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.
Upasana Singh is an Indian actress and stand-up comedian who works in Hindi and Punjabi language films.
Mel Karade Rabba is a 2010 Indian Punjabi-language film directed by Navaniat Singh and written by Dheeraj Rattan. It was produced by Rajan Batra and Vivek Ohri. It stars Jimmy Sheirgill and Neeru Bajwa. Pop singer Gippy Grewal made his acting debut with the film. Amar Noorie, Sunita Dhir and Shavinder Mahal also make appearances.
Rupinder Singh "Gippy" Grewal is an Indian actor, singer, film director and producer whose works span over Punjabi and Hindi film industry.
Carry On Jatta is a 2012 Indian Punjabi comedy film directed by Smeep Kang and starring Gippy Grewal, and Mahie Gill. The film was released on 27 July 2012. This film was remade in Odia in 2015 as Pilata Bigidigala, in Telugu in 2016 as Eedo Rakam Aado Rakam, in Bangladesh (Bengali) in 2017 as Dhat Teri Ki and in Bengali (India) in 2019 as Jamai Badal.
Singh vs Kaur is a 2013 Indian Punjabi-language romantic comedy action film directed by Navaniat Singh and starring Gippy Grewal, Surveen Chawla, Japji Khaira and Binnu Dhillon in lead roles. Singh vs Kaur was released on 15 February 2013.
Bhaji in Problem is a 2013 Indian Punjabi-language comedy film directed by Smeep Kang, who had earlier directed films like Carry on Jatta and Lucky Di Unlucky Story, both of which featured Gippy Grewal in the lead role. Grewal also appears in this film, with an ensemble cast including Ragini Khanna, Gurpreet Ghuggi, B. N. Sharma, Karamjit Anmol, Japji Khaira, Khushboo Grewal and Misha Bajwa, amongst others. The film is produced by Ashvini Yardi.Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, who also appears in the film briefly as a lookalike of himself. The film also features actor Om Puri and cricketer Harbhajan Singh. Bhaji in Problem was released on 15 November 2013 on over 600 screens worldwide.
Jatt James Bond or JJB is a 2014 Indian Punjabi film directed by Rohit Jugraj, and starring Gippy Grewal and Zareen Khan as leads, along with Gurpreet Ghuggi, Yashpal Sharma. The music of the film is by Jatinder Shah and Mukhtar Sahota.
Sonampreet Bajwa, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Punjabi films. One of the highest paid actress of Punjabi cinema, Bajwa is a recipient of two PTC Punjabi Film Awards along with nominations for four Filmfare Awards Punjabi.
Karamjit Anmol is an Indian actor, comedian, singer and film producer active in the Punjabi entertainment industry. He has worked in Punjabi movies including Laavaan Phere and Carry on Jatta 2. He has also acted in the comedy plays "OMG !! Oh My God" and "Naughty Baba In Town" which were staged in Canada, America, New Zealand and Australia. He received the "PTC Best Comedian Of The Year" award in 2017 for Main Teri Tu Mera.
Dheeraj Rattan is a screenplay and story writer known for films like Mumbai Salsa and Haal-e-dil.
Carry On Jatta 2 is a 2018 Indian Punjabi comedy film directed by Smeep Kang. The film is a sequel to the Carry On Jatta (2012). The film stars Gippy Grewal and Sonam Bajwa in lead roles with Gurpreet Ghuggi, Binnu Dhillon, Jaswinder Bhalla, B.N. Sharma, Karamjit Anmol and Upasana Singh and Jyotii Sethi in supporting roles.
Isha Rikhi is an Indian actress and model. She made her screen debut with Punjabi film Jatt Boys Putt Jattan De (2013) with Sippy Gill. She was part of Happy Go Lucky with Punjabi actor Amrinder Gill (2014). She then appeared in Mere Yaar Kaminey and What the Jatt in 2014 and 2015 respectively. In 2016, she played the role of a lively young girl in the movie Ardaas starring Gippy Grewal and Ammy Virk. She debuted in the bollywood movie "Nawabzaade"
Manje Bistre is a 2017 Indian Punjabi-language family drama romantic comedy film featuring Gippy Grewal and Sonam Bajwa in lead roles while Karamjit Anmol, Jaggi Singh, Sardar Sohi and Hobby Dhaliwal in supporting roles. The film is set up against the backdrop of traditional Punjabi wedding. The dialogues are penned by Rana Ranbir, and the story and screenplay is written by Gippy Grewal. It is directed by Baljit Singh Deo and was released on 14 April 2017.
Mar Gaye Oye Loko is a 2018 Indian-Punjabi language Comedy film directed by Simerjit Singh starring Gippy Grewal, Binnu Dhillon & Sapna Pabbi in lead roles. It is a Punjabi comedy about a simple boy, Tittu, and his journey to finally marry the girl of his dreams, Simran. She in turn happens to be interested in the local gangster, Gill Baiji. Gill Baiji gets shot by his arch rival Sidhu and this event changes Tittu's fate forever. The film has Jaswinder Bhalla, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Karamjit Anmol, B.N. Sharma and Jaggi Singh in supporting roles; it marked the Punjabi debut for Sapna Pabbi.
Ardaas Karaan is a 2019 Indian Punjabi-language social drama film directed by Gippy Grewal from a screenplay co-written with Rana Ranbir. It is sequel to Ardaas and the second installment in Ardaas series. Produced by Humble Motion Pictures; it stars Gurpreet Ghuggi, Gippy Grewal, Japji Khaira, Meher Vij, and Yograj Singh. The story of the film explores the generation gap and different conflicting opinion about life.
Carry On Jatta 3, also known by the initialism COJ3, is a 2023 Indian Punjabi-language comedy film directed by Smeep Kang and produced by Humble Motion Pictures. A sequel to both Carry on Jatta (2012) and Carry On Jatta 2 (2018), it stars Gippy Grewal, Binnu Dhillon and Sonam Bajwa in the lead roles with Gurpreet Ghuggi, Kavita Kaushik, Nasir Chinyoti, Jaswinder Bhalla, B.N. Sharma and Karamjit Anmol in supporting roles.
Naresh Kathooria is an Indian Punjabi film writer, producer, and actor. He is known for Lucky Di Unlucky Story (2013), Carry on Jatta (2012), Bha Ji in Problem (2013) and Uda Aida (2019), Chandigarh Amritsar Chandigarh (2019) and Chakk De Phatte (2008).
