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Manje Bistre 2 Review : Inviting You To Be A Part Of A Wedding House

There are some films that belong to a genre of their own. Manje Bistre 2 is one of them! This Baljit Singh Deo directorial starring Gippy Grewal and Simi Chahal in the lead roles isn’t your regular Punjabi wedding based comedy. Taking a cue from the original (Manje Bistre 2017), Manje Bistre 2 is an atmosphere (mahaul) based film that you can best enjoy if you think you’re a part of the family shown in the movie.

Written and produced by Gippy Grewal himself, Manje Bistre 2 provides a reasonably decent mix of Punjabi culture and comedy. One situation leads to another with the underlying theme of merging East and West – Punjabi culture amalgamated with Canadian sensibilities!

While on one side, the members of the family belonging to the older generation find it hard to keep Punjab out of their hearts despite having moved to the West, the younger generation wants to adopt the Western way of life, finding no meaning in our traditions and elaborate wedding rituals. How these two generations come together and accomplish an almost impossible task of organising a wedding merging both the cultures, is what Manje Bistre 2 all about.

Saadhu Halwai played by Karamjit Anmol was a significant and probably the most memorable character in the Original and this time also he gives a performance that’s unbeatable. Gippy Grewal performs well. Despite being the “hero” of the film, director Baljit Singh Deo doesn’t offer him any special screen space and the man does best in whatever role is given to him. Simi Chahal is decent while B.N. Sharma definitely makes you laugh tremendously throughout the film. Rest of the cast is good enough but the cutest is Jaggi Singh who impresses us with his cute Punjabi with a Canadian twang!

Manje Bistre 2 isn’t a pathbreaking film as opposed to its original which was a trendsetter and brought a whole new wave of wedding based films in Punjabi cinema. While Gippy Grewal definitely shines as an actor but as a writer, you might be a bit disappointed in him this time as the movie doesn’t really have an outstanding storyline. Comparing Manje Bistre 2 with Gippy Grewal’s earlier films (as a writer) like Mar Gaye Oye Loko and Ardaas, this one doesn’t stand at par.

Though you can definitely enjoy Manje Bistre 2 with your families and your kids might end up learning new things about Punjabi culture and life of Punjabis in Canada, yet it isn’t a film that’d either send you rolling with laughter or make you sentimental at any point. It’s a family movie presenting “natural”, light-hearted humour without being loud or over-creative. It presents family situations that you can definitely relate to, but don’t expect much from its storyline.

Our Rating: 3/5

P.S: While watching Manje Bistre 2 in the theatres, you shall also get a glimpse of Gippy Grewal-Sargun Mehta starrer – Chandigarh-Amritsar-Chandigarh as its teaser was shown during the interval. This was certainly a treat to watch and we can surely say that Chandigarh-Amritsar-Chandigarh is a film worth “desperately” waiting for!

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Yaara Ve Review: For the first time, something positive on “1947”

A film which feasts the eyes, tugs at the heartstrings, deals with a strong subject, delivers an important message, without anywhere missing out on the “entertainment” quotient, is how we can describe Rakesh Mehta’s YAARA VE in one sentence!

Produced by Bally Singh Kakar, Yaara Ve revolves around a simple theme of friendship that stands the test of time. However, the differentiator here is that this friendship is between three friends belonging to three different religions – a Hindu, a Sikh and a Muslim. Sounds a little like a rairty in today’s times? However, back in Punjab before partition, this is how the way of life was, wherein it didn’t matter which sect or religion you came from, as “Punjabi” was the only identification that people of that beautiful era knew of.

For those who maybe imagining Yaara Ve to be a little on the sombre side of things as it touches a sensitive theme of partition should be rest assured after reading our review as this film only brushes past this subject like a tangent, and is far from evoking any harrowing memories of those times.

In fact, film Yaara Ve can be well regarded as a “need-of-the-hour” kind of film considering the unrest we are experiencing in our country when it comes to the issue of “religion”. The film effectively portrays how life was simple and joyful during the months preceding the partition with the innocent people hardly knowing anything about the politics of the issue.

Rakesh Mehta and team have effectively shown the ground-reality of Punjabi during those days and the fact that it was never Punjabis who wanted partition, but ironically, they were the ones who suffered the most.

Talking about the technical aspects of the film, Yaara Ve scores full points here. Each and every frame of the film is a treat to watch suggesting top-notch cinematographic skills and the hardwork that went into creating the stunning sets. A big round of applause for the Art Department here.

While many might find the first half a little dragged, the second half is gripping enough to compensate for that. The dialogues and the music both help in carrying forward the story and thankfully, the situations are pleasant enough to make us laugh without the aid of a plethora of comic one-liners.

