There’s something incredibly satisfying about watching realistic movies. Most of us might have seen or heard of the days when festivals were celebrated by putting up fairs or setting ‘akhadas’ and a common man would buy lottery tickets to win it and change his destiny.
All the memories would revive again when the rock star of Punjabi Industry Gippy Grewal and the charming beauty Neeru Bajwa will get together after 12 years in their upcoming film ‘Paani Ch Madhaani’.
Astonishingly, the makers of the film have brought back the retro era of the 1980s, with their periodic music and looks. The music includes the essence of the retro musical instruments banjo and accordions that are extinct today. The looks are an incredible change where the actors are unrecognizable; the hairdo is according to the hairstyles people did then. Not to mention, the director of the film ‘Daduji’ new to Punjabi Industry, with a strong sense of belief chose the best people to work with, and remarkably, is resulting as an eye catcher of the audience worldwide.
Naresh Kathooria, seems like, has written the script in context of the artists that are playing the characters effortlessly. Gurpreet Ghuggi, Harby Sangha and Karamjit Anmol are like a backbone to any punjabi film that includes them and when they are together in this film, we can imagine to what extent this movie can prosper. The movie also includes Iftikhar Thakur, the famed comedy artist from Pakistan.
Apart from all the fun and entertainment, setting an example, how Gulli in efforts to find his lost ticket, focuses on shortcuts and turns out to be more churning as ‘Paani Ch Madhaani’.
The film is a full package of comedy, drama, romance and emotions to not further churn the water, the film will hit the screens at your nearest theaters on 5th November 2021.
Here’s why Paani Ch Madhaani has already created a lot of buzz on the social media and why it is anticipated to be a superhit!
1. An Interesting Storyline: A first-of-its-kind retro drama movie set in the backdrop of 1980s, Paani Ch Madhaani promises to have an interesting storyline that has the perfect blend of romance, drama, thrill, and comedy!
The lead actor of the movie, Gippy Grewal shared, “We are confident that our film Paani Ch Madhaani will make everyone go through all the emotions. It makes for a fantastic family watch. We hope the audiences will love it and are sure that the audiences will enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it.”
While the leading lady of the film, Neeru Bajwa added, “I always try to choose scripts that have something to convey, and I believe ‘Paani Ch Madhaani’ is one film or one character that will stay with people for a long time. I am very blessed that I got to play this role. Lastly, I just hope that people will love this film.”
2. The Comeback of Neeru Bajwa and Gippy Grewal: There is no denial in the fact that one of the major reasons behind Paani Ch Madhaani’s hype is due to the comeback of Ballewood’s one of the most favourite on-screen duo, Gippy Grewal and Neeru Bajwa.
The duo has earlier won hearts for Punjabi movies like Jihne Mera Dil Luteya (2011) and Mel Karade Rabba (2010), which were highly appreciated by Punjabis across the globe.
Neeru Bajwa even took to Instagram recently to share her excitement to be back on the silver screen after a long wait. Check out her post here:
3. Foot-tapping Music: Paani Ch Madhaani has already delighted the audience with its three extremely magnetic songs ‘Jean’, ‘Pind-Pind’, and ‘VCR’. And the credit certainly goes to all the superstars who are the brain behind this scintillating music!
The music for Paani Ch Madhaani has been directed by one of the most popular and talented music composers of the Punjabi film industry, Jatinder Shah. Gippy Grewal and Jatinder Shah have been working together for at least fourteen years now.
“We have grown up listening to folk music. So, it has helped us to create every inch of the music with the same style and pattern,” shared Shah.
The songs of the movie have been beautifully sung by Gippy Grewal, Afsaana Khan, Ranjit Bawa and Jasbir Jassi. Whereas, the lyrics have been penned by our very own treasured writer, Happy Raikoti.
4. The Dream Team: Paani Ch Madhaani has no less than what we call a ‘dream team’. Apart from the lead pair of Gippy Grewal and Neeru Bajwa, the movie stars Gurpreet Ghuggi, Karamjit Anmol, Iftikhar Thakur and Harby Sangha in pivotal roles. Dadu aka Vijay Kumar Arora has directed the movie and Naresh Kathooria has written the storyline.
Whereas, Sunny Raj and Dr Prabhjot Sidhu (Seattle,USA) have produced the whole project.
While talking about his debut venture, Producer Prabhjot Sidhu shared, “I have always been a great admirer of Punjabi culture and language. Being a NRI Punjabi, I have always tried to stay true to my roots. My childhood curiosity to learn folk instruments further persuaded me to make a movie in this genre. When we were planning this project, I could not think of anyone but Gippy Grewal to be part of my first venture.”
