Killer Punjabi

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Killer Punjabi
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Directed byLakhvir Bansi
Screenplay byRavinder Singh
Story byRavinder Singh
Produced byGolden Coin Entertainment
Rav Production
Ravinder Singh
Pooja Batra
Starring Pooja Batra
Gulshan Grover
Kailey Rav
Jasbir Gill
CinematographyBruce Borland
Chase Bowman
Dmitry Burenok
Sanjeev Chauhan
Peter Planta
Edited bySun Gill
Music by Aslam Keyi
Release date
  • 13 May 2016 (2016-05-13)
CountryIndia
LanguagePunjabi

Killer Punjabi is a Punjabi mystery-action-thriller featuring Pooja Batra alongside Gulshan Grover, Kailey Rav and Jasbir Gill. [1] [2] Filmed mostly in Los Angeles, it was directed by Lakhvir Bansi. This film is a debut Punjabi film of Pooja Batra. [3] [4]

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Plot

The film revolves around the life of a contract killer Rav, who never fails to kill his targets and faces a dilemma when he is instructed to kill the woman he loves. [5]

Music

Four songs appear in the film, composed by Aslam Keyi and Arvind Kumar. [6]

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