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Stand-up comedian/actor/producer Kapil Sharma recently hosted another wedding reception of his in New Delhi. While the reception saw many who’s and who of New Delhi marking their presence but during this visit to the Indian Capital, Kapil especially went ahead and met former Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh at his residence.

Sharing the pictures with Dr Manmohan Singh, Kapil Sharma also wrote a ‘Thank You’ note to the former Prime Minister. 

Since both Kapil ad Dr Manmohan Singh originally belong to Amritsar, Sharma said that he had a  ‘heart to heart conversation’ about their roots in Amritsar. Kapil Sharma further said that he and Dr Manmohan Singh studied from the same college.

He wrote: “Thank you respected @dr.manmohan_singh for the warmth, hospitality and a heart to heart conversation about our roots in Amritsar, especially about our college and food. Was an honour meeting such a humble and simple statesman like you, and receiving blessings from ma’am. Regards.”

Meanwhile, at his wedding reception, celebs like Suresh Raina, Daler Mehndi, Mika Singh, Sohali Khan among others graced the occasion with their presence.

Kapil Sharma at his wedding reception – New Delhi

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Kapil tied the knot with his long-time girlfriend Ginni Ginni Charath on December 12, 2018.

On the work front, Kapil has made a comeback to small screen with all new season of his hit show ‘The Kapil Sharma’ show.

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Simi Chahal, who’s known for her versatile acting skills is now all set to work in another film produced by none other than, famous music producer – Bunty Bains.

Having given hits like Bambukat, Rabb Da Radio, Golak Bugni Bank Te Batua, Daana Paani, Simi’s known for her meaty roles and chirpy demeanor on screen.

In a recent announcement, the actress took to her official Instagram handle to share the information about her new project.

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The producer shared a poster of the film and captioned it as: “Pehli film as a producer  Uneed ai jive aj tak produce keete gaanea te artists nu pyar ditta oda e film nu v pyar deoge.”

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As far as her other films are concerned, Simi Chahal is currently busy with dubbing of upcoming film ‘Rabb Da Radio 2’. The movie is scheduled to release on March 29. Besides Simi, the film also features Tarsem Jassar, B.N. Sharma, Nirmal Rishi and others.

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Upcoming Punjabi film ‘Kala Shah Kala’ marks Sargun Mehta’s comeback to her home turf Zee. She had started her acting journey with Zee TV’s show 12/24 Karol Bagh exactly a decade ago. After proving her acting mettle on the television, Sargun moved to the silver screen with Punjabi films and has given hits like Angrej, Love Punjab and Lahoriye, and Qismat recently.

[h4]‘Kala Shah Kala’ is written and directed by Amarjit Singh and is set to release on 14th February 2019.[/h4]

While talking about her first collaboration with Binnu Dhillon in Kala Shah Kala, Sargun told us in an exclusive interview that she feels that she was always destined to play the role of ‘Pammi’ in this film.

She said, “When, Amarjit Singh wrote ‘Kala Shah Kala’, interestingly, he narrated it to me before anybody else. I had really liked the story but could not say yes because I had already committed to some other projects. There’s an incident from during the shoot of Jindua which I recall now and realise that this was meant to be my role all along. I was asked by a fan what’s my next project. I had signed nothing so I just said ‘Next film???…’ and suddenly Kala Shah Kala song started playing in the background. I still have that video with me. I may have realised it quite late but I was meant to play Pammi all along”. 

“You see, some seven years ago, when I was still working on television; I was offered a show on a leading channel. I had to play the lead in this show which had similar concept, like ‘Kala Shah Kala’. In fact we had also shot the pilot for the show but the things could not materialise eventually due to some date issues. Now, when I look back at it, this story has had some significance in my career all along”, she added.

‘Kala Shah Kala’ is written and directed by Amarjit Singh and is set to release on 14th February 2019.

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After giving a scintillating performance in UDA AIDA, the leading lady of Ballewood is all set to don the producer/director’s hat once again. She recently announced her next film under her own production house – Neeru Bajwa Entertainment. 

