Amar Singh Chamkila was an Indian singer and musician of Punjabi music. Chamkila's vivid language, high-pitched vocals, and novel compositions accompanied by tumbi made him popular. His music was influenced by the Punjabi village life in which he grew up. On 8 March 1988, at the height of his popularity, Chamkila and his second wife Amarjot were killed along with two members of their band in an assassination which remains unsolved.
Surinder Pal Dhammi, better known as Surinder Shinda, was an Indian singer of Punjabi music who is considered a "grandfather of MOC ", and has been described as "legendary". He had numerous hit songs including "Jatt Jeona Morh", "Putt Jattan De", "Truck Billiya", "Balbiro Bhabhi" and "Kaher Singh Di Mout". He has also appeared in Punjabi films such as Putt Jattan De and Ucha Dar Babe Nanak Da.
Jathedar Sukhdev Singh Babbar was the militant and co-leader of Babbar Khalsa (BK), a Sikh militant organisation involved in the pursuit of creating a Sikh nation named as "Khalistan" and generally believed responsible for the 1985 bombing of Air India Flight 182, although Sukhdev was never named as being involved. BK was founded by Talwinder Singh Parmar, himself, and Amarjit Kaur. He commanded BK continuously for 14 years until he was killed in 1992. He was a member of the AKJ.
Julio Francis Ribeiro is a retired Indian police officer and civil servant. He held increasingly responsible positions during his career, and led the Punjab Police during part of the Punjab insurgency periods. In 1987, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award for his services.
Jaswinder Singh Bains, better known by his stage name Jazzy B, is a Canadian Punjabi singer and songwriter.
Gurpreet Singh Waraich, commonly known as Gurpreet Ghuggi, is an Indian actor, comedian and politician. He is known for his works in Punjabi and Hindi films. Ghuggi began his career by acting in theatre in the early 1990s, after which he had recurring roles in television series such as Ronak Mela and the soap opera Parchhaven. He gained international public recognition with comedic leading roles through his videos Ghuggi Junction (2003) and Ghuggi Shoo Mantar (2004), before beginning his film career by starring as Patwari Jhilmil Singh in Asa Nu Maan Watna Da (2004). He starred in the film Carry On Jatta (2012), and was praised for his meaningful leading role in Ardaas (2015).
Diljit Dosanjh is an Indian singer, songwriter, actor, film producer and television personality. He works in Punjabi Music and subsequently in Punjabi and Hindi cinema. Dosanjh entered Social 50 chart by Billboard in 2020. He is featured in various music charts including Canadian Albums Chart, UK Asian chart by Official Charts Company and New Zealand Hot Singles. His movies, including Jatt & Juliet 2, Punjab 1984, Sajjan Singh Rangroot and Honsla Rakh are among the highest grossing Punjabi films in history.
Hardev Dilgir best known as Dev Tharike Wala, was an Indian lyricist. He is known for his hit kali, Tere Tille Ton, sung by Kuldeep Manak.
Bharti Singh is an Indian comedian and television personality. Singh has created numerous comedy shows as well as hosted various award shows. She participated in the reality shows Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 (2012), Nach Baliye 8 (2017) and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9 (2019). In 2019, she appeared on Khatra Khatra Khatra, a show conceptualised by her husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa for Colors TV. Since 2016, Singh has appeared in Forbes India's celebrity 100 list.
Surbhi Jyoti is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi television along with Punjabi films. She rose to fame after her portrayal of Zoya Farooqui in Zee TV's romantic drama Qubool Hai, for which she won numerous awards, including an Indian Television Academy Award.
Ek Nanad Ki Khushiyon Ki Chaabi... Meri Bhabhi or simply Meri Bhabhi is an Indian television soap opera which aired on StarPlus. The show premiered on 17 June 2013.
Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain! sometimes abbreviated as BGPH is an Indian Hindi sitcom that premiered on 2 March 2015 on And TV and is digitally available on ZEE5. The series is produced by Binaifer Kohli under the banner of Edit II Productions.
Prince Narula is an Indian model, actor and a singer. Predominantly known for his performance in reality shows, he has also acted in fiction serials. Narula has won the reality TV shows MTV Roadies 12 (2015), MTV Splitsvilla 8 (2015), Bigg Boss 9 (2015–2016) and Nach Baliye 9 (2019). He also appeared as the wrestler Lakhan "Lucky" Singh Ahlawat in Badho Bahu (2016–2018) and as Shahnawaz "Shaan" Ali in Naagin 3 (2018).
Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, known professionally as Sidhu Moose Wala, was an Indian rapper and singer. He worked predominantly in Punjabi-language music and cinema. Moose Wala was generally regarded to have been one of the greatest Punjabi artists of his generation and to many, amongst the greatest and most controversial Punjabi artists of all time.
Aate Di Chidi is a 2018 Punjabi-language black comedy film directed by Harry Bhatti and starring Amrit Maan, Neeru Bajwa, Gurpreet Ghuggi and Arjun Gupta. The film was released worldwide on 18 October 2018, on the Dussehra festival. It was shot in Canada and Punjab, India.
Udaariyaan is an Indian Hindi-language television romantic drama series. It premiered on 15 March 2021 on Colors TV and streams on JioCinema. The show is produced by Sargun Mehta and Ravi Dubey under Dreamiyata. It formerly starred Priyanka Chahar Choudhary, Isha Malviya, Ankit Gupta, Twinkle Arora, Hitesh Bharadwaj, Anuraj Chahal and Alisha Khan. Since May 2024, it stars Aditi Bhagat, Avinesh Rekhi and Shreya Jain.
Chhoti Jathani is an Indian Punjabi drama television series that premiered from 14 June 2021 on Zee Punjabi. It is produced under the banner of Zee Studios and stars Gurjeet Singh Channi, Mandeep Kaur and Seerat Kapoor. It is an official remake of Marathi TV series Tujhyat Jeev Rangala. It ended on 11 November 2022.
Chamak is an Indian musical thriller on SonyLIV, starring Paramvir Singh Cheema, Isha Talwar, Akasa Singh, Manoj Pahwa, Gippy Grewal, Mukesh Chhabra, Kunwar Grewal, Prince Kanwaljit Singh and other artists from Hindi as well as Punjabi film industry.
Kanwalpreet Singh is an Indian actor and singer who works in Punjabi and Hindi films, television and music videos.