This period drama with the perfect star cast, will not only fascinate the youth but will also make the mature audience remember their good old days!
5. A Perfect Family Watch This Diwali: Paani Ch Madhaani promises to be a Diwali retreat for all the Punjabi cinema lovers. A perfect family watch releasing at the ideal festive season time, Paani Ch Madhaani will not only make you nostalgic with all the retro vibes but, it will also leave you smiling. So, mark your calendars for 5th November to watch this movie on the silver screen.
The next song from Paani Ch Madhaani titled, ‘VCR’ shows a healthy and sweet relationship between a husband and wife who requesting to buy her a VCR to watch a movie. The song is vocalised by Gippy Grewal and Afsaana Khan. As the songs are being released time and again, it builds more love and curiosity at the same time among the audience to finally watch the movie.
The lyrics of the song have been written by Happy Raikoti, and the music has been composed by Jatinder Shah. The video is a mixture of the true flavours of a husband and wife.
The retro style of the film and the music has raised the graph of the song with rhythmic patterns of the 1980s. Just as the film, this song is also released under the label Humble Music.
Despite being the backbone of the Film industry, Producers are probably the least recognized and, at the same time, the most difficult to define professionals of the Film fraternity. With the ever-growing scale of the Punjabi Film industry, more and more people are coming forward to try their luck in this glamorous world. To add another name to the list, Sunny Raj, and Prabhjot Sidhu are all set with their first release ‘Paani Ch Madhaani’ under Dara Motion Pictures.
Vijay Kumar Arora helmed comedy period drama ‘Paani Ch Madhaani’ features Gippy Grewal and Neeru Bajwa in the lead roles along with Gurpreet Ghuggi, Karamjit Anmol, Rupinder Rupi, Iftikhar Thakur, Harby Sangha in prominent roles.
Talking about his debut venture, Producer Prabhjot Sidhu, said, “I have always been a great admirer of Punjabi culture and language. Being a NRI Punjabi, I always tried to stay true to my roots. My childhood curiosity to learn folk instruments further persuaded me to make a movie in this genre. When we were planning this project, I could not think of anyone but Gippy Grewal to be part of my first venture.”
This period drama not only will make youth fascinate but at the same time will make the mature audience remember their old days.
“Talking about the female lead of the film, Neeru Bajwa was our first and only choice and her being on board along with Gippy Grewal to share screen after a decade was a cherry on the cake that made the audience a lot more excited to see them as a couple,” he further added.
Paani Ch Madhaani is all set to hit the theatres on 5th November 2021.
‘Paani Ch Madhaani’ movie’s first song ‘Jean’ did extremely well and became the most viewed song worldwide with 9.1million views and 51000+ comments, after the intro of the film’s trailer and a bonus track of the song, is on the lips of every other person. The second song of the film was released this morning that has caught eyeballs.
The second song titled, ‘Pind-Pind’ shows the quality time between the friends is more likely brothers. The lyrics of the song have been written by Happy Raikoti, and the music has been composed by Jatinder Shah. The video is a mixture of true flavours of friendship and joy. The retro style of the film and the music has raised the graph of the song with rhythmic patterns of the 1980s. Just as the film this song is also released under the label Humble Music.
Commenting on the song, Gippy says, “Numbers don’t really fascinate me, but instead it is the audience’s appreciation which I crave for. However, this song is not all mine, it is the effort of my whole team. I just hope that we will be able to cherish the taste of the audience. I am extremely thankful to everyone and especially almighty for showering us with this much love and blessings.”
When we talk about the classic movies of the Punjabi film industry, Jihne Mera Dil Luteya (2011) and Mel Karade Rabba (2010) are two movies that definitely top the list.
Reckoned to be the superhit Punjabi romantic comedy drama movies of that era, Jihne Mera Dil Luteya and Mel Karade Rabba both had a fun and interesting storyline combined with a foot tapping music that was appreciated by Punjabis across the globe.
Fast forward to 2021, the famous duo of Gippy Grewal and Neeru Bajwa are all set to make a trailblazing comeback with not just one, but three unique movies in the next few months.
Their recently upcoming Punjabi movie, Paani Ch Madhaani is a retro drama movie set in the 1980s, which is sure to take you down the memory lane. The movie’s first track, Jean, which was recently launched at the official YouTube channel of Humble Music left the fans feeling nostalgic!
Paani Ch Madhaani is scheduled to release this Diwali.
