollywood publicist – Laddi Cheema – has highlighted the dismal conditions in which a lot of people working for the industry, are right now currently.

According to Laddi Cheema’s post, before people in Punjab also begin taking their own lives like Sushant did, the filmmakers in Punjab must wake up from their slumber and pay to those who worked for them for years.

In a chat with Cheema, he revealed to Iampunjaabi.com that there are some producers in our film industry, who keep getting work done from various publicists, promoters and PR companies, promising them to pay after the film’s release.

A lot of his dues are pending since years but those producers have totally stopped responding now.

He also said that such people work like they’re your family when their movie is yet to release and take a complete U-turn when it comes to making payments.

Without naming anyone, Cheema hinted that some of these producers are the so-called big-shots in our industry.

While nepotism isn’t currently evident in Punjabi film industry, the groupism, unprofessionalism and pulling each other down using unscrupulous means aren’t uncommon here.  Will the current circumstances open up a series of debates in Pollywood too, that’s something one has to wait and watch! 

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Well, it really looks like this is the right time for metamorphosis to happen in our Punjabi Film Industry and it is About time, for a positive change in the industry. So, in lieu of this thought process all the big and likeminded personalities of the industry today got together and discussed to bring a big change in the Punjabi Film Industry.

And people, all the biggies of our Punjabi Film Fraternity, with the most talked about Production Houses, like Rhythm Boyz Entertainment, White Hill Studios, Omjee Group, Omjee Star Studios, Villagers Film Studio, Nadar Films, Pitaara Talkies, Panj Paani Films, Ammy Virk Productions and Thind Motion Films got together and formed an association as Punjabi Film Federation (PFF).

And with the support and presence of names like, Jatinder Shah, Karaj Gill, Amberdeep Singh, Sandeep Bansal, Munish Sahni, Manmord (Sunny) Sidhu, Amiek Virk, Jarnail Singh Simerjit Singh, Kshitij Chaudhary, Rakesh Dhawan, Gurpreet Palheri, Janjot Singh, Jass Grewal, Bhagwant Virk, Ashwini Sharma, Tarnvir Jagpal, Harry Bhatti, Gurshabad, and Shammi Garg (Thind Motion Films) a panel of five members was formed, who will represent Punjabi Film Federation (PFF) for all the important decisions and queries related to our Punjabi Film Industry.

The names of the panel members are as under:

1. Sandeep Bansal : Pitaara Talkies
2. Jarnail Singh : Virasat Films
3. Munish Sahni : OmJee Group
4. Manmord (Sunny) Sidhu : White Hill Studios
5. Ashwini Sharma : Rabab Music & Film Production. 

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Thomas Gill, who rose to fame with his superhit song, ‘Dhokha’, has managed to diminish the lockdown blues to a great extent by releasing a perfect entertaining Punjabi number  called – TRP. 

TRP was released yesterday on the official YouTube channel of the WallStreet Studios.

Besides Gill’s awesome vocals, one of the highlights of TRP is its video directed by talented filmmaker Royal Singh that gives out a strong social message to the audience.  Other than Thomas Gill, the video of the song also features Raman Dhillon.

Released under the label of WallStreet Studios, the song has been produced by Param Oberoi. The thumping beats replete with full Punjabi fervor makes the music of TRP extremely likable striking a chord with the youth, especially. 

This amazing music has been given by Danmar and the well-meaning lyrics of the song have been penned by Jeet Samra. 

Speaking about TRP, the producer Param Oberoi said, “In this lockdown period, we wanted to do something interesting for the Punjabi audience just to lighten up their mood. I am glad that right from the director, the lyricist, the singer and the music composer, everyone gave their best to TRP and have managed to make it trending on music charts already.”

Enjoy the song TRP by Thomas Gill here:

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As the world comes to a near standstill, Punjabi celebrities leave no stone unturned to spread positivity in this unprecedented testing time. Here’s how some Punjabi celebrities are utilizing their time during lockdown!

Gippy Grewal:

The multi-talented artist of the Punjabi film industry, Gippy Grewal is seen to be making the most of phase time by spending quality time with his family. He never misses a chance to share pictures of his adorable son, Gurbaaz. Grewal recently also shared a video with his son, Gurbaaz Grewal wherein he is making the little one dance on the beats of his latest track – Nach Nach. Check-out his post here:

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Sargun Mehta:

Qismat fame actress Sargun Mehta is giving us some serious #QuarantineGoals by sharing cute pictures with her pet dog and her better-half, Ravi Dubey. Mehta is seen to be spending this lockdown period by rejuvenating at home and enjoying monotony in the otherwise busy and hectic lifestyle.

