Sardaar Ji

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Sardaarji
Directed by Rohit Jugraj
Produced by Gunbir Singh Sidhu
Manmord Sidhu

Bhavuk Thareja (Executive Producer)
Screenplay by Dheeraj Rattan
Story by Dheeraj Rattan
Starring Diljit Dosanjh
Neeru Bajwa
Mandy Takhar
Music by Jatinder Shah
Nick Dhammu
Cinematography Parixit Warrier
Edited by Sandeep Francis
Production
company
White Hill Productions
Distributed by White Hill Productions
Release dates
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  • 26 June 2015 (2015-06-26)
Running time
 141 minutes
Country India
Language Punjabi
Budget ₹20 crore (US$3.0 million) estimated [1]
Box office ₹50 crore (US$7.4 million)[2]

Sardaarji (Punjabi: ਸਰਦਾਰ ਜੀ) is a Punjabi fantasy film directed by Rohit Jugraj, and starring Diljit Dosanjh, Mandy Takhar and Neeru Bajwa in lead roles. The trailer of the film was released on 18 May 2015. Sardaar Ji is one of the first fantasy films to be made in Punjabi cinema.[3] It released on 26 June 2015, and had the biggest opening ever for a Punjabi film in Punjab.[4][5][6]

Cast

Songs

Track listing

No. Title Lyrics Music Singer(s) Length
1. "I Love U Ji"   Veet Baljit Nick Dhammu Diljit Dosanjh 2:58
2. "Roku Keda"   Veet Baljit Jatinder Shah Kaur B 3:20
3. "Sardaarji"   Veet Baljit Jatinder Shah Diljit Dosanjh 2:08
4. "Taare Mutiyare"   Veet Baljit Nick Dhammu Diljit Dosanjh 3:39
5. "Time"   Veet Baljit Jatinder Shah Diljit Dosanjh 1:58
6. "Veervaar"   Ranveer Sandhu Jatinder Shah Diljit Dosanjh ft Tarunam 2:22
Total length:
 00:15:06

Reception

Box office

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See also: List of highest-grossing Punjabi films

The movie had a record opening in history of Punjabi Cinema,[9][10] it opened to 100% occupancies and shattered previous openings record of Jatt & Juliet 2. It collected ₹2.5 crore (US$370,000) on its first day in Punjab while Jatt & Juliet 2 earned ₹1.5 crore (US$220,000) on its opening day.[11] Sardaar Ji also earned ₹14.45 crore (US$2.1 million) in its opening weekend recovering its making costs of ₹11 crore (US$1.6 million) easily.[12] Sardaar Ji beat bollywood film ABCD 2 easily at overseas box office in top the international collection chart.[13][14]

In its first running week Sardaar Ji collected over ₹28 crore (US$4.2 million), highest ever in Punjabi cinema. It was first Punjabi movie (Chaar Sahibzaade has total collection of ₹72 crore (US$11 million) as movie was released in English, Hindi and Punjabi languages) to cross ₹50 crore (US$7.4 million) mark worldwide[15] and ₹30 crore (US$4.5 million) mark alone in India.

Critical response

CNN-IBN,[16] Hindustan Times[17] & The Tribune[18] gave positive reviews to the movie. Film was also reviewed by British media like The Guardian.[19]

Sequel

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Main article: Sardaar Ji 2

A Sequel, entitled Sardaar Ji 2, is going to release on 24 June 2016, directed by Rohit Jugaraj, written by Dheeraj Rattan and produced by White Hill Production. Diljit Dosanjh and Sonam Bajwa starring as main leads.[20] [20][21]

Telugu remake

Telugu Filmmaker Vasu Manthena acquired the rights of Sardaar Ji, to produce it in Telugu cinema.[22]

Television Viewership Record

In December 2015, Sardaar Ji broke UK TV ratings records by delivering the biggest ever audience for a channel as it registered a huge 54,900 viewers, peaking at 90,000 viewers.[23]

Accolades

Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Award Ceremony Category Result
Jatinder Lall PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2016 Best Dialogues Won
Mandy Takhar Best Supporting Actress Won
Diljit Dosanjh Most Popular Song of the Year Won

References

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External links

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  5. ↑ Diljit Dosanjh & Neeru Bajwa to share screenspace again. The Times of India (20 October 2014). Retrieved on