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The Lion of Punjab (film)

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Lion of Punjab
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGuddu Dhanoa
Written bySantosh Dhanoa
Screenplay bySanyanshu Gupta
Produced by
  • Balvir Tanda
  • Shikha Tanda
Starring
CinematographyRaju Kay Gee
Edited byUmesh Rane
Music bySongs:
Anand Raj Anand
Score:
Surinder Sodhi
Production
company
Tanda Films Norway
Distributed byKumar Films
Release date
  • 11 February 2011 (2011-02-11) (India)
Running time
155 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagePunjabi

Lion of Punjab is an Indian Punjabi action film starring Diljit Dosanjh, making his debut as an actor.[1] It is also the debut Punjabi movie of Bollywood director Guddu Dhanoa. A huge set of a temple, a church, some houses and a shopping area, was erected at the Indian Express Office premises.[2][3] It is a remake of 2003 Tamil movie Dhool.[4][5]

The Punjabi remake of this film was released on 11 February 2011.[6] with a music release on 31 January 2011.

The plot revolves around the lead character, Avtar Singh, who leads a fight against a power politician. The battle is a result of the politicians factory polluting the water of a local village, which leads to a rise in cancer cases for the inhabitants of the village.

Cast

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Music

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The Lion of Punjab
Soundtrack album by
Diljit Dosanjh, Various Artists
Released31 January 2011 (2011-01-31)
GenrePunjabi, Bhangra
LabelSpeed Records

The album was released on Speed Records[9] in India and digitally around the world by Music Waves.

The lead track on the soundtrack is "Lak Twenty Eight Kudi Da", a collaboration with producer Honey Singh, although the track itself does not feature in the film.

In the UK, "Lak 28 Kudi Da" (as it was re-titled for that market)[10] reached the number-one position on the official Asian Download Chart on 30 April 2011.[11] The track was released by Kamlee Records in the UK[10] despite the soundtrack not being picked up for a physical release in that territory.

Track listing

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Track Song Singers Lyrics
1 "Lak Twenty Eight Kudi Da" Diljit Dosanjh feat. Honey Singh Bachan Bedil
2 "Karreena Saif Tattoo" Anand Raj Anand feat. Ritu Pathak Anand Raj Anand
3 "Lions of Punjab" Diljit Dosanjh Anand Raj Anand
4 "Ishaq Tilasmi Jaadu" Diljit Dosanjh feat. Ritu Pathak Anand Raj Anand
5 "Wow Wow" Diljit Dosanjh feat. Ritu Pathak Anand Raj Anand
6 "Gore Gore" Diljit Dosanjh feat. Shaintnee Anand Raj Anand
7 "Sachhe Paatshah" Anand Raj Anand Anand Raj Anand
8 "Lions of Punjab" Anand Raj Anand Anand Raj Anand
9 "Aj Tenu Nachna Di" Diljit Dosanjh, Sukshinder Shinda Anand Raj Anand

References

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  1. ^ India (16 August 2015). "The "Jatt & Juliet" star, who made his acting debut in 2011 with Punjabi film "The Lion of Punjab"". The Indian Express. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Dhool".
  3. ^ "New maths for the box office". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 22 January 2003. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Veede Preview, Veede Story & Synopsis, Veede Telugu Movie".
  5. ^ "Telugu cinema - Veede - Ravi Teja, Arti Agarwal, Reema Sen - Raviraja Pinisetty".
  6. ^ Just Punjabi (25 December 2010). "Just Panjabi: Lion of Punjab: Diljit in theaters on 11th Feb, Music Release on 11th Jan 2011". justpanjabi.com. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  7. ^ "Perfect beginning". The Tribune, Chandigarh, India. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Vindu Dara Singh is as candid as it can get. Jasmine Singh chats up…". The Tribune, Chandigarh, India. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Speed Records : : : Forthcuming Attraction ::::". www.speedrecordsind.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2006.
  10. ^ a b "Lak 28 Kudi da". Amazon UK.
  11. ^ "BBC - Asian Network". Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2019.