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Sargun Mehta shares an old picture with Ravi Dubey.

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Sonam Bajwa: Punjabi actress, Sonam Bajwa is judiciously investing this time to become the best version of herself. From following a disciplined routine to exercising regularly and eating healthy, Bajwa is clearly spreading positivity in the best way possible. She is also giving her fans some serious fitness inspiration by sharing her workout sneak-peaks.

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Ranjit Bawa:

Singer-turned-actor Ranjit Bawa took the philanthropic path during the onset of the lockdown by adopting a village in Punjab and helping the daily wage workers with basic groceries for their family. While Bawa is utilizing this time to contribute his bit to the society, he is also ensuring that his dedication towards music does not take a back-seat. His upcoming music track, Rona Pai Gya which is presented by Humble Music is all set to release soon.

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Here’s the official poster of Ranjit Bawa’s upcoming track, Rona Pai Gaya.

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Jasmine Sandlas:

Illegal Weapon and Sip Sim fame independent artist, Jasmine Sandlas has left no stone unturned to spread positivity in this testing time. She is often seen extending her optimism for the human race through her social media posts. Sandlas recently shared her picture and affirmed that this quarantine is going to bring about a lot of positive changes in all of us.

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Jasmine Sandlas also shares heart-warming videos that are close to nature.

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Fathers play a pivotal role in every individual’s journey of success, so we pay an ode to all such super-fathers who adorned the Punjabi film industry

Kavita Kaushik: Mindo Taseeldarni (2019) and Vadhayiyaan Ji Vadhayiyaan (2018) fame actress, Kavita Kaushik has garnered a lot of fame for her bold personality and noteworthy acting skills. Kaushik was born in the capital city of New Delhi to Dinesh Chandra Kaushik, a former CRPF officer. Immensely inspired from his dad, Kaushik believes that she owes all her success to her father. Highlighting the same, she shared an Instagram post last year that talked about how ‘real brave, fearless, large hearted, colloquial accented , adorable and sacrificing man’ her father was.

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Gippy Grewal: The heartthrob of the Punjabi film industry, Gippy Grewal never shys away from expressing his love and affection for his family. Born in Ludhiana to Late Santokh Singh and Kulwant Kaur, Grewal lost his father at a young age but he keeps his memories close to his heart. He recently shared a heart-touching post in the memory of his father and expressed his perpetual love for him.

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Parmish Verma: Ever since a very young age, Punjabi singer-turned- actor Parmish Verma aimed to carve his own niche independently and make his family proud. Before rising to fame, he did all sorts of odd jobs to earn a living and as destiny would have it, his talented was recognized and appreciated by the Punjabi entertainment industry and ever since then, there has been no turning back. However, only a few people know that Verma was born to Dr Satish Verma who has served as the Unviersity Head at the Punjabi University, Patiala. Dr Verma has an array of theatre plays and books to his credit and he was also associated with the Radio industry as a writer. A few years ago, Parmish Verma shared a picture with his father sharing the indispensable contribution of his father behind his spurring success story.

Check-out the post here:

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Monica Gill: American model, actress and beauty pageant title holder, Monica Gill made her Punjabi film debut with the film Ambarsariya (2016) and ever since then, she has received a lot of appreciation from her fans. Gill firmly believes that she owes all her success to her father and while highlighting the same, she shared with a leading daily, “My father has always been one to face challenges head-on. I’ve always admired that quality in him and I am proud to acknowledge that it’s a trait I have inherited. Observing his spirit and winning attitude I was able to face my dreams head on. Thank you, daddy, for leading with such an impeccable example!”

Sargun Mehta: The happiness pill of the Punjabi film industry, Sargun Mehta has garnered a lot of name and fame for her down-to-earth nature and prolific acting skills. She was born in the City Beautiful, Chandigarh to Harish Mehta and Aradhana Mehta and she also has a younger brother, Pulkit Mehta. Some of Sargun Mehta’s well-acclaimed movies include Angrej (2015), Qismat (2018) and Surkhi Bindi (2019).

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