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PollywoodNov 09, 2021

Dilpreet Dhillon faces backlash

Recently, a video of Punjabi singer Dilpreet Dhillon making unwanted remarks on the ‘Mirasi’ community at a live show is going viral on social media. In the video, Dilpreet can be heard saying that he is not quite familiar with singing in the shows as he isn’t a Mirasi‘. “Eddan Live Ja Gauna Mainu Ghat Aunda Ae Thoda Ja, Kyonki Singer Thodi Ae. Mirasi Nhi Na Haiga, Jatt Ae”. This casteist remark by the artist has not gone down well with many who feel that people from the ‘Mirasis’ community are as human as anyone else!
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PollywoodNov 02, 2021

Amberdeep Singh & Nimrat Khaira to create ‘Teeja Punjab’

Punjabi film director, writer and actor Amberdeep Singh took to his social media account to announce his upcoming project titled, ‘Teeja Punjab’. Teeja Punjab is directed and written by Amberdeep Singh, and it stars Nimrat Khaira in the lead role. Amberdeep shared the same in his Instagram handle where we wrote- “Waheguru.. TEEJA PUNJAB.. releasing on 3rd December.. thanx to the whole team for their love support and hard work …”.The movie also has Karamjit Anmol, BN Sharma, Hardeep Gill, Nirmal Rishi, and others.
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PollywoodNov 01, 2021

B Praak Honoured With The UAE Golden Visa

Punjabi music director-singer B Praak has been honoured by the Dubai Film and TV Commission with the UAE Golden Visa. This makes B Praak one of the first Punjabi singers to receive the Golden Visa.Bollywood actress Urvashi Rautela was the most recent recipient of the Golden Visa. There are only a few Indians who have ever been awarded the Golden Visa by UAE like Shah Rukh Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Neha Kakkar and Boney Kapoor. B Praak shared the pictures of him with the Golden Visa on his Instagram and thanked the Dubai Film and TV Commission.
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PollywoodOct 30, 2021

'Bijlee Bijlee' out

Punjabi singer Harrdy Sandhu has released his latest single 'Bijlee Bijlee', marking the music video debut of Palak Tiwari, daughter of popular TV actor Shweta Tiwari.Taking to her Instagram handle, Palak posted a snippet from the music video and wrote, "ITS OUT RIGHT NOW!!!!! Please check it out and give it alllll your love I've been obsessed with this song for one month and I'm so excited to share it with all of you."The song also marks Harrdy's reunion with the dream team of BPraak, Jaani, and Arvindr Khaira post his 2018 hit 'Kya Baat Ay'.'Bijlee Bijlee' is an uptempo song that has Harrdy'
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PollywoodOct 12, 2021

Punjabi actress Sonia Mann arrested by UP Police

Punjabi actor Sonia Mann took to her Instagram to talk about the latest happening. The actress was on her way to Lakhimpur Kheri a few days ago when she got arrested by the UP Police. Sonia shared the news on her Instagram and also shared a video note on how the police restricted her entry in Lakhimpur Kheri without even telling her the reason for it. The actress questioned the UP Police several times for the reason for her arrest but they did not open up in any case. “It is unfair to arrest me without any previous note and warrant against her. Democracy is dead in this country. At Least the
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PollywoodOct 09, 2021

Fans go gaga seeing Shehnaaz Gill happy in Diljit Dosanjh's latest post

Shehnaaz Gill's fans, who are eagerly awaiting the release of her upcoming film 'Honsla Rakh', went gaga seeing her happy in Diljit's latest social media post. Taking to his Instagram handle on Friday, Diljit posted a Reel in which he, along with Shehnaaz and Sonam, can be seen enacting a scene from the film's trailer. Initially in the video, only Diljit and Sonam can be seen. Then Shehnaaz enters the frame with a stuffed toy, wrapped up as a prop for a baby. Fans lauded the fun video and posted most comments in love and praise for Shehnaaz. Directed by Amarjit Singh Saron, the film marks Dilj
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PollywoodOct 09, 2021

Instagram shadow bans Simi Chahal’s account

Punjabi actor Simi Chahal recently took to her social media account to share that her instagram account is getting shadow banned and the reach is dropped by almost 70 per cent. She claimed that Instagram has shadow banned her once again within the same time span because of her relentless support to the farmers. She also said that her account reach has dropped by 70% since a few days as she was being vocal about the recent events that happened. Simi promised that the highlights on her account will not be taken down. The actor added that she will keep people updated on her twitter handle if thi
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PollywoodOct 06, 2021

Check out the first-ever original OTT Punjabi film Jinne Jamme Saare Nikamme

The first ever original OTT Punjabi film Jinne Jamme Saare Nikamme will premiere on October 14 on ZEE5. Directed by Kenny Chhabra, the film stars Binnu Dhillon, Jaswinder Bhalla, Seema Kaushal and Pukhraj Bhalla.A family comedy with a strong social message, the film is written by Naresh Kathooria. OTT platform ZEE5 recently announced its Rajj Ke Vekho campaign with a series of Punjabi movies, web-series, originals and shows.
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PollywoodOct 05, 2021

Sidhu Moosewala’s debut movie finally releasing in India

Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala’s film, Moosa Jatt has finally obtained certification from the Censor Board of Film Certification. The film will be released in India on 8 October 2021. The film faced certification problems, as a result of which the film could not be released in India. On the other hand, the film is also releasing on the only Punjabi OTT platform, Chaupal. The producer of the movie, Rrupaali shared an Instagram post to announce the news.

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