Up next is Shava Ni Girdhari Lal, a Punjabi period comedy drama movie that has its plot set in the 1940s. Directed by Gippy Grewal from a screenplay co-written with Rana Ranbir, Shava Ni Girdhari Lal is produced by Gippy Grewal, Vashu Bhagnani and Ashu Munish Sahani under the banners of Humble Motion Pictures, Pooja Entertainment and Omjee Star Studios. The movie stars Gippy Grewal, Neeru Bajwa, and Himanshi Khurana in the lead roles. It is scheduled to release on 17th December 2021.
That’s not all! Gippy Grewal and Neeru Bajwa will also be seen sharing the screen in the Punjabi comedy drama movie, Phatte Dinde Chakk Punjabi. The movie is anticipated to have a bone-tickling storyline that revolves around the life of a Punjabi girl. Directed by Maneesh Bhatt and produced by Gippy Grewal, Ashu Munish Sahni, and Aniket Kawade under the banner of Humble Motion Pictures and Omjee Star Studios, Phatte Dinde Chakk Punjabi is slated to release on 11th February, 2022.
Gippy Grewal and Neeru Bajwa starrer ‘Paani Ch Madhaani’ is all set to take its fans through a retro experience on 5th November. Rhe movie is set in the era of the 1980s, when people enjoyed listening to singers like Chamkila, Kuldip Manak and other very renowned singers.
And since the movie is based on music, you will enjoy six different songs only on Humble Music, picturised on Gippy Grewal and Neeru Bajwa who themselves will be portrayed as singers in the film. It is a very big task and a huge responsibility for a film director and of course the music composer to make the film sync into the music and vice-versa.
The music has been directed by one of the popular and talented music composers, Jatinder Shah. Gippy Grewal and Shah Ji have been working together for at least fourteen years now, maybe which is the reason he had so much faith in Shah Ji and gave him this impeccable project. Shah Ji feels so blessed and fortunate to have the chance to do this project as he says,” we have grown up listening to folk music, so it helped us to create every inch of the music with the same style and pattern”.
As we see the trailer of the film and listen to the music, we can easily make out that the music is made with a lot of effort and hard work. The songs have been beautifully sung by our favourite singers Gippy Grewal, Afsaana Khan, Ranjit Bawa and Jasbir Jassi. It will be for the first time that we are going to have them all singing on the same album as a team and surely amuse the audience.
Shah Ji further adds,” The song that is going to be released today has a very difficult pattern of rhythms made after 40 years using classical musical instruments, whose names might have not even been heard by most of the people. As digital music changes at a fast pace nowadays, it is important to create this kind of film so that our legacy remains alive.”
The songs for the movie are written by our very own treasured writer Happy Raikoti, as we all know how he pens down his heart out, but this was a very difficult and yet a different task for him as he has never written songs for a period film. We have always been overjoyed by his depth of words and the kind of songs he writes but this time we will be surprised by his work.
Moosa Jatt, a Punjabi film starring noted Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, released overseas last week while in India, the movie hit the theatres this Friday – 8th October.
According to some members of the Punjabi film fraternity including the producer of Moosa Jatt, Rrupaali Gupta, some people due to their ulterior motives, are spreading negative rumours about the movie’s success overseas, which includes false reporting of theatre turnout as well as unscrupulous critic reviews, which according to Rrupaali Gupta, were written even before the release of the film.
Lamenting the personal attacks made on some of the actors of Moosa Jatt, including their physical characteristics, producer Rrupaali Gupta, in a detailed Facebook post in Punjabi said that “even though it’s everyone’s right to express their opinion about a particular film, but doing so without even watching the film and attacking someone personally is an illustration of an extremely callous behaviour.”
According to reports, Moosa Jatt has done an average business abroad where it was released on October 1. The actual box office figures aren’t known yet.
Further noted Bollywood and Punjabi film producer, J.S. Cheema also expressed his resentment against the “propaganda” being carried out against the film especially regarding its Overseas success. Cheema is a National award-winning producer renowned for his film, Chann Pardesee in 1980.
Narrating his personal account, he said, ”
In his Facebook post, he said:
” Talking of the film MOOSA JATT. When the film released overseas on 1st October and did not release in India, it was widely circulated on social media by “self styled critics” and “knowledgeable circles” that the film has been rejected by the audiences abroad. Curiosity got the better of me and I decided to go and watch the film in its second week at a theater in Surrey, Canada. To my surprise the show was sold-out and my friends and I had to return disappointed.
