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Bhaṅgṛā is a type of upbeat popular music associated with the Punjab region in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, and the Punjabi diaspora in Europe and North America.
Bajwa is a surname. Notable people bearing the name include:
Sikhs have a given name and one or both of a surname and a Khalsa name. The surname may be a family name or a caste name. Despite that the Guru Granth Sahib prohibits the use of a caste system, different castes still exist today in some aspects of Punjabi culture; similarly to the Hindu caste system, this system is based on employment. For example, Sekhon is a Jatt last name, as are Sandhu, Mann, Grewal, Dhami, Gill, Sidhu etc.
Tulip Joshi is an Indian actress who has appeared in Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu films.
Harcharanjit Singh Rupal known professionally as Channi Singh, is a British-Indian bhangra musician, known as the "godfather" of bhangra in the West. Channi is the co-founder, lead singer, producer, and director of Alaap. He came from Malerkotla, Punjab to the UK in 1975 and gradually started the popularity of Punjabi music among the Punjabi youth in the UK, forming the Alaap group in 1977 with Harjeet Gandhi, Randhir Sahota and Inder Kalsi.
Over the twentieth century many communities have immigrated to the United Kingdom (UK), amongst them Punjabis from India and Pakistan. Many have brought their literary talents with them. Some have taken to writing in English, whilst others have expressed their works into their original language. These writers have absorbed what they have seen in England and reflected this in their Punjabi novels and poetry. Amongst these writers are Amarjit Chandan, Harjeet Atwal, Veena Verma and Shivcharan Gill. Others include Sathi Ludhianvi, K.C. Mohan, S.S. Santokh and Yash. In addition to these imigres, new British-born writers are emerging. These include Dominic Rai, Rupinderpal Singh Dhillon and Daljit Nagra.
Punjabi literature, specifically literary works written in the Punjabi language, is characteristic of the historical Punjab of India and Pakistan and the Punjabi diaspora. The Punjabi language is written in several scripts, of which the Shahmukhi and Gurmukhī scripts are the most commonly used in Pakistan and India, respectively.
Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah is one of India's longest running sitcoms. It is produced by Neela Tele Films Private Limited. The show went on air on July 28, 2008. It airs from Monday to Friday on SAB TV. Reruns of the show started on Sony Pal from November 2, 2015.
Surinder is an Indian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Sarabjit or Sarbjit is a masculine Indian given name. Notable people with the name include:
Heer and Hero is a 2013 Indian Punjabi film directed by Sagar S Sharma. Heer and Hero is produced by Harjeet Bhullar and Etch-B, and stars Manissha Lamba, Arya Babbar, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Preet Bhullar, Mukul Dev and Manoj Pahwa. The film also has a song titled 'Haule Haule', with Music Director Mukhtar Sahota, vocals of Ranjit Rana and lyrics by Yaadwinder Pamma.
Arsho (2014) is an Indian Punjabi language romance film directed by Shapinder Pal Singh and produced by Dakssh Ajit Singh. The film released 13 June 2014, and cast includes Mannat Singh, Dakssh Ajit Singh, Sonia Gill, Shakti Anand, and Komal, and was shot in Chandigarh and surrounding areas.
Meri Shadi Karao is a 2013 Hindi Bollywood comedy film directed by Syed Noor and produced by Daler Mehndi, under "Mehndi Production" and "Paragon Entertainment Group" banners. Gurdeep Mehndi, Radhika Vaid and Manoj Pahwa in lead role.
Sandhu is a Jat clan in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.
Ammy Virk born as Amrinderpal Singh Virk is an Indian singer, actor and producer owning his production house under name "Villagers Film Studios" and a distribution company "In House Group". He is best known for playing the role of Nikka in Nikka Zaildar, Shivjit in Qismat and Haakam in Angrej.
Avtar is a given name. Notable people with this name include:
Harjeeta is a hockey based drama film, inspired from true stories Punjabi film directed by Vijay Kumar Arora and starring Ammy Virk and Pankaj Tripathi with a release date of 18 May 2018.
Kurmaiyan is an Indian Punjabi movie directed by Gurmeet Saajan and Manjit Singh Tony. Kurmayian movie starring Harjit Harman and Japji Khaira as the main protagonists of the film. Movie was released worldwide on 14 September 2018.