Acting department is decent enough. There’s no one in the film that you can pinpoint and say that they didn’t fit into their character. Every actor seems to be well-fitted into their roles. While Monica Gill looks splendid in traditional outfits, Raghveer Boli makes his special presence felt with his awesome acting skills. Gagan Kokri seems to have improved a lot since his ‘Laatu’ days. Yuvraj is always an amazing actor to see whenever he comes on screen.

Veterans have done what they were supposed to do. No one stands out in any special way though.

Overall, Yaara Ve is a light-hearted family entertainer with the “Punjab of 1947” as its backdrop. Do not expect this film to highlight any socio-political matters of those times.

Iampunjaabi.com Rating: 3.5/5

Yaara Ve: Packed With Comic Punches; Enjoy The Dialogue Promos

Though Yaara Ve was touted to be a film based on Indo-Pak partition initially, however, with time we learnt that this period movie is actually replete with a lot of fun and humorous moments shared between the lead characters of the film who all lived joyfully together even though they belonged to different religions.

Starring Monica Gill, Gagan Kokri, Raghveer Boli and Yuvraj Hans in the lead roles, Yaara Ve is basically a story about the friendship between three friends with Gagan being a Sikh, Raghveer – a Hindu and Yuvraj, a Muslim. It’s a film about how life was simple and fun for the common villagers in Punjab who didn’t understand the complexities of Politics of those times. One sudden night they are asked to go to their “respective” countries and how things relationships suffer, is what Yaara Ve is all about.

However, leaving aside the intense part of the film, enjoy some fun dialogues from Yaara Ve below. These dialogue promos were shared by Gagan Kokri.

Yaara Ve releases on 5th April. It is directed by Rakesh Mehta and produced by Bally Singh Kakar.

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RABB DA RADIO 2: Movie Review (Tarsem Jassar, Simi Chahal)

Rabb Da Radio 2 is a sequel of 2017 superhit film Rabb Da Radio which was the debut film of Tarsem Jassar. Rabb Da Radio 2 begins from where Rabb Da Radio ends. Here’s Iampunjaabi.com’s honest review:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsPoad-2XsM

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Rabb Da Radio 2 starts where its first installment ends. The film, just like its original version, focuses once again on complex family relations typical in a Punjabi village family, with a special emphasis on individual human emotions. While in the last film, Tarsem Jassar was relegated to the backseat making the female characters of the movie stand out, in the sequel, however, Tarsem looks and acts like a true hero and the director has made sure to highlight his character well.

Simi Chahal despite being married, doesn’t lose her chutzpah at all and she carries her bubbliness and innocence from part 1 into this film as well. The story of Rabb Da Radio 2 is very much predictable and doesn’t leave much scope for the audience to guess, yet the screenplay focusing on even the smallest details backed by awesome background score is comendable.

For the audiences who are used to entertaining films, Rabb Da Radio 2 might appear to be a slow movie with only some part of the second half racing things a bit. However, the fans of Tarsem Jassar and the ones who love emotional dramas are bound to enjoy Rabb Da Radio 2, IF, they don’t compare it with the Original.

[h4] Iampunjaabi.com Rating of Rabb Da Radio 2: 3/5 [/h4]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsPoad-2XsM

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Nadhoo Khan – One-Of-Its-Kind Period Drama To Get Its Teaser Released On 25th March

Another period drama that’s all set to get releaesd this April is Imran Sheikh’s ‘Nadhoo Khan’ which stars Harish Verma and Wamiqa Gabbi in the lead roles. Now the latest update is that the teaser of Nadhoo Khan shall be getting released on March 25.

[h4]Bankrolled by Harpreet Singh Devgn, Achint Goel and Rakesh Dhaiya, Nadhoo Khan is getting released on April 26.[/h4]

According to the producer, Nadhoo Khan is a period romantic drama, shot in Fazilka and some remote areas of Rajasthan.

Talking to us, Harish Verma said, “The movie is an intense romantic drama. The storyline is very gripping. When I read the script I was convinced that I must do something so different. I haven’t done a role like this before and I said yes to the makers.”

Besides Harish Verma and Wamiqa Gabbi in the lead, the movie features BN Sharma, Harby Sangha, Hobby Dhaliwal, Malkeet Rauni, Rupinder Rupi, Gurpreet Bhangu, Harinder Bhullar, Gurchet Chitarkar, Parkash Gadhu, Mahabir Bhullar, Raj Dhaliwal, Gagan Gill, Satwinder Kaur, Maninder Velly, Master Ansh Tejpal and Chacha Bishna in important roles.

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Monica Gill Looks Endearing In YAARA VE’s New Poster As “Naseebo”

With the release date of ‘Yaara Ve’ just around the corner, the makers are making sure to keep the audience gripped with something or the other so that the fans’ curiosity (as generated by the powerful trailer) builds even more!