Now I can’t figure out if that comment about “rejection by the overseas audience” was an anti propaganda by vested interests or some jealous pots.
For the sceptics who want details here they are: the 4:15pm show at Strawberry Hill Cineplex on 9th October was sold out. Check it out”
One of the most-awaited Punjabi movies of 2021, Honsla Rakh is all set to hit the silver screen on 15th October and the Punjabi movie lovers are already seen to be counting days for the movie’s release.
Starring Diljit Dosanjh, Sonam Bajwa, Shehnaaz Gill, and Shinda Grewal in the lead roles, Honsla Rakh is anticipated to be a light-hearted romantic comedy drama movie.
Set in the backdrop of Vancouver, Canada, Honsla Rakh has warmth at its center, and it deals with the emotional bond between a father and his child, and the love between men and women in these modern times.
This recent fun video starring the lead trio of the movie left the viewers giggling!
Within just a few days of its release, the movie’s trailer has been creating ripples of positivity for its fans.
Chandigarh-based entrepreneur Jasmeen Randhawa shared, “Ever since the pandemic started, we had to encounter a lot of challenges both personally as well as professionally. However, what kept us going was our faith/honsla that everything will get better. With the grace of God, things actually got better, and I believe that Honsla Rakh will also be on similar line, while highlighting the power of having faith and staying strong. I absolutely loved watching the trailer of Honsa Rakh and I have planned to go to watch the movie with my family.”
Navjot Malhotra from Bathinda shared, “Merely watching the trailer of Honsla Rakh left me smiling for no reason, and super-excited to see what the movie has in store. The movie stars all my favourites from the Punjabi film industry. So, I have absolutely no reasons to miss this one!”
A retired government official from Delhi, Sonali Srivastava shared, “Life is all about ups and downs. One needs to stay optimistic and keep going, and I am glad to see that a Punjabi movie has been made on this subject. I wish luck to the entire team of Honsla Rakh. I hope that the movie is as good as its trailer.”
Directed by Amarjit Singh Saroon and produced by Daljit Thind & Diljit Dosanjh under the banner of Thind Motion Films & Storytime Productions, Honsla Rakh is all set to release on 15th October.
Some of the recently released Punjabi movies like Chal Mera Putt 3 and Qismat 2 have taken the silver screen by storm with their intriguing storyline and fabulous acting skills of the star cast. While these movies have set a high benchmark for the upcoming Punjabi movies, we’re still super excited to watch them and see what they entail.
So, for all our readers, we list down the upcoming Punjabi movies that are anticipated to be worth the watch. Ranging across different genres, these Punjabi movies are sure to keep you entertained over the next few months!
Honsla Rakh: The upcoming Punjabi romantic comedy movie, Honsla Rakh definitely tops the list. Featuring Diljit Dosanjh, Sonam Bajwa, Shehnaaz Gill, and Shinda Grewal in the lead roles, Honsla Rakh is sure to tickle the funny bone with a heart-warming storyline. Slated to release on 15th October 2021, Honsla Rakh marks the debut of Diljit Dosanjh as a producer, alongside Daljit Thind. The movie is penned by Rakesh Dhawan and directed by Amarjit Singh Saron.
Here’s a recent video from the set of Honsla Rakh which went viral:
Paani Ch Madhani: A Diwali retreat for all the Punjabi cinema lovers, Gippy Grewal and Neeru Bajwa starrer Paani Ch Madhani is scheduled to release on this Diwali. The poster of the movie reveals the duo in an old-school look with a retro vibe, thereby highlighting that Paani Ch Madhaani is going to be a romantic movie from the bygone days. The movie is directed by Vijay Kumar Arora and produced by Mani Dhaliwal, Sunny Raj, and Dr Prabhjot S Sidhu.
Check out the movie announcement post here:
Aaja Mexico Challiye: Ammy Virk fans were seen to be super rejoiced to know about the release of Aaja Mexico Challiye on 25th November, 2021. Expected to be an out-of-the-box and thought provoking movie, Aaja Mexico Challiye stars Ammy Virk, Wamiqa Gabbi, Nasir Chinyoti, Zafri Khan and Yasamani Mohsani in pivotal roles. The movie is written and directed by Rakesh Dhawan.
Check out the movie announcement post here:
Warning: Just as the name suggests, Warning is going be an action-packed thriller that is sure to keep you hooked till the end. While this was initially expected to release in the form of web series, the makers eventually decided to release it as a movie. Directed by Aman Hundal and written & produced by Gippy Grewal, Warning is scheduled to release on 19th November, 2021.