The film is called – Munda Hi Chahida and its first title poster has been released by Neeru Bajwa on her Instagram account. Take a look: 

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Well, the poster is so cute that we can’t help wondering who all will be starring in the movie now. While the makers haven’t revealed much right now, IAMPUNJAABI shall definitely get you the all the updates about Munda Hi Chahida very soon! 

After Channo Kamli Yaar Di and Sargi, Munda Hi Chahida will be the third film under Neeru Bajwa Entertainment. Another film ‘Singhni’ was also announced under this banner but unfortunately, that project never took off. 

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Written and directed by Amarjit Singh, Kala Shah Kala is the film that’s being awaited keenly for! From the iconic starcast to a wonderful concept, the film has so much to look forward to! 

Binnu Dhillon, who’s playing a dusky complexioned guy in Kala Shah Kala, posted a still of his from the movie a few days ago on his social media. While he looked almost unrecognizable in the deep dark skin tone, one look at his feet left us wondering! His hands and face were all dark, but the feet apparently were left with any amount of makeup. 

Before jumping on to conclusions, we decided to ask the actor directly and he laughed to say, “During Kala Shah Kala, it took me more than an hour to get ready for a single shot. The makeup took so much time. So, in some scenes where my full profile was not required, I used to ask the makeup team to only cover my face and hands with makeup, to save the time. I shared one such still from the shoot, with my followers on social media but let me tell you, that scene in the film won’t show my feet. It’s only my upper body which you’ll see in the movie.”

See the said Still From Kala Shah Kala

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Well, Binnu ji thanks for clarifying that point. We can’t obviously wait to see the scene in the movie itself on 14th Feb. 

Kala Shah Kala, which is releasing on 14th February – (this Valentine’s Day) has been bankrolled by Harsimran Dhillon, GS Dhillon, Navaniat Singh, Achal Kaushal, Karan Soni and Binnu Dhillon, with Lakhwinder Singh, and Ashish Saini as the co-producers. Besides Binnu Dhillon, Sargun Mehta and Jordan Sandhu in the lead, the movie stars Karamjit Anmol, Harby Sangha, Nirmal Rishi, BN Sharma, Gurmeet Saajan, Anita Devgan, and Shahnaz Gill in pivotal roles.

Watch the trailer of Kala Shah Kala

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Neeru Bajwa who is awaiting the release of her first Punjabi film of 2019 – UDA AIDA (Releasing on 1st Feb), is doing everything possible to make her fans aware about the significance of the film. From playing “Punjabi language tests” in interviews to talking about her own life story, her daughter’s Punjabi speaking abilities to speaking about the prejudice that she, despite being a highly successful Punjabi actress, has faced, she revealed it all during her candid promotional interviews. 

Talking to Iampunjaabi.com, Neeru Bajwa said, “I do not understand the psyche of our own people when it comes to our mother-tongue. Why do we feel ashamed talking in our own language. I feel fortunate that even though I have been born and brought up in Canada, my parents made sure that I speak only Punjabi at home. That’s the same I am doing with my three year old daughter now. Both me and my husband have made it a point that she listens to Punjabi music – especially the legends like Gurdas Mann, speaks in Punjabi at home and even during my India visits, I try to keep a Punjabi tutor for her while I am away on shoots. I guess, parenting plays a big role here.”

Speaking about the prejudice that she herself faced for working in Punjabi cinema, Neeru recalls, “I was so appalled once when some Punjabis came to me and said ‘we don’t watch Punjabi movies at all, but yeah we’ve watched your ‘Jatt and Juliet’. For me, it was like ‘are they complimenting me or insulting my choice of working in Punjabi films?”

“It’s sad to see such a treatment against our mother-tongue. Learning international languages isn’t bad. In fact, it’s good for your career but insulting your mother-tongue and feeling humiliated by speaking it, is a phenomenon that completely baffles me,” she adds. 

Check out some of Neeru Bajwa’s ‘Countdown’ posts here. Looks she’s really excited about the movie. Isn’t it?

