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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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Dil Diyan Gallan: Here’s The NEW Release Date Of Wamiqa/Parmish Verma’s Next

It has been in public knowledge for some time that Parmish Verma and Wamiqa Gabbi are coming up with a romcom together this year. But the release date was still kept under the wraps by the makers. In fact, a few weeks ago the news was doing the round that Dil Diyan Gallan might release on May 10.

However, this Speed Records and Pitaara Talkies presentation (in association with Omjee Group) will now release on May 3, 2019.

This means that Punjabi movie Dil Diyan Gallan will clash with Diljit Dosanjh’s Hindi film – Arjun Patila.

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‘Dil Diyan Gallan’ has been written and directed by Parmish Verma and Uday Pratap Singh. Further, Dinesh Auluck, Ruby and Sandeep Bansal have produced the project along with Ashu Munish Sahni, Ashish Aggarwal, Chirag Chopra and Gurprit Singh Mahal.

Few days ago, the teaser of Dil Diyan Gallan was also released. Have a look at it below:

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GUDDIYAN PATOLE REVIEW: When The Female Characters Raise The Film To A Whole New Level

Guddiyan Patole that released on 8th March (Today, Women’s Day) stars Sonam Bajwa, Nirmal Rishi, Tania and Gurnam Bhullar in the pivotal roles. Here’s our review of the film:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D33EG0UiQs

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

With the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan over the prevailing issue of terrorism, there comes a poster of a Punjabi film that talks about the time when India and Pakistan were just one nation and the people from both sides of the border lived in harmony together.

The film is none other than YAARA VE directed by Rakesh Mehta, the man who’s noted for having contributed quality cinema to the Punjabi audience with films like Wapsi (2016) and more recently, Rang Panjab (2018).

According to Rakesh Mehta, Yaara Ve is his attempt to bring forth the real stories of people from the pre-Independence era – the stories that he heard from his grand parents. These are the tales of friendships, love and bonding when Punjab was just one and how the partition of India affected their relationships with each other. With the film YAARA VE, specifically, Rakesh Mehta tells the tale of three friends played by Yuvraj Hans, Gagan Kokri and Raghveer Boli whose friendship gets affected due to partition.

Yaara Ve also stars Monica Gill as the lead heroine of the movie. The film is produced by Bally Kakar and is set to release on 5th April.

[h4]Have a look at YAARA VE’s official poster here:[/h4]

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

Yaara Ve: A New Still From The Movie Makes Us Anxiously Wait For its Release

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

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Guddiyan Patole Trailer: When NRI ‘Guddiyans’ Visit Punjab

Presented by Villagers Film Studio, ‘Guddiyan Patole’ has released its trailer. Starring Gurnam Bhullar, Sonam Bajwa, and Tania in the lead, the movie is produced under Ammy Virk’s production house.

From the trailer, one can guess that Guddiyan Patole’s story revolves around two Canada-returned girls, Sonam Bajwa and Tania who meet their grandmother (Nirmal Rishi) in Punjab. Also, while the girls are winning the heart of their granny, Gurnam Bhullar develops soft feelings for the girls.

[h4]Guddiyan Patole Trailer[/h4]

Though the main lead are Sonam Bajwa and Gurnam Bhullar yet one can guage from the trailer that the film might present a triangular love story. Releasing on 8th March, Guddiyan Patole is penned by Jagdeep Sidhu and directed by Vijay Kumar Arora. It’s bankrolled by Bhagwant Virk and Nav Virk.

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Story of How Binnu Dhillon And Sargun Mehta Stopped All ‘Kala Shah Kala’ Promotions Midway

On 14th February more than 40 CRPF Jawans lost their lives to a dastardly attack by terrorists in J&K’s Pulwama district. The same morning, Binnu Dhillon and Sargun Mehta’s much-awaited film ‘Kala Shah Kala’ released worldwide to an amazing response.

While the film easily crossed more than 1 crore at the box office on the first day itself, but Binnu Dhillon and Sargun Mehta, the lead pair of the movie, decided to stop talking about their film from next day itself. When a movie gets released so many actors usually put up pictures of their fans with tickets, keep talking about how successfull the movie is running, posting the dialogue promos, songs, posters and so much more. It’s the first three days after the release of the film that determine the overall business the movie would end up doing but Binnu Dhillon startled everyone by discontinuing the movie-talk and posting a video of his expressing extreme grief for the martyred soldiers.

Sargun Mehta too expressed her grief through social media, and not only this, she and her husband Ravi Dubey even donated a sum of Rs 3 lakh to the martyrs’ families.

Nevertheless, Kala Shah Kala is doing extremely great business at the box office. Public is thronging at the theatres through just word-of-mouth! That’s the power of great content.

See below the posts by Binnu Dhillon and Sargun Mehta

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Kala shah kala Review: Pathbreaking Entertainer that Challenges Social Prejudices

Written and Directed by : Amarjit Singh

Produced by: Binnu Dhillon, Sargun Mehta, Karan Soni, Harsimran Dhillon, GS Dhillon, Navaniat Singh, Achal Kaushal

They say few things are fixed in the stars – one’s birth, one’s death and one’s marriage. When stars decide something, it’s bound to happen. Something like this happens in the life of Lovely, a dusky guy who is constantly ridiculed because of his complexion! Let alone the society, even his own family members don’t leave any opportunity to make fun of his, and as a result, a notion is permanently ingrained into his subconscious mind that he is less worthy than others as far as his chances of finding a life partner are concerned. His confidence is low, but this guy has a soft and kind heart and even better mind.

