Villagers Film Studio

Villagers Film Studio Private Limited is an Indian film production company founded by Ammy Virk and his brother Bhagwant Virk in 2017.[1] Villagers Film Studio began to produce films in 2018 with Laung Laachi followed by Harjeeta and Guddiyan Patole.[2]

Villagers Film Studio
TypePrivate
IndustryFilm
Founded17 November 2017 (2017-11-17) in Chandigarh, Punjab, India
FoundersAmmy Virk
Bhagwant Virk
Nav Virk
Headquarters
Mohali
,
India
ProductsMovies
Studio
Production

History

Villagers Film Studio was founded by Ammy Virk, Bhagwant Virk, and Nav Virk on 17 November 2017 in Chandigarh, India. Studio began to produce films in 2018 with Laung Laachi. The film was directed by Amberdeep Singh and starred Amberdeep Singh, Neeru Bajwa, and Ammy Virk in lead roles. The film plots the story of a newly married man who shares an unusual relationship with his wife as they decide to live separately as strangers. He sets out to win her heart. The film was commercial success with its music getting most appreciation; it was one of highest-grossing Punjabi films of 2018.[3] The title song of the film sung by Mannat Noor is viewed over 800 million times on YouTube making it most-viewed Indian song of all time.[4] At 9th PTC Punjabi Film Awards, the film won the highest number of awards (four) shared with Qismat, Carry On Jatta 2, and Sajjan Singh Rangroot.[5]

Later, Studio co-produced Harjeeta with Sizzlen Productions, Malika Productions, and Omjee Group. The film was based on the hockey player Harjeet Singh, who was a captain in the Junior Indian Hockey team in World Cup. The film was written by Jagdeep Sidhu and directed by Vijay Kumar Arora. The film was praised by critics as well as audience but was commercially not much successful.[6]

Filmography
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Director Star Cast
2018Laung LaachiAmberdeep SinghAmberdeep Singh, Neeru Bajwa, Ammy Virk
2018HarjeetaVijay Kumar AroraAmmy Virk, Sawan Rupowali, Pankaj Tripathi
2019Guddiyan PatoleVijay Kumar AroraGurnam Bhullar, Sonam Bajwa
2020Rang†Vijay Kumar AroraGurman Bhullar, Sonam Bajwa

In House Group

In House Group was launched by Ammy Virk in 2019 as a distribution company based in India. The first film distributed by the group was Guddiyan Patole, which was a commercial success both in India and International territories.[7][8]

Highest-grossing films

Canada
Rank Highest-grossing film(s) Year Gross
(Indian currency)		 Gross
(US dollars)		 Ref
1 2019 Guddiyan Patole ₹4.86 crore US$699,627 [9]

See also

References
  1. Batra, Sakshi (1 December 2017). "AMMY VIRK IS TURNING INTO A PRODUCER WITH 'LAUNG LAACHI'". PTC Punjabi. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. Film Companion (28 March 2019), Ammy Virk Interview with Anupama Chopra | Film Companion, retrieved 7 May 2019
  3. "Laung Laachi (2018) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  4. "Laung Laachi Becomes India's Most Watched Video With Over 755 Million Views". PTC Punjabi. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  5. "PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2019: Here's The Full List Of Nominations". PTC Punjabi. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  6. "Punjabi movie to highlight struggle of a sportsman". The Tribune. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  7. "Ammy Virk ventures into film distribution, but what is TT?". in.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  8. Admin (18 February 2019). "Ammy Virk bought 'In House' distribution group!". DAAH Films. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  9. "Andhadhun crosses 30.05 mil. USD at the China box office - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
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