Punjabi cinema refers to the Punjabi-language film industry centered around the Indian state of Punjab, and based in Amritsar, Ludhiana and Mohali.
Carry On Jatta is a 2012 Indian Punjabi comedy film directed by Smeep Kang and starring Gippy Grewal, and Mahie Gill. The film released on 27 July 2012. This film was remade in Odia in 2015 as Pilata Bigidigala, in Telugu in 2016 as Eedo Rakam Aado Rakam, in Bangladesh (Bengali) in 2017 as Dhat Teri Ki and in Bengali (India) in 2019 as Jamai Badal.
Best of Luck is a Punjabi film starring Gippy Grewal, Jazzy B, Binnu Dhillon, Simran Kaur Mundi and Sonam Bajwa.
Bhaji in Problem is a 2013 Indian Punjabi-language comedy film directed by Smeep Kang, who had earlier directed films like Carry on Jatta and Lucky Di Unlucky Story, both of which featured Gippy Grewal in the lead role. Grewal also appears in this film, with an ensemble cast including Ragini Khanna, Gurpreet Ghuggi, B. N. Sharma, Karamjit Anmol, Japji Khaira, Khushboo Grewal and Misha Bajwa, amongst others. The film is produced by Ashvini Yardi.Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, who also appears in the film briefly as a lookalike of himself. The film also features actor Om Puri and cricketer Harbhajan Singh. Bhaji in Problem was released on 15 November 2013 on over 600 screens worldwide.
Jatt James Bond or JJB is a 2014 Indian Punjabi film directed by Rohit Jugraj, and starring Gippy Grewal and Zareen Khan as leads, along with Gurpreet Ghuggi, Yashpal Sharma. The music of the film is by Jatinder Shah and Mukhtar Sahota.
Double Di Trouble is a 2014 Indian Punjabi-language film directed by Smeep Kang, and starring Dharmendra, Gippy Grewal and Minissha Lamba, Kulraj Randhawa as leads, along with Gurpreet Ghuggi, Poonam Dhillon. The music of the film is by Jatinder Shah. The film is loosely based on the 1982 comedy film Angoor which was based on Shakespeare's play The Comedy of Errors and involves a father-son pair who discover their mirror images in a different city.
Singh of Festival is a 2015 Sikh devotional film from Punjab. It stars Roshan Prince, Mahie Gill, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Dharmendra, Disha Parmar and Jaswinder Bhalla, with music composed and performed by Tru-Skool and Gupsy Aujla.
Carry On Jatta 2 is a 2018 Indian Punjabi comedy film directed by Smeep Kang. The film is a sequel to the Carry On Jatta (2012). The film stars Gippy Grewal and Sonam Bajwa in lead roles with Gurpreet Ghuggi, Binnu Dhillon, Jaswinder Bhalla, B.N. Sharma, Karamjit Anmol and Upasana Singh and Jyotii Sethi in supporting roles.
Simerjit Singh is an Indian film director and writer. He is best known for directing the Punjabi film Angrej.
Mar Gaye Oye Loko is a 2018 Indian-Punjabi language Comedy film directed by Simerjit Singh starring Gippy Grewal, Binnu Dhillon & Sapna Pabbi in lead roles. It is a Punjabi comedy about a simple boy, Tittu, and his journey to finally marry the girl of his dreams, Simran. She in turn happens to be interested in the local gangster, Gill Baiji. Gill Baiji gets shot by his arch rival Sidhu and this event changes Tittu's fate forever. The film has Jaswinder Bhalla, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Karamjit Anmol, B.N. Sharma and Jaggi Singh in supporting roles; it marked the Punjabi debut for Sapna Pabbi.
Aate Di Chidi is a 2018 Punjabi-language black comedy film directed by Harry Bhatti and starring Amrit Maan, Neeru Bajwa, Gurpreet Ghuggi and Arjun Gupta. The film was released worldwide on 18 October 2018, on the Dussehra festival. It was shot in Canada and Punjab, India.
Mr & Mrs 420 Returns is an Indian-Punjabi comedy film directed by Ksshitij Chaudhary starring Ranjit Bawa, Jassi Gill, Payal Rajput, Karamjit Anmol, Jaswinder Bhalla & Gurpreet Ghuggi. It is sequel to the film Mr & Mrs 420 which was released in 2014. Film was released on 15 August 2018.
Son of Manjeet Singh is a 2018 Indian-Punjabi film directed by Vikram Grover. The film is co-produced by K9 Films and Seven Color Motion Pictures and stars Gurpreet Ghuggi, Karamjit Anmol, Japji Khaira, B.N. Sharma, Harby Sangha and Malkit Rouni in pivotal roles.
Uda Aida is a 2019 Indian-Punjabi Drama-comedy film written by Naresh Kathooria and directed by Ksshitij Chaudhary. Co-produced by Friday Russh Motion Pictures, Ksshitij Chaudhary Films, Naresh Kathooria Films; it stars Tarsem Jassar, Neeru Bajwa in lead roles with B.N. Sharma, Gurpreet Ghuggi and Karamjit Anmol in supporting roles. In the film a poor family has to cope with rich kids and their parents when their son is enrolled into a prestigious school.
The 10th PTC Punjabi Film Awards ceremony, presented by PTC Punjabi, honored the best Punjabi films of 2019, and will be held online. It is the first time the award is being held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The curtain raiser for the awards was held on 29 May 2020 on PTC Punjabi. The award ceremony was online on 3 July 2020, and was hosted by Gurpreet Ghuggi, Divya Dutta, Harish Verma, and Gurnam Bhullar. Ardaas Karaan won the most six awards, including Best Film, Best Actor and Best Director, followed by Chal Mera Putt, which won three awards including Best Comedy Film and Best Actor critics'.
Carry On Jatta 3, also known by the initialism COJ3, is a 2023 Indian Punjabi-language comedy film directed by Smeep Kang and produced by Humble Motion Pictures. A sequel to both Carry on Jatta (2012) and Carry On Jatta 2 (2018), it stars Gippy Grewal, Binnu Dhillon and Sonam Bajwa in the lead roles with Gurpreet Ghuggi, Kavita Kaushik, Nasir Chinyoti, Jaswinder Bhalla, B.N. Sharma and Karamjit Anmol in supporting roles.
Muklawa is a 2019 Indian Punjabi-language, comedy-drama film directed by Simerjit Singh under the banner of Ammy Virk Productions. The film is produced by Gunbir Singh Sidhu and Manmord Sidhu. The film stars Ammy Virk, Sonam Bajwa, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Karamjit Anmol and B.N. Sharma are in leading roles with Gurpreet Bhangu, Sukhwinder Chahal, Rakhi Hundal, Drishtii Garewal and Sarbjit Cheema in are in supporting roles. Muklawa was released worldwide in cinemas on 24 May 2019.
Mastaney is a 2023 Indian Punjabi-language historical action drama film. It stars Tarsem Jassar and Gurpreet Ghuggi in the lead role with Simi Chahal and Karamjit Anmol in supporting roles.
