This list outlines the names of popular lead film actresses, who previously worked or are currently working in the Punjabi film industry , based in Mohali, Punjab, India.
Punjabi cinema refers to the Punjabi-language film industry centered around the Indian state of Punjab, and based in Amritsar, Ludhiana and Mohali.
Neeru Bajwa is a Canadian actress, director and producer who has worked in Indian cinema mainly in Punjabi and Hindi films. She started her career in 1998 with Dev Anand's Bollywood film Main Solah Baras Ki and then moved on to working in Hindi soap operas and Punjabi-language films.
Asa Nu Maan Watna Da is an Indian Punjabi-language film directed by Manmohan Singh released on 7th May 2004 and starring Harbhajan Mann.
Jihne Mera Dil Luteya is a 2011 Indian Punjabi language romantic comedy film directed by Mandeep Kumar with story and screenplay by Dheeraj Rattan, produced by Batra Showbiz Pvt. Ltd. and starring Gippy Grewal, Diljit Dosanjh, Neeru Bajwa, Binnu Dhillon.
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. The movie was reported to be loosely inspired by the 2004 Hindi movie Kuch Toh Gadbad Hain.
Singh vs Kaur is a 2013 Indian Punjabi romantic comedy starring Gippy Grewal, Surveen Chawla, Japji Khaira and Binnu Dhillon in lead roles. Singh vs Kaur was released on 15 February 2013.
Aa Gaye Munde U.K. De or Munde U.K. De 2 is a 2014 Indian Punjabi-language romantic comedy film directed by Manmohan Singh and produced by Sunny Trehan/Trehan Productions. The film features Jimmy Sheirgill, Neeru Bajwa, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Binnu Dhillon, Khushboo Grewal, Om Puri and Gugu Gill. Aa Gaye Munde U.K. De was released on 8 August 2014.
Naukar Vahuti Da is a 2019 Indian-Punjabi language dramedy film directed by Smeep Kang, starring Binnu Dhillon and Kulraj Randhawa. It has Jaswinder Bhalla, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Preet Anand and Upasna Singh in supporting roles, with Dhillon playing double role. The film was theatrically released on 23 August 2019.
Rubina Bajwa is a Canadian actress who works in Indian Punjabi films. The sister of Indian-Canadian actress Neeru Bajwa, she started her career in 2017 in her sister's film Sargi, for which she was awarded the Debut Female Actress Award in 2018 during the PTC Punjabi Film Awards.
Udaariyaan is an Indian Hindi-language television romantic drama series. It premiered on 15 March 2021 on Colors TV and streams on JioCinema. The show is produced by Sargun Mehta and Ravi Dubey under Dreamiyata. It formerly starred Priyanka Chahar Choudhary, Isha Malviya, Ankit Gupta, Twinkle Arora, Hitesh Bharadwaj, Anuraj Chahal and Alisha Khan. Since May 2024, it stars Aditi Bhagat, Avinesh Rekhi and Shreya Jain.