Divya Dutta is an Indian actress and model. She has appeared in Hindi and Punjabi cinema, in addition to Malayalam and English-language films. She has received many awards including a National Film Award, a Filmfare OTT Award and 2 IIFA Awards.
Jimmy Sheirgill, also credited as Jimmy Shergill, is an Indian actor and producer who primarily works in Hindi and Punjabi films. Sheirgill is a recipient of several accolades including one Producers Guild Film Award and one PTC Punjabi Film Award with one Filmfare Award nomination.
Roger David, better known by his stage name Bohemia, is a Pakistani-American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer, mainly associated with Punjabi language music industry. He is considered to be the pioneer of the Desi hip hop industry.
Amrinder Singh Gill is an Indian actor, singer, songwriter and film producer who makes Punjabi-language films and music. He has been nominated for twenty-four PTC Punjabi Film Awards, winning seven including three for Best Actor, and two for Best Playback singer and has been nominated for five Filmfare Awards, winning two for Best Actor and Best Playback singer, among other accolades.
PTC Punjabi is an Indian Punjabi-language television network. Indian politician and the president of the Shiromani Akali Dal Sukhbir Singh Badal holds a majority stake in PTC. It features general interest programming including news, dramas, comedies, music and talk shows. PTC Punjabi commenced operations on 6 August 2008 and in a year, became the most popular television network in Punjab, India.
Sukhmani – Hope for Life is a 2010 Indian Punjabi-language film directed by Manjeet Maan and starring Gurdas Maan, Juhi Chawla, Divya Dutta and Bhagwant Mann. It was produced by Gurdas, Manjeet's husband, and their son Gurikk Maan. It has been made by Maan's own production company - Sai Lok Sangeet, with the screenplay by Irshad Kamil, music by Jaidev Kumar and lyrics written by Gurdas Maan. The music for the film was released on 6 January 2010 and includes vocals from Gurdas Maan, Shreya Ghoshal and for the first time ever in her career - Juhi Chawla has sung alongside Gurdas Maan in a duet for the songs "Preeto " and "Nanhi Si Gudiya".
Hirdesh Singh, known professionally as Yo Yo Honey Singh, or simply Honey Singh, is an Indian rapper, singer, music producer and actor. He started in 2003 as a session and recording artist, and became a bhangra, hip hop, and Punjabi music producer. Honey Singh played a significant role in popularizing hip hop in India through his catchy beats, rap style, and fusion of Hindi, Punjabi and English lyrics, appealing to a wide audience. His music brought hip hop into the mainstream and paved the way for other artists to explore the genre.
Rupinder Singh "Gippy" Grewal is an Indian actor, singer, film director and producer whose works span over Punjabi and Hindi film industry.
PTC Punjabi Film Awards are Indian film awards presented annually by the PTC Punjabi television network to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professional filmmakers and actors with achievements in the field of Punjabi cinema in India.
Anurag Singh is an Indian film director, writer and producer. He is best known for the Bollywood film Kesari (2019), which was a major success at the time of release. He is also noted for directing Punjabi films such as Punjab 1984, Jatt and Juliet film series and Yaar Annmulle. He is widely recognized as one of the most influential filmmakers of Punjabi film industry.
Sonampreet Bajwa, professionally known as Sonam Bajwa, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Punjabi films. Bajwa is a recipient of two PTC Punjabi Film Awards along with nominations for four Filmfare Awards Punjabi.
Amninderpal Singh Virk, better known as Ammy Virk, is an Indian singer, actor and producer associated with Punjabi Music and subsequently in Punjabi and Hindi films. He started the production house Villagers Film Studio and a distribution company In House Group. He is best known for playing the role of Nikka in Nikka Zaildar series, Shivjit in Qismat & Qismat 2, Harjeet Singh in Harjeeta, and Haakam in Angrej.
Mandeep Benipal is an Indian film director. He made his directorial debut with movie Ekam - Son of Soil in 2010. Later he came up with the movie Sadda Haq (2013), Yoddha (2014) and Dakuan Da Munda.
Nimrat Khaira is an Indian singer, and actress known for her work in Punjabi- language music and films. She started her singing career with song "Rabb Karke" and "SP De Rank Wargi" whereas her acting debut was in 2017 with Lahoriye.
Simarpreet Kaur "Simi" Chahal is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Punjabi films.
Amberdeep Singh is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and producer associated with Punjabi films.
Filmfare Awards Punjabi are presented to the best films and performers in Punjabi cinema. The Awards were first presented in 2017.
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'.
The PTC Punjabi Film Awards award for Best Actor is an award, begun in 2011, presented annually at the PTC Awards to an actor via a jury. This is given by PTC Punjabi as part of its annual PTC Awards for Punjabi (Pollywood) films. As of 2020, Diljit Dosanjh lead the list, with five wins, followed by Amrinder Gill and Gippy Grewal.
