Mera Pind

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Mera Pind
Mera Pind poster.jpg
Directed by Manmohan Singh
Produced by Manmohan Singh
Starring Navjot Sidhu
Harbhajan Mann
Kimi Verma
Gurpreet Ghuggi
Cinematography Manmohan Singh
Music byBabloo Kumar
Distributed by Adlabs
Release date
  • 5 September 2008 (2008-09-05)
Country India
Language Punjabi

Mera Pind (English: My village) is a Punjabi film released on 20 September 2008, directed and produced Manmohan Singh. [1] The film stars Harbhajan Mann, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Kimi Verma and Gurpreet Ghuggi.

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Plot

Mera Pind is the story of a well-to-do Non-resident Indian Navjot Singh sidhu, who is played by Navjot Sidhu, who has chosen to settle in his native village and spread the message of empowerment and entrepreneurship among the village youth. Led by Himmat, played by Harbhajan Maan, the youth set off a revolution in the development of the village. The story inspires Punjabis who are increasingly opting to settle abroad, to undertake business in their own villages and cities. Mera Pind also includes a story of a young man seeking his love but has been shielded from the father of the woman he loves.

Cast

Box office

Mera Pind was successful at the box office, both domestically and overseas. In Punjab it broke the record of the highest opening for a Punjabi film, grossing 50 lakhs over its first weekend. [2] Overseas the film had a limited release but did "extraordinary" business as it grossed 55 lakhs in the United Kingdom, 75 lakhs in North America and broke another record for the three-day total grossing 1.55 crore nett from just 25 prints. [3] The film grossed a worldwide total of 2.75 crore nett from two weeks and was declared a Blockbuster. [4]

Music

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References

  1. "Mera Pind: My Home". IMDb .
  2. "Big Pictures launches a Punjabi film 'Mera Pind ' globally". Indiaglitz. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  3. "Mera Pind (Punjabi) Is Extraordinary". Boxofficeindia. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
  4. "Singh Is Kinng To Finish Near 35 Crore". Boxofficiendia. Retrieved 4 April 2012.