| Jaswinder Singh Bhalla | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jaswinder Singh Bhalla |
| Also known as | Chacha Chatar Singh |
| Born | May 4, 1948 'Doraha, Dt.Ludhiana', Punjab |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Occupations | Comedian |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Associated acts | Bal Mukand Sharma, Neelu |
| Website | Official website |
Jaswinder Singh Bhalla, born on 4th, May 1948, in Doraha, Dt.Ludhiana in Punjab (India) is a well-known Punjabi comedian. He is also faculty at Punjab Agricultural University.[1] He is famous for his Punjabi skits in his Chankata series. He started his professional carrier with an audio cassette titled CHHANKATA 88 in 1988. So far he has given 27 Punjabi Comedy albums under the same Title i.e. Chhankata. He is one of the top Punjabi comedians presently active. He has appeared in few Punjabi films and few comedy serials as well. His comedy focuses on Indian issues like politics, policemen, corruption, inflation, education, sports and other household problems in Punjab. His stage name is Chacha Chatur Singh. Bal Mukand Sharma stage name Balla or Bhateej has been his partner in all his cassettes so far and started the group with him, while Neelu who is also active member of the group joined in 1996.[2] Various other artists like Sukwinder Sukhi and Dolly Malkit Singh have also appeared.
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Jaswinder Bhalla has many characters, which represent different sections of society in Punjab.
Chacha Chatur Singh: He is the main character in the album series. he is a old villager, who makes fun of city people and talks of the issues related to the rural Punjab and state politics.
Bhana: Another character, Bhana is a youngster from Chatur Singh's village. This character represents a big portion of Punjabi youth. He has emigrated to USA and appears in the Chankata video as just arrived back to see his wife Bhano. He drives Truck in USA, has spikey hair, and behaves like a typical NRI.
JB JB is son of Chacha Chatur Singh. He really likes to visit Australia often.
1. CHHANKATA 88
2. CHHANKATA 90
3. CHHANKATA 91
4. CHHANKATA 92
5. CHHANKATA 92 1/2
6. CHHANKATA 93
7. CHHANKATA 93 1/2(Chacha Shame Shame)
8. CHHANKATA 94
9. CHHANKATA 95
10. CHHANKATA 96
11. CHHANKATA 96 1/2
12. CHHANKATA 97
13. CHHANKATA 97 1/2
14. CHHANKATA 98
15. CHHANKATA 98 3/4
16. CHHANKATA 99 1/4
17. CHHANKATA 99 1/2
18. CHHANKATA 2000
19. CHHANKATA 2000 1/2
20. CHHANKATA 2001
21. CHHANKATA 2002
22. CHHANKATA 2003 (Chacha Sudhar Gaya)
23. CHHANKATA 2004 (Ambarsar Da Paani)
24. CHHANKATA 2005 (Jarh 'Te Koke)
25. CHHANKATA 2006 (Kadd Tiya Kassran)
26. CHHANKATA 2007
27. CHHANKATA 2009 (Mithe Pochey)
In his album Chankatta 2003, he was alleged by certain ragi jathas of making mockery of them and raised strong objections to his album. An apology was issued by the artists and producer of the album.[3] His latest album Mithe Pochey is also facing ire of Nambardaars of various villages in Punjab for his satire on them.[4]