| Kissan | |
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Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Puneet Sira |
| Produced by | Sohail Khan |
| Screenplay by | Vekeana Dhillon Sohail Khan |
| Story by | Sohail Khan |
| Starring | Jackie Shroff Sohail Khan Arbaaz Khan Dia Mirza |
| Music by | Dabboo Malik |
| Cinematography | Neelabh Kaul |
| Editing by | Chirag Jain |
| Distributed by | UTV Spotboy Sohail Khan Productions |
| Release date(s) | August 28, 2009 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Kisaan (Hindi: किसान) is a 2009 Bollywood Hindi movie directed by Puneet Sira.[1], which focuses on Farmers' suicides in India [2]
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Widower farmer, Dayal Singh (Jackie Shroff), based in Palheri in the District of Chandigarh, witnesses the exploitation of farmers at the hands of Zamindars. He decides to send his elder son, Aman (Dwij Yadav), to the city to study and become a lawyer, while his second son, Jiggar, would live with him and assist him in farming. Years later, the district gets a visit from Sohan Seth (Dalip Tahil), who wants to buy the farm and turn the area into a commercial zone. Aman (an elder Arbaaz Khan) returns home and is able to join hands with his father and brother in advising the locales against Sohan. Things get out of hand when Jiggar (an elder Sohail Khan)is arrested for Assault, and even though Aman defends him, is sentenced to five years in prison. After his discharge, Jiggar returns home to find his father bed-ridden, half of his body paralyzed, a number of farmers have committed suicide, while Aman, who has married his sweetheart-fellow lawyer, Priya (Diya Mirza), lives in the city, works for Sohan, and has been putting pressure on Dayal as well as other farmers to sell their respective farmlands.
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ho Gayee Ho Gayee Main Jawan" | Daboo Malik | |
| 2. | "Jai Jai Maa Bhambleshwari" | ||
| 3. | "Kaam Hamari Pooja Yaro" | ||
| 4. | "Kaam Hamari Pooja Yaro Sad" | ||
| 5. | "Phoolon Ko Baharon Ne" | ||
| 6. | "Punjabi Munde" | Labh Janjua, Sunidhi Chauhan, Parthiv Gohil, Daboo Malik | |
| 7. | "Humko Kehna Hai" | Shaan, Shreya Ghoshal | |
| 8. | "Jhoomo Re Jhoomo" | Tarranum, Pavni Pandey, Daboo Malik, Sujata Majumdar | |
| 9. | "Neeche Saari Duniya" | Roop Kumar Rathod, Harshdeep Kaur | |
| 10. | "Waqt Ki Dhoop" | Toshi Sabri | |
| 11. | "Punjabi Munde Honde (Remix)" | ||
| 12. | "Meri Jind Da Ladla" | Teji Ghuman |
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