As a step in the same direction, they have released the new poster of the movie. This new poster features the lead actress Monica Gill as Naseebo – the character she plays in Yaara Ve.

Playing the love-interest of Gagan Kokri in the movie, Monica Gill has come a long way since her “Ambarsariya” days – the film with which she made her Punjabi debut. Although born and brought up in the US, Monica Gill’s look and dialogues in the film are so worked upon that she looks absolutely fit for this role.

Playing a simple Punjabi village girl she’s captured her fans’ imagination like anything who have only seen her in glamorous roles so far.

[h4]Check out the new poster of Yaara Ve featuring Monica Gill [/h4]

Releasing on April 5, ‘Yaara Ve’ is a period drama. Directed by Rakesh Mehta, it’s a story of three friends who cease to fail their friendship irrespective of the toughest situation of the Indo-Pak partition.

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Here Comes The Trailer of Manje Bistre 2 : Promises Double Fun In A Foreign Land!

The movie that started the trend of “wedding” based comedy flicks in Punjab, Manje Bistre (2017) has got its sequel ready for the release on April 12, just a day before Vaisakhi and here’s a good news for the fans! Manje Bistre 2’s trailer is out now promising double ‘masti’ in a foreign land!

With trailer releasing sharp at 9 AM as promised, Manje Bistre 2’s team has made the mornings of every ardent Punjabi cinema fans full of laughter. The trailer starts with the premise of a wedding in Canada wherein the hero of the film (Gippy Grewal) shows interest in doing every wedding preparation by “hands” including collecting and arranging beds and mattresses aka ‘Manje Bistre’.

[h4]Manje Bistre 2 Trailer [/h4]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcLtt3oiMe8

While on one side it’s amazing to see the camaraderie between Gippy Grewal and Jaggi Singh, on the other our ‘buzurg’ Karamjit Anmol once again goads us into loving this character! B.N. Sharma’s character, so far looks delightful and Simi looks fantastic in the cool summerish outfis. However, her Punjabi is quite chaste and we are not sure whether her character is residing in Canada or comes from India for a temporary stay in Canada. If she’s a Canadian resident, then her Punjabi should’ve had a bit of that Canadian twang. Isn’t it?

[h4] Manje Bistre : The film that started the trend of wedding movies in Punjab has certainly doled out a strong and impressive trailer of its second installment, which is enough to build audiences’ hopes. [/h4]

Nevertheless, the film that started the trend of wedding movies in Punjab has certainly doled out a strong and impressive trailer which is enough to build audiences’ hopes. Now what’s there to be seen is that will the film (Manje Bistre) that pioneered the trend of wedding movies in Punjab, live up to the expectations or will it suffer from the saturation that our audience has already started experiencing with marriage dramas?

Be it Laavan phere, Kaake da Vyah, Parahuna, Vadhayiyaan ji vadhayiyaan, Vekh Barataan Challiyan, Marriage Palace and so many more, almost every filmmaker is trying their hands at the tried-and-tested formula created by the team of Gippy and Manje Bistre. But will the formula work this time?

WE really hope so!

Manje Bistre 2 stars Gippy Grewal, Simi Chahal, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Karamjit Anmol, BN Sharma, Sardar Sohi, Hobby Dhaliwal and many more. This film is directed by Baljit Singh Deo and produced by Gippy Grewal.

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BAND VAAJE Movie Review : Another Comedy Of Errors That’s Fortunately ‘Paisa Wasool’

Our rating: 3/5

What can be termed as a “typical” Smeep Kang kind of cinema – a mix of comedy of errors with some elements of underwhelming romance sprinkled here and there, BAND VAAJE – the second outing of ‘Shah n Shah’ Films (with A&A Advisors) is a decent weekend getaway from the humdrum of daily life.

Our rating: 3/5

As is evident from the trailer, this Binnu Dhillon and Mandy Takhar starrer is about a Pakistani girl who our hero falls crazily in love with (So crazily that he even chooses to work as a servant at the girl’s house) but when he eventually learns about her real nationality, he’s left in a Catch 22 situation. Neither can he live without the love of his life nor can he let down her grandmother (Nirmal Rishi) and brother (Smeep Kang), who are hell bent on marrying an Indian girl only.

Without going much into the plot, it can be safely said that Band Vaaje has certainly some moments that will make you laugh hysterically – thanks to the perfect comic timing of Binnu Dhillon and Jaswinder Bhalla. Even Gurpreet Ghuggi, who plays the part of Inder (Binnu Dhillon’s) friend has worked amazingly in the film with whatever little role he was given. His accented Punjabi once again reminds us of his Munde UK De act. No matter which frame he is in, one is bound to giggle for sure.

One scene wherein Ghuggi and Binnu become the victims of electric shock is hilarious owing to the wonderful play of comedy by both even though the scene was perfectly illogical. In fact there are many illogical scenes in the film but hey, who asked us to bring our brains inside the theatre?

