The Lion of Punjab (film)

The Lion of Punjab is an Indian Punjabi action film starring Diljit Dosanjh, making his debut as an actor.[3] 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.[4][5] It is a remake of 2003 Tamil movie Dhool.[1][2]

The Lion of Punjab
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGuddu Dhanoa
Produced by
  • Balvir Tanda
  • Shikha Tanda
Written bySantosh Dhanoa
Guddu Dhanoa (Dialogues)
Screenplay bySanyanshu Gupta
Based onDhool[1][2]
Starring
Music by
Production
company
Tanda Films Norway
Distributed byKumar Films
Release date
  • 11 March 2011 (2011-03-11) (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 and crew

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 Diljit Dosanjh, Honey Singh
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

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