The Lion of Punjab (film)

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]

Lion of Punjab
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGuddu Dhanoa
Written bySantosh Dhanoa
Screenplay bySanyanshu Gupta
Based onDhool
Produced by
  • Balvir Tanda
  • Shikha Tanda
Starring
Music by
Production
company
Tanda Films Norway
Distributed byKumar Films
Release date
  • 11 February 2011 (2011-02-11) (India)
Running time
155 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagePunjabi

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

Music
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 1 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
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
  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. "Lak 28 Kudi da". Amazon UK.
  11. "BBC - Asian Network". Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
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