The dog biting scene is perfectly executed and Binnu, once again deserves full marks here.

Talking about Mandy Takhar, although she looks ethereally beautiful in the traditional outfits (especially the yellow Kameez and Sharara), she certainly doesn’t at all appear like a college girl who is interested in studying for her exams (as was mentioned in the initial part of the film). Nevertheless, Mandy adds chutzpah with her charm in an otherwise male-dominated film. She’s decent and manages to grip our attention in whichever frame she appears.

The downside of the film has to be its meaningless storyline. The fact that the girl is from Pakistan isn’t given any serious focus. Could it be that the film got edited a bit due to the current Indo-Pak crisis at the border?

Another area where the film drops is the use of high-pitched dialogues by the actors when there was no need of it.

Shifting our focus to the cinematography and music, I thank Jatinder Shah for rendering a beautiful number like ‘Neend Na Aave’ and also, to the director for not filling the film with a lot of unnecessary songs just because the producer is a music director.

The aerial shots of the foregin country are gorgeous.

Overall, Band Vaaje is a perfect weekend getaway kind of a film which you won’t be disappointed watching with your family at all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLm2-E3UkF4

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What’s In Akshay Kumar’s Turban In ‘Kesari’ That Weighs 6 KG??

Akshay Kumar’s ‘Kesari’ based on the battle of Saragarthi is making a lot of noise these days owing to its magnanimous trailer and the humongous response it has got till now.

However, a lot of people, who’re not much aware of the Sikh history, are wondering about the reason for so much weight of Akshay Kumar’s turban which, according to sources, weighs about 6 Kg!

In an interview Kesari’s costume designer Sheetal Sharma was quoted to be saying that “This turban was tied using 18-metre-long cloth. It’s a special turban. It was quite robust and protected the head of Ishar Singh during wars. It acts like a helmet as even a bullet cannot pass through it.”

[h4] It’s a special turban. It was quite robust and protected the head of Ishar Singh during wars. It acts like a helmet as even a bullet cannot pass through it.[/h4]

Further she said that what added to the weight of turban is water and a metal ring. “We shot the film in Wai, Maharashtra, and the heat was intense. So, we used to spray water on the turban to keep it cool. That apart, if you see the picture, his turban has a metal ring. It’s called a chakra, which holds the turban in place. Also, it acts like a weapon during crisis situation. The edges of the ring are so sharp that it can cut someone’s wrist or stomach,” she added.

Sheetal also said that once, Akshay made the entire crew to wear the turban as he wanted everyone to understand how the soldiers fought wearing such a huge and heavy headgear. “During action scenes where Akshay had to jump, slide, etc, he found it difficult to shoot wearing the turban, but ultimately he did it,” Sheetal added.

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YAARA VE Trailer Review: Friendship That Sees ‘No Border’

Releasing on April 5, the trailer of Rakesh Mehta’s ‘Yaara Ve’ has got released today. A film that pays a tribute to the undying bond of friendship between three friends, Yaara Ve stars actors like Gagan Kokri, Monica Gill, Yuvraj Hans and Raghveer Boli in the lead.

First thing first. In the beginning of Yaara Ve’s trailer, it has been stated (voice over of Gurdas Maan) that the film is not about India and Pakistan but about those buddies who saw no border when it came to their friendship.

[h4]Have a look at Yaara Ve’s Trailer below[/h4]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Tswj6qhzis

Set in the backdrop of pre-Independent India, Primarily, Yaara Ve’s trailer tells the story of 3 friends Buta, Kishan and Nizamat. The trailer begins on a light mode with a good mix of both comedy, family drama and romance. However, things soon change drastically with the announcement of India-Pakistan partition. As far as the costumes and looks of the starcast are concerned, all look apt according to the time period shown.

Yaara Ve’s trailer hasn’t revealed much about the story of the film as yet and it doesn’t perhaps deliberatley focus on the partition part either. We hope that this trailer shall build curiosity among the audience for watching this film in the theatre. We certainly are all eager to watch this one.

Besides the main starcast, the movie also stars legends like Yograj Singh, B N Sharma, Sardar Sohi, Nirmal Rishi, Hobby Dhaliwal, Gurpreet Bhangu, Malkeet Rauni, Pali Sandhu and Rana Jung Bahadur in pivotal roles. The film is produced by Bally Kakar.

[h4]Read more about Yaara Ve:[/h4]

As Yaara Ve’s Poster Gets Released, The Makers Send A Message Of Peace To The Audience

Yaara Ve – Producer Bally Singh Kakar On What Motivated Him To Make A Film On ‘1947 Partition’

Yaara Ve: Are You Ready To Visit The Lanes Of Punjab When India-Pakistan Were One?

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