Qissa Panjab | |
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Directed by | Jatinder Mauhar |
Written by | Uday Pratap Singh |
Produced by | Annu Bains |
Starring | Jagjeet Sandhu Preet Bhullar Kul Sidhu Dheeraj Kumar |
Cinematography | Apal Singh |
Edited by | Shekhar Koditkar |
Production company | Pukhraj Production House |
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Country | India |
Language | Punjabi |
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