UDA AIDA releases TOMORROW i.e. 1st FEB 2019. It is directed by Ksshitij Chaudhary, written by Naresh Kathooria and produced by Rrupaali Gupta of Friday Russh Motion Pictures along with Naresh Kathooria Films and Ksshitij Chaudhary Films.   

 

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Dev Kharoud, who’s created his own niche in the Punjabi film industry, which was generally regarded as the haven for comedy film fantatics, is now ready to play another intense and real-life character for a film, allegedy based on the life of Jassi-Sidhu honour killing case. 

Produced by Dream Reality Movies, (who’re behind films like Daakuan Da Munda, Kaka Ji), the film is reportedly slated to get released in 2019 only and shall see Dev enacting the role of the ‘investigating officer’.

[h4]Based on such a real-life tale of Jassi Sidhu and Sukhwinder Mithu, who married in 1999 against the wishes of their familes, the film is yet untitled. While Jassi Sidhu was brutally killed by her own family, Sukhwinder Mithu spent his entire life fighting for justice![/h4]

Sukhwinder Mithu, the husband of the deceased ‘Jassi Sidhu’, is reportedly relieved to find out that there are people in film industry who are sympathetic towards his wife’s tragic death and want to showcase the evil in our society on screen.  “This is going to be a huge honour for my wife, who I believe is still somewhere in the heaven, hoping for justice.”

HERE’S EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE FILM – MANDEEP BENIPAL ABOUT THIS FILM:

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Singer/actor Ammy Virk, who gave a fantastic performance as a hockey player in Punjabi movie – Harjeeta last year, is all set to play a sportsman again but this time is for his debut Bollywood film. 

The actor shall be seen playing former Indian cricketer Balwinder Singh Sandhu in Kabir Khan’s upcoming sports drama, ’83 that stars Ranveer Singh in the lead.  The makers made the big announcement with a short video that described Sandhu as “the bowler who swung ’83 World Cup India’s way” and “the Singh, who was a king, both on and off the field.”

[h4] The short video introduced Ammy to the Hindi audience as “the multi-talented Punjabi star.” [/h4]

Sharing the video on their Twitter account, Reliance Entertainment, the presenters of the film, wrote, “Punjabi star @AmmyVirk will play #BalwinderSinghSandhu, who knocked out Gordon Greenidge in the ’83 World Cup final. #CastOf83  @RanveerOfficial @kabirkhankk @83thefilm #MadhuMantena @vishinduri #Relive83”

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Punjabi star @AmmyVirk will play #BalwinderSinghSandhu, who knocked out Gordon Greenidge in the ’83 World Cup final. #CastOf83 @RanveerOfficial @kabirkhankk @83thefilm #MadhuMantena @vishinduri #Relive83 pic.twitter.com/zu8YqoejTJ

— Reliance Entertainment (@RelianceEnt) January 23, 2019

Elated Ammy broke this news to his fans on twitter, captioning – “Sat shri akaal sab nu te thnku tuc ainna pyaar ditta, jihde karke m goin to do debut in bollywood… thnku so much… shukar waheguru ji da…@RanveerOfficial bhaji @kabirkhankk sir @83thefilm @RelianceEnt #mantenamadhu sir @vishinduri sir , thnx to @PawanGill bhaji #Relive83” [sic]

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Sat shri akaal sab nu te thnku tuc ainna pyaar ditta, jihde karke m goin to do debut in bollywood… thnku so much… shukar waheguru ji da…@RanveerOfficial bhaji @kabirkhankk sir @83thefilm @RelianceEnt #mantenamadhu sir @vishinduri sir , thnx to @PawanGill bhaji #Relive83 pic.twitter.com/3KQoSWKHvM

— Ammy Virk (@AmmyVirk) January 23, 2019

Check out the picture of the real Balwinder Singh Sandhu below:

83, which will recreate India’s historic win against West Indies at the 1983 Cricket World Cup, will see Ranveer Singh playing the role of former Indian skipper Kapil Dev and will get released on April 10, 2020. 

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