Punjab 1984
| Punjab 1984 | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Anurag Singh |
| Produced by |
Gunbir Singh Sidhu Manmord Sidhu |
| Written by |
Surmeet Maavi Anurag Singh |
| Screenplay by | Anurag Singh |
| Story by | Anurag Singh |
| Starring |
Diljit Dosanjh Kirron Kher Pavan Malhotra Sonam Bajwa |
| Music by |
Nick Dhammu Gurmeet Singh Jatinder Shah Gurmoh |
| Cinematography | Anshul Chobey |
| Edited by | Manish More |
Production company |
White Hill Production Basic Brothers Productions |
Release dates |
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Running time | 157 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Punjabi |
| Box office |
 37 crore (US$5.9 million) |
Punjab 1984 (Punjabi: ਪੰਜਾਬ ੧੯੮੪) is a 2014 Punjabi period drama film directed by Anurag Singh. The film is based on the 1984-86 Punjab insurgency's impact on social life, notably it is a story of a mother and her missing son. Starring Diljit Dosanjh and Kirron Kher, the film is the fourth collaboration between director Singh and actor Dosanjh. The film released on 27 June 2014 to excellent box office collections.[1]
Cast
- Diljit Dosanjh as Shivjeet Singh Mann a.k.a. Shiva
- Kirron Kher as Satwant Kaur (Shivjeet's Mother)
- Sonam Bajwa as Jeeti
- Pavan Malhotra as Inspector Deep Singh Rana
- Rana Ranbir as Jagtar Singh Taari
- Kartar Cheema as Police Officer (Jeeti's Husband)
- Vishwas Kini as Binda
- Manav Vij as Sukhdev Singh Sarhali
- Raja Singh
- Vansh Bhardwaj as Bittu
- Arun Bali as Darshan Singh Poonpuri
- Gurcharan Channi as Bachan Singh Mann a.k.a. Mann Saab (Shivjeet's Father)
Reception
The film received positive reviews from all the film critics as well as audience.[2] A leading portal on the Punjabi film industry - Ballewood.in claimed that it was "destined to be a classic...Anurag Singh [is] a creative genius who knows how to astutely navigate the thinline between art and commerce, creating cinema that has the critics applauding and audiences rushing to the theatres." They gave the film a rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars.[3]
Box Office
Punjab 1984 had very good opening,the film went on to collect around 1.14 crore (US$180,000) in India on day 1. Movie had big Saturday and Sunday, the Domestic collection reached 3.78 crore (US$600,000) in first three days of released.[4] the total first three days worldwide collections for the movie have reached 7 crore (US$1.1 million). Till end of July 2014, it had grossed 21 crore (US$3.3 million) worldwide.[5]
Awards
PTC Film Awards 2015
- Won - Best Background Score - Raju Singh
- Won - Best Cinematography - Anshul Chobey
- Won - Best Lyricist - Raj Ranjodh for Swaah Banke
- Won - Best Music Director - Gurmeet Singh / Jatinder Shah / Nick Dhammmu / Gurmoh
- Won - Best Playback Singer (Female) - Harshdeep Kaur for Lori
- Won - Best Performance In Negative Role - Pavan Malhotra
- Won - Best Actor - Diljit Dosanjh
- Won - Best Film - White Hill Productions & Basic Brothers Productions
- Won - Critics Award for Best Actress - Kirron Kher
- Won - Critics Award for Best Director - Anurag Singh (director)
- Nominated - Best Editing - Manish More
- Nominated - Best Story - Anurag Singh (director)
- Nominated - Best Screenplay - Anurag Singh (director)
- Nominated - Best Dialogues - Anurag Singh (director) & Surmeet Mavi
- Nominated - Best Lyricist - Jagvir Sohi for Rangrut
- Nominated - Best Playback Singer (Male) - Diljit Dosanjh for Swaah Banke
- Nominated - Best Popular Song Of The Year - Diljit Dosanjh for Channo
- Nominated - Best Popular Song Of The Year - Diljit Dosanjh for Rangrut
- Nominated - Best Debut (Male) - Vansh Bharadwaj
- Nominated - Best Director - Anurag Singh (director)
- Won - Best Feature Punjabi Film
References
- ↑ "Punjab 1984". punjabiportal.com. punjabiportal.com. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
- ↑ ""Punjab:1984" has given a fresh imprint to Punjabi films.".
- ↑ "Review of Punjab 1984: Blood, Sweat and Tears". ballewood.in. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ↑ "Punjab 1984 Total Weekend Collection". GnewsIndia.com. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ↑ "Punjab 1984 grossed 21 crores".