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PollywoodMar 25, 2021

No more Puaada, as of now

The theatrical release of the Ammy Virk and Sonam Bajwa-starrer Punjabi rom-com Puaada has been postponed again. The makers issued a statement saying the release date has been pushed until further notice. The statement says: "Due to the rising cases of Covid-19 and new guidelines for cinemas with weekend and night closures of theatres, we have decided to postpone our movie Puaada until further notice." "We have received an overwhelming positive and encouraging response for our trailer, songs and posters and feel our movie is best suited for a theatrical experience. So we have decided to bring
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PollywoodMar 25, 2021

Aarya Babbar is on a mission!

Pollywood actor Aarya Babbar will be seen in an upcoming Punjabi film, Mission Zorrpur. The movie will hit the big screens on August 15. Aarya took to his social media handle to share the poster and alongside the same, he wrote - “Humbly announcing my next in Punjabi MISSION ZORRPUR.” The film is directed by Kapil Batra. Kapil and Aarya have worked together on two more films, Yaar Anmulle and Gandhi Fer Aa Gea. Besides Mission Zorrpur, Aarya has some content-based OTT projects, and a Hindi movie titled Shashank in his kitty.
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PollywoodMar 23, 2021

Gurnam Bhullar’s beefed up look

Punjabi singer-actor recently shared his new, beefed up look with his fans on his social media handle. Known for his songs like Diamond, Jhanjhran and many more, Gurnam is actually preparing for his role in the upcoming film Lekh for which he had to put on weight. Lekh will be directed by Jagdeep Sidhu. In one of his posts, Gurnam shared, “New day new journey start #Lekh @jagdeepsidhu3 captan pf the ship”. Earlier also he shared a post where wrote target achieved @jagdeepsidhu3 Jageep and Gurnam are back with Lekh, the duo has worked together in Surkhi Bindi and Guddiyan Patole.
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PollywoodMar 23, 2021

What’s in a name for Karan R Guliani

Famous Punjabi film director Karan R Guliani of Chandigarh Amritsar Chandigarh and Sarvann has changed his name to Paras. Sharing the news on his social media handle, he wrote, “As guided & suggested by my family Guru ji I am changing my name to Paras …I shall be known and call by this name now onwards.” Paras is known for directing International fame Priyanka Chopra's production venture Sarvann starring Amrinder Gill, Ranjit Bawa, Simi Chahal, Amberdeep Singh under her home banner Purple Pebble Pictures. Apart from this, Karan also directed the romantic comedy Chandigarh Amritsar Ch
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PollywoodMar 22, 2021

Rabb Da Radio 2 bags the title of Best Punjabi Feature Film

The 67th National Film Awards for the year 2019 honored the works of filmmakers, directors, singers, and people involved in the movie-making process. In the category of Best Feature Film Punjabi, the Tarsem Jassar and Simi Chahal starrer Rabb Da Radio 2 won the award. Released in 2019, the movie is the sequel to the 2017 ‘Rabb Da Radio’. The film revolves around emotions and relationships. It teaches a life lesson that no materialistic pleasure can ever be over and above the family bonds. The movie also stars BN Sharma, Avtar Gill, Nirmal Rishi, Jagjeet Sandhu Harby Sanga, Gurpreet Bhang
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PollywoodMar 22, 2021

Punjabi actress Simranpreet Kaur dies

Punjabi actress Simranpreet Kaur passed away on 18 March 2021 leaving her friends and family in grief. Fondly known as Simran among her friends, she was well-known in Punjabi theatre as well. The reason for her death is said to be health complications due to diabetes and kidney failure. Her last rites were performed in Patiala. Besides doing television series and theatre, Simranpreet Kaur has also been part of Punjabi movies like Singh Vs Kaur.
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PollywoodMar 18, 2021

How cool is Daddy!

Punjabi film Daddy Cool Munde Fool 2 is one of the highly awaited movies. The film was supposed to hit the big screens in 2020, but owing to the pandemic, it got postponed. However, now the makers have released the date of the film, which will be hitting the theatres on August 27, 2021. The film stars Jassie Gill, Ranjit Bawa, Jaswinder Bhalla, Tania, and Aarushi Sharma in the lead. The film is a sequel to 2013 released ‘Daddy Cool Munde Fool’. The prequel had Amrinder Gill and Harish Verma in the lead and now it’s Jassie Gill and Ranjit Bawa playing the main characters. This is Jassie G
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PollywoodMar 17, 2021

Qismat to try Qismat in 2021

Punjabi singer-actor Ammy Virk starrer Qismat 2 is all set to hit theatres on Sep Qismat 2 stars Ammy Virk, Sargun Mehta and Tania in the lead roles. Sharing the poster, Ammy Virk wrote - "Jinna soch na sake tu, ohna pyar karde aan" #Qismat2 releasing in cinemas on 24th Sept 2021”. Sargun too share the release date of the film with a caption- “Assi fer milange , kisse hor chatt te SHIVA TE BAANI ”. The entire industry and the fans have showered a lot of love on the announcement.
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PollywoodMar 14, 2021

Jassie Gill is back with a peppy track

Punjabi singer and actor Jassie Gill is back with another peppy dance track Oye Hoye Hoye. This time he is joined by Dhanashree Verma, Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal’s wife, who is a popular dance influencer. Oye Hoye Hoye is penned by Happy Raikoti and composed by Avvysra. The song is directed by Arvindr Khaira, and the music video is already created quite a buzz.

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Bieber Strips It Back at Grammys Comeback

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Canada Ready to Celebrate as Diljit Returns to the Stage

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