Ik Kudi Punjab Di

Ik Kudi Punjab Di is a 2010 Punjabi film directed by Manmohan Singh with story and screenplay by Singh and dialogues by Rana Ranbir. The film is produced by Singh and Ratan Bhatia and stars Amrinder Gill, Jaspinder Cheema, Aman Dhaliwal, Gugu Gill, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Rana Ranbir, and Kimi Verma.

IK KUDI PUNJAB DI
Official poster
Directed byManmohan Singh
Produced by
  • Manmohan Singh
  • Ratan Bhatia
Written by
Starring
Music bySukshinder Shinda
CinematographyManmohan Singh
Edited byBunty Nagi
Release date
  • 17 September 2010 (2010-09-17)
CountryIndia
LanguagePunjabi

Ik Kudi Punjab Di released on 17 September 2010 globally. It was keenly awaited due to reasons like its theme, lead actor Amrinder Gill and the director. The director/writer/producer has attempted a very new and unique concept of drama/theatre in Ik Kudi Punjab Di which is not done much in Punjabi cinema.

Plot

Ik Kudi Punjab Di tells a richly textured tale from a keenly female perspective set against the backdrop of male-dominated Punjabi society. It does so with a Shakespearean credo of “all the world’s a stage” and a lively cast.

SP Singh (Amrinder Gill) is a boy from a wealthy family who meets Navdeep (Jaspinder Cheema), the girl of his dreams, at his college drama class. They quickly bond, much to the chagrin of bad-boy student Vicky (Aman Dhaliwal) who prizes Navdeep for himself.

The male-chauvinist Vicky has no chance with the progressive-minded Navdeep. Even Singh, the man who she admires enough to call a friend, is in for a shock. Navdeep doesn’t want to get married; she’s intent on being the guardian of her loving parents because the family lacks a male heir.

Singh tests his own view of women by agreeing to all of Navdeep’s demands, including becoming a ghar jamai. This is seen as both revolutionary (by her classmates) and an affront to Punjabi society and tradition.[1]

Cast

Music
Ik Kudi Punjab Di
Soundtrack album by
Sukshinder Shinda, Amrinder Gill
Released12 August 2010 (2010-08-12)
GenrePunjabi, Bhangra
LabelSpeed Records (India)
Moviebox (UK)
ProducerSukshinder Shinda
Sukshinder Shinda, Amrinder Gill chronology
Munde U.K. De
(2009)		 Ik Kudi Punjab Di
(2010)		 Ajj Nachna
(2012)

The music of Ik Kudi Punjab Di was praised by audiences and critics alike. Singh Speaks particularly praised it by calling this album very good. Punjabi Portal also praised the album saying that the great music further increases the expectation from the film.

The album was released on Speed Records in India and Moviebox in the UK. The UK album artwork featured the stars of the film,[2] Amrinder Gill and Jaspinder Cheema, instead of the support characters pictured on the Indian cover artwork.

In October 2010, Amrinder Gill scored a Top 30 hit in the UK on the official Asian Download Chart[3] with the lead track from the film, "Sochan Vich."

Track listing
Track Song Singer(s) Lyrics Duration
1 "Sochan Vich" Amrinder Gill Amardeep Gill & Jitt Salala 4:23
2 "Ik Kudi Punjab Di" Sukshinder Shinda & Amrinder Gill Amardeep Gill 4:08
3 "Pyar Lai Ke" Amrinder Gill Amardeep Gill 4:47
4 "Salaaman" Amrinder Gill Jhalman Singh Dhanda & Rana Madojhandia 4:02
5 "Tera Mera Na" Amrinder Gill & Pamela Jain Nimma Loharka 5:13
6 "Dhin Tak Dhin" Amrinder Gill, Labh Janjua, Rana Ranbir, Arvinder Singh & Bobby Sandhu Rana Ranbir 4:18
7 "Gal Teri" Amrinder Gill Harjit Sidaki 3:55
8 "Socha Vich" Remix Amrinder Gill Amardeep Gill & Jitt Salala 3:33

References
  1. "Manmohan Singh's Ik Kudi Punjab Di: gender equality gets an entertaining treatment". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. 20 September 2010.
  2. "Moviebox Online". www.movieboxonline.co.uk.
  3. "Archived copy". Retrieved 18 December 2010.
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