Sardaar Ji

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Sardaarji
Sardaarji - Poster.jpg
Directed by Rohit Jugraj
Screenplay byDheeraj Rattan
Story byDheeraj Rattan
Produced by Gunbir Singh Sidhu
Manmord Sidhu
Parminder Singh
Starring Diljit Dosanjh
Neeru Bajwa
Ali Kazmi
Mandy Takhar
CinematographyParixit Warrier
Edited bySandeep Francis
Music by Jatinder Shah
Nick Dhammu Raju Singh
Production
company
White Hill Studios & Ekrehmat productions
Distributed byWhite Hill Studios
Release date
  • 26 June 2015 (2015-06-26)
Running time
141 minutes
Country India
Language Punjabi
Budget₹8.50 crore (US$1.1 million)
Box office₹38.38 crore (US$4.8 million)

Sardaarji is a 2015 Indian Punjabi fantasy horror film and comedy film directed by Rohit Jugraj, and starring Diljit Dosanjh, Mandy Takhar and Neeru Bajwa in lead roles. The trailer of the film was released on 18 May 2015. Sardaar Ji is one of the first fantasy films to be made in Punjabi cinema. [1] It released on 26 June 2015, and had the biggest opening ever for a Punjabi film in Punjab. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Plot

Jaggi (Diljit Dosanjh) is tasked with driving away a ghost (Neeru Bajwa) who haunts a mansion in London. However hilarious situations ensue when he falls in love with ghost.

Cast

Soundtrack

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."I Love U Ji"Veet BaljitNick Dhammu Diljit Dosanjh 2:58
2."Roku Keda"Veet Baljit Jatinder Shah Kaur B3:20
3."Sardaarji"Veet BaljitJatinder ShahDiljit Dosanjh2:08
4."Taare Mutiyare"Veet BaljitNick DhammuDiljit Dosanjh3:39
5."Time"Veet BaljitJatinder ShahDiljit Dosanjh1:58
6."Veervaar"Ranveer SandhuJatinder ShahDiljit Dosanjh ft Tarunam2:22
Total length:00:15:06

Reception

Box office

The movie had a record opening in the history of Punjabi Cinema, [7] [8] it opened to 100% occupancies and shattered previous openings record of Jatt & Juliet 2 . It collected ₹2.5 crore (US$310,000) on its first day in Punjab while Jatt & Juliet 2 earned ₹1.5 crore (US$190,000) on its opening day. [9] Sardaar Ji also earned ₹14.45 crore (US$1.8 million) in its opening weekend recovering its making costs of ₹11 crore (US$1.4 million). [10] Sardaar Ji beat Bollywood film ABCD 2 at overseas box office and topped the international collection chart. [11] [12]

In its first running week Sardaar Ji collected over ₹28 crore (US$3.5 million), highest ever in Punjabi cinema. It was the first Punjabi movie ( Chaar Sahibzaade has total collection of ₹72 crore (US$9.0 million) as that movie was released in English, Hindi and Punjabi languages) to cross ₹30 crore (US$3.8 million) mark worldwide. [13]

Critical response

CNN-IBN, [14] Hindustan Times [15] & The Tribune [16] gave positive reviews to the movie. Film was also reviewed by British media like The Guardian . [17]

Sequel

A Sequel, entitled Sardaar Ji 2, directed by Rohit Jugraj, written by Dheeraj Rattan and produced by White Hill Production, was released on 24 June 2016. Diljit Dosanjh, Monica Gill and Sonam Bajwa starring as main leads. [18] [19]

Telugu remake

Telugu Filmmaker Vasu Manthena acquired the rights of Sardaar Ji, to produce it in Telugu cinema. [20]

Television viewership record

In December 2015, Sardaar Ji broke UK TV ratings records by delivering the biggest ever audience for a channel as it registered a huge 54,900 viewers, peaking at 90,000 viewers. [21]

Accolades

Recipient(s) and nominee(s)Award CeremonyCategoryResult
Jatinder LallPTC Punjabi Film Awards 2016Best DialoguesWon
Mandy Takhar Best Supporting ActressWon
Diljit Dosanjh Most Popular Song of the YearWon

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