Ardaas (film)

Ardaas
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gippy Grewal
Written by	Gippy Grewal
Story by	Gippy Grewal
Produced by	Gippy Grewal Sukhjinder Bhachu Pushpinder Happy Sippy Grewal Aman Khatkar Badshah (Aditya Singh) [1]
Starring	Gurpreet Ghuggi Ammy Virk B.N. Sharma Rana Ranbir Karamjit Anmol Mandy Takhar Isha Rikhi
Narrated by	Yogesh Grover
Cinematography	Baljit Singh Deo
Edited by	Baljit Singh Deo
Music by	Jatinder Shah
Backgrounds by	Yogesh Grover
Production companies	Humble Motion Pictures Sippy Grewal Productions Aman Khatkar Arsara Films
Release date	11 March 2016 (2016-03-11)
Running time	135 minutes [2]
Country	India
Language	Punjabi

Ardaas is an Indian Punjabi-language film. It is directed and written by Gippy Grewal and the dialogues are written by Rana Ranbir ^[3] and was released on 11 March 2016. ^{[4] [5]}

Plot

The movie revolves around Master Gurmukh (Gurpreet Ghuggi) and how he arrives in a new village after being posted to a government school. He helps various villagers by reminding them of their good values and teaching them more while he simultaneously faces his own inner guilt.

Cast

• Gurpreet Ghuggi as Master Gurmukh Singh
• Ammy Virk as Agyapal Singh/Aasi
• B.N. Sharma as Subedar Saab
• Karamjit Anmol as Shambhu Nath/Lala
• Rana Ranbir as Lottery (Postman)
• Mandy Takhar as Binder
• Sardar Sohi as Diler Singh Sohi (Aasi's Father)
• Isha Rikhi as Mannat Brar
• Meher Vij as Baani
• Satwant Kaur as Lady Doctor
• Harby Sangha as Nagraaj/Sapp
• Prince Kanwaljit Singh
• Gippy Grewal as Sukhi (Cameo Appearance)

Track list

S. No.	Track	Singer	Lyrics	Music
1.	"Daata Ji"	Nachhatar Gill	Happy Raikoti	Jatinder Shah
2.	"Kawa Wali Panchait"	Ammy Virk	Gill Raunta
3.	"Jann Ton Pyara"	Tarannum Malik & Happy Raikoti	Happy Raikoti
4.	"Mere Sahib"	Gippy Grewal & Sunidhi Chauhan	Happy Raikoti
5.	"Nain"	Ammy Virk & Gurlez Akhtar	Amrit Mann
6.	"Fakeera"	Kanwar Grewal	Happy Raikoti

Release

The movie was released on 11 March 2016 in the theatres . it is also available on Chaupal Ott platform

Reception

Ardaas was premiered on 10 March 2016 as part of Punjabi International Film Festival Toronto 2016 in Brampton (Canada). ^[6] Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan praised the story and trailer of the film. ^{[7] [8]}

Box office

See also: List of highest-grossing Punjabi films

First time in history of Punjabi cinema two major Superstars' films were released on same day, Ardaas and Love Punjab . ^[9]

Ardaas grossed ₹2.97 crore (US$350,000) at 61 screens and failed to beat overseas box-office records of Love Punjab and Diljit Dosanjh's Sardaar Ji . ^[10]

Critical response

The Tribune reviewed Ardaas as a film that will touch every heart as it doesn't have a lesson but has meaning. ^[11] CNN-IBN reviewed Ardaas as a film that will help you understand how every experience in life that has the potential of becoming a spiritual experience. ^[12]

Sequel

The second film of the franchise, Ardaas Karaan , was released on July 19th, 2019. The third film of the franchise, Ardaas Sarbat De Bhalle Di, was released on September 13th, 2024.

References

1. "Feel proud to be part of 'Ardaas': Badshah". The Statesman. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
2. "ARDAAS". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
3. "An 'Ardaas' to end drug menace in Punjab".
4. Offensive, Marking Them (4 December 2015). "Official poster of Gippy Grewal's 'Ardaas' looks promising". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
5. Service, Tribune News (6 January 2016). "Anyway talking of directors, actor-singer, and now producer cum director, Gippy Grewal comes with a film based on drug menace in Punjab, Ardaas". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
6. "Gippy Grewal's Ardaas to premier on March 10 as part of PIFF Toronto 2016". Your South Asian Focus online newspaper. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
7. "Can't wait to see the film: Aamir Khan lauds Gippy Grewal's 'Ardaas'".
8. "Aamir praises Gippy Grewal's film on farmers' plight". Business Standard News. Press Trust of India. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
9. "'Ardaas' vs 'Love Punjab': Why the Punjabi film industry should have avoided the box office clash this Friday". IBNLive. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
10. "Overseas box office collection: 'Love Punjab,' 'Ardaas' fail to beat 'Sardaar Ji' international records".
11. "MOVIE REVIEW — ARDAAS: A prayer answered".
12. "'Ardaas' review: Gippy Grewal's directorial venture is a heartfelt film with nuanced performances".