Written and Directed by : Amarjit Singh

Produced by: Binnu Dhillon, Sargun Mehta, Karan Soni, Harsimran Dhillon, GS Dhillon, Navaniat Singh, Achal Kaushal

Not once or twice but many many times, poor Lovely gets rejected by girls and their families because of his dark complexion. The guy doesn’t lose heart, goes to tie a ‘dhaga’ (a ritual to make your request heard by the Almighty) and there he ends up falling in love with a girl, who’s in total contrast of his complexion. Not only this, the girl is already in love with another guy (Jordan Sandhu) who’s much fairer than our Lovely. However, as destiny would have it, somehow, owing to some special case of circumstances, much to Pammi’s chagrin, she ends up getting married to Lovely. From there on, ensues a series of several situations – some of them totally shocking (Pammi’s Suhaag Raat Avatar) while some of them fairly predictable but fun nevertheless.

[h4]Sargun, who apart from looking ethereal in gorgeous Punjabi suits and phulkari dupattas, raises the film to an all-new high with her chutzpah.[/h4]

Film’s first half is really entertaining especially after the entry of Sargun, who apart from looking ethereal in gorgeous Punjabi suits and phulkari dupattas, raises the film to an all-new high with her chutzpah, endearing expressions and unique voice. On one side, her cute chemistry with her best pal, Taaro (Shehnaz Gill) goads one into giggles, on the other Lovely’s attempts to look a shade lighter than jet black with his barber friend add up to the laughter quotient.

The second half which mainly features the post-marriage sequences hasn’t much to offer in terms of storyline as more than 80% of it revolves around just Pal’s wedding preparations, where Pal is hardly visible. A series of repetitive tasks involving Jaggi (Jordan Sandhu) occupy much of the screen space, sending pangs of jealously in Lovely but not adding much to the screenplay. This is where the film drags a bit as there’s not much for the actors to do either apart from giving each other the “looks”.

[h4]The scene wherein Lovely cries while hugging the restaurant guy is probably one of the best in the movie and proves once again, what a terrific actor Binnu Dhillon is.[/h4]

However, thanks to the terrific acting by the lead pair – Sargun and Binnu – that the movie gets saved from faltering. One enjoys just looking at their facial expressions even when there’s not much happening in the screenplay otherwise. The songs are pretty nice and capable of sending one to an emotional zone. The scene wherein Lovely cries while hugging the restaurant guy is probably one of the best in the movie and proves once again, what a terrific actor Binnu Dhillon is.

If the film suffers a bit owing to its dragged screenplay in the 2^nd half, it is brilliantly redeemed by the climax, which appears strangely fresh despite being similar to the likes of Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam or even DDLJ. All the dialogues in the climax scene are thoughtfully written as well. The whole railway station scene is going to make you emotional and you might come out of the cinema hall with moist eyes!

Apart from Binnu Dhillon and Sargun Mehta, all the performances are top-notch. Surprisingly, Shehnaz Gill who makes her acting debut with Kala Shah Kala, manages to make a strong impression with her bubbly acting. Veterans like B.N. Sharma and Nirmal Rishi are once again amazing. Jordan Sandhu should’ve been given something better to do than just serving tea and carrying buckets of food items. Karamjit Anmol and Harby Sangha are first-rate.

Overall, Kala Shah Kala is a complete family movie that other than entertaining you, shall also leave you emotional and perhaps, make you ponder about one issue which has been plaguing our society for ages – that of judging one’s value through one’s colour! A film, which is bound to set the cash registers ringing at the box office, Kala Shah Kala is a winner all the way.

Rating: 3.5/5

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Fans Go Crazy After BABBU MANN’s Viral Pictures From His Next Film

All set with his upcoming Punjabi movie ‘Sucha Soorma’, Babbu Mann’s pictures from the shoot of this film are going viral on the internet.

The shoot of ‘Sucha Soorma’ is being held in Suratgarh (Rajasthan) and interestingly, it also is starring veteran singer/actor Sarabjeet Cheema in it. The release date of ‘Sucha Soorma’ hasn’t been announced as yet. See the pictures below:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BtvTNtvnXCw/

Sucha Soorma is reportedly, based on the real-life-story of a man called of Sucha Singh, who was an army man turned dacoit due to personal circumstances. He was convicted of murdering his sister-in-law, her lover, and seven others. His victims included Balbiro Kaur Jawanda and Khukkar Mall Chahal, who were both lovers. He was later captured after an extensive manhunt and sent to be hung to death on the gallows.

Last seen in Banjara, Babbu Mann is a big name in Punjab owing to his amazing singing and writing talent. Enjoy huge fan base both in Punjab and abroad, the singer turned actor always manages to create buzz with whatever new project he comes up with.

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