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Pankaj Batra | |
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| Born | Chandigarh, India |
| Occupations | Film director, Producer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Website | iampankajbatra |
Pankaj Batra is an Indian film director. [1] He is known for Sajjan Singh Rangroot Starring (Diljit Dosanjh), [2] Bambukat Starring (Ammy Virk), Goreyan Nu Daffa Karo Starring (Amrinder Gill), Naughty Jatts , and Dildariyaan . [3] [4]
In 2017, he released his film Channa Mereya (film) starring Ninja, Payal Rajput, Amrit Maan, Karamjit Anmol.
His first Punjabi film as director was Reehjan [5] in November 2005, starring Ranjeet, Aryan Vaid, and Bunti Garewal. After that he directed a soap titled Chaldi Da Naam Gaddi [6] for Zee television in November 2007. Later on, he directed another show in 2008 titled Hum Tum for Zee . His second Punjabi feature film was Virsa [7] in 2008 starring Gulshan Grover and Aryan Babbar.
Pankaj Batra's first hit as director was Naughty Jatts, released in 2013, [8] starring Neeru Bajwa, Binnu Dhillon and Aarya Babbar. His next film Goreyan Nu Daffa Karo was hit in 2014 starring Amrinder Gill, Binnu Dhillon, Amrit Manghera. His third titled "Dildariyaan" [9] with Jassi Gill was his connective hit in 2015.
"Bambukat" [10] grossed Rs.1.38 crore in Punjab on its first day. [11] It was released in over 65 screens in key international markets on 29 July and grossed approximately US$1 million at the overseas box office in the first week. [12]
Sajjan Singh Rangroot is eighth highest Punjabi grossing film of all time and second highest-grossing film of 2018. [13]
His next is with super star Jassi Gill, Ranjit Bawa and Ninja, titled High End Yaariyan, which is scheduled for 22 February 2019 release. [14]