Power Cut

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Power Cut
Directed by Jaspal Bhatti
Written byJaspal Bhatti
Screenplay byJaspal Bhatti
Produced byP & R Films
Mad Arts, Jaspal Bhatti Film School
Paveljeet Singh
StarringJaspal Bhatti
Jasraj Bhatti
Surilie Gautam
Rajesh Puri
Gauri Singh
Jaswinder Bhalla
Prem Chopra
CinematographyRaju Kay Gee
Edited byJasraj Singh Bhatti
Music byPawan Mishra
Release date
  • 26 October 2012 (2012-10-26)
CountryIndia
LanguagePunjabi

Power Cut is a 2012 Indian Punjabi romantic comedy film. It was the last film directed by Jaspal Bhatti and produced by Paveljeet Singh under P & R Films and Mad Arts, Jaspal Bhatti Film School. [1] [2] The lead actors include Jaspal Bhatti himself, his wife Savita Bhatti and several well-known Punjabi actors. [3] The film was released on 26 October 2012 worldwide. The movie mocks the power outages and corruption in India, especially in the state of Punjab.

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References

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