Amberdeep Singh

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Amberdeep Singh
Born (1979-12-13) 13 December 1979 (age 44) [1] [2] [ non-primary source needed ]
NationalityIndian
Alma mater Punjabi University [3]
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • director
  • actor
Years active2014–present
Known for Angrej
Lahoriye
Laung Laachi

Amberdeep Singh is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and producer associated with Punjabi films.

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Life and career

Singh did his schooling at Government Senior Secondary School in Abohar and then studied business at DAV College, Abohar. [1] Afterwards, he pursued a master's degree in theatre and television from Punjabi University, Patiala before moving to Mumbai in 2001. [1] [3] His father is a journalist. In an interview, Singh disclosed that he went in order to become an actor and ended up writing dialogues and scripts for comedy shows. He has worked in Comedy Nights with Kapil and Comedy Circus . [3] He has won five awards for his direction, screenwriting, and stories. In 2015, he won the Best Screenplay award at PTC Punjabi Film Awards for writing the screenplay of Goreyan Nu Daffa Karo . [4] [5] In 2016, he won two awards for Angrej : Best Screenplay and Best Story. [6] In 2018, he won the Best Debut Director award at Filmfare Punjabi Awards and Best Director Award at PTC Film Awards for his directorial debut, Lahoriye .

He has also made cameo appearances in the films Love Punjab, Sarvann , Lahoriye, Harjeeta , and Ashke. He made his debut as a lead actor in Laung Laachi with Neeru Bajwa, followed by Bhajjo Veero Ve in 2018.

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmActorDirectorDialoguesScreenwriterProducerNotesRef
2008Chak De Phatte——YesYes—Co-Screenwriter with Naresh Kathooria and Smeep Kang, Co-Dialogue Writer with Naresh Kathooria
2013 Jatt & Juliet 2 ——YesNo—Co-Dialogue Writer with Anurag Singh
Viyah 70 km——NoYes—Co-Screenwriter with Naresh Kathooria and Mushtaq Pasha
Daddy Cool Munde Fool ——YesYes—Co-Screenwriter with Rajan Aggarwal [7]
2014 Happy Go Lucky ——YesYes—Co-Screenwriter with Rajan Aggarwal
Goreyan Nu Daffa Karo ——YesYes—Won award for best screenplay
Disco Singh ——YesNo—Co-Dialogue Writer with Anurag Singh
2015 Angrej ——YesYes—Won award for best screenplay and story
2016 Love Punjab Pargat's Assistant—YesYes—
2017 Sarvann Taxi driver—YesYes—Concept - Karaan Guliani
Lahoriye TaufiqYesYesYesYesBest debut director filmfare award/Best director award at PTC Punjabi Film Awards [8]
2018 Laung Laachi MehngaYesYesYesYesWon Best Debut Actor Awards at PFA
Harjeeta CoachNoNoNoNoSpecial appearance as coach
Ashke Noor's brotherYesYesNoNoCo-Dialogue Writer with Dheeraj Rattan
Bhajjo Veero Ve BhooraYesYesYesNo
2019 Laiye Je Yaarian BinderNoYesNoNoCo-Dialogue Writer with Dheeraj Rattan
2022 Saunkan Saunkne NoNoNoYesNo [9]
Sohreyan Da Pind Aa Gaya NoNoYesYesNo
Chhalla Mud Ke Nahi Aaya NoNoYesYesNo
Laung Laachi 2MehngaYesYesYesNoCo-Story Writer and Co-Screenwriter with Amit Sumit, Khushbir Makna and Amandeep Kaur
2023 Jodi NoYesYesYesNo
Jatt Nuu Chudail Takri†NoNoYesYesNo

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  9. ↑ "'Saunkan Saunkne' to release on April 14, 2022". The Times of India. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
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