Daljit Singh Shergill, known as Shergill Sahib, was a Sikh leader from Punjab, India, who was president of the first gurdwara in the UK. He immigrated to the West Midlands in the early 1960s. He became president of Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick in 1984 and led the community for 20 years.
Punjabi cinema, also known as Pollywood or Punjwood, is cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Punjabi-language widely spoken in the Indian state of Punjab. It is based in Amritsar, Ludhiana, and Mohali.
Ik Kudi Punjab Di is a 2010 Punjabi film directed by Manmohan Singh with story and screenplay by Singh and dialogues by Rana Ranbir. The film is produced by Singh and Ratan Bhatia and stars Amrinder Gill, Jaspinder Cheema, Aman Dhaliwal, Gugu Gill, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Rana Ranbir, and Kimi Verma.
Yaar Annmulle is a 2011 Indian Punjabi film directed by Anurag Singh. It stars Arya Babbar, Yuvraj Hans, Harish Verma, Jividha Sharma, Kajal Jain and Jenny Ghottra in lead roles. The film was released on 7 October 2011.
Yaaran Naal Baharan is a 2005 Indian Punjabi-language feature film directed by Manmohan Singh. It stars Jimmy Sheirgill and Juhi Babbar. A spiritual sequel, Yaraan Naal Baharaan 2, followed in 2012, directed by Samit Brar starring Vikramjeet Virk and Rishita Monga in the lead roles.
Surinder SinghMann, better known as Sharry Mann, is an Indian singer, songwriter, and actor associated with Punjabi language music and films.
Haani is a 2013 Indian Punjabi-language romantic drama film directed by Amitoje Mann and stars Harbhajan Mann, Mehreen Kaleka, Sarbjit Cheema, Anuj Sachdeva, Sonia Mann and Rupan Bal. The film consists of two story lines set in the years 1964 and 2013. The two story lines are told non-linearly and are interwoven with use of match cuts and reflect the themes of love and commitment.
Shareek is a 2015 Punjabi musical drama film directed by Navaniat Singh, starring Jimmy Sheirgill, Mahie Gill, Guggu Gill, Simar Gill, Oshin Sai, Mukul Dev, Kuljinder Singh Sidhu, Prince KJ, Hobby Dhaliwal, and Gulchoo Jolly. It was produced under the banner of Ohri Productions and Green Planet Production. It was first released on 22 October 2015. Mukul Dev was awarded the PTC Punjabi film awards for best actor in a negative role for his performance in the movie.
25 Kille is a 2016 Punjabi drama film directed by Simranjit Singh Hundal and starring Guggu Gill, Yograj Singh, Ranjha Vikram Singh, Jimmy Sharma, Lakha Lakhwinder Singh, Sonia Mann, and Sapna Bassi.
Yaar Jigree Kasooti Degree is an Indian Punjabi-language comedy-drama web-series created by Rabby Tiwana. Co-produced by Troll Punjabi and Media International, the series is based on life of college students. The series marks as one of first Punjabi successful web-series. The first episode of the series was aired on 15 September 2018, with first season concluding on 31 December 2018 at have been viewed over thirty and fifteen million times respectively. Season 2 premiered on 30 September 2020 and concluded on 30 December 2020.
Singham is a 2019 Indian Punjabi-language action film written by Dheeraj Rattan and directed by Navaniat Singh. Co-produced by T-Series, Ajay Devgn FFilms and Panorama Studios, it stars Parmish Verma, Kartar Cheema and Sonam Bajwa, along with Sardar Sohi, Rupinder Rupi, Anita Devgn, and Hardeep Gill in supporting roles. It is an official remake of 2010 Tamil film Singam. The film chronicles the story of righteous cop Dilsher Singh, who fights against drug peddlers in his village Singham Khurd.
Jinde Meriye is a 2020 Indian Punjabi romance film directed by Pankaj Batra. The film stars Parmish Verma, Sonam Bajwa, Yuvraj Hans and Navneet Kaur Dhillon in the lead roles Pankaj Batra produced the film, alongside Ashu Munish Sahni, Aniket Kawade, Preeta Batra and Amandeep Singh and co-produced by Mandip Dhami. It was released in cinemas on 24 January 2020. This film was scheduled to World Television Premiere on 3 July 2021 on Pitaara TV.
Mitran Nu Shaunk Hathyaran Da is a Punjabi action film directed by Sagar Sharma. This film revolves around the story of four friends and the impact of power and guns in their lives. The story is particularly targeted at today's youth and captures the typical Punjab culture. Mitran Nu Shaunk Hathyaran Da had a strong ensemble star cast and the film crew had a good experience of already having worked for Punjabi cinema.
Parmish Verma is an Indian singer, rapper, music video director, videographer and actor associated with the Punjabi Music and Punjabi Film Industry. He started his career as a video director then singer, and later debuted as an actor with the film Rocky Mental.
Karanveer Khullar is an Indian actor who mainly work in Hindi and Punjabi film industry. He is best known for his movies like Rocky Mental, Dakuaan Da Munda 2 and Tigers.
Yaar Mera Titliaan Warga is a 2022 Indian Punjabi-language, romantic comedy drama film with Gippy Grewal and Tanu Grewal in the lead roles. The film also features Karamjit Anmol and Raj Dhaliwal. The film was directed by Vikas Vashisht, and was released on 2 September 2022. According to the Box office India, the film collected approximately ₹95,00,000 (US$116,322) on the opening day.
Kamaldeep Singh Dhaliwal, commonly known as Hobby Dhaliwal is an Indian film actor, singer, and politician. He is known for his works in Punjabi and Hindi films. Dhaliwal began his career by debut movie Burrraahh in 2012. The films Angrej (2015), Lahoriye (2017), Jora 10 Numbaria (2017), and Ardaas Karaan (2019) are among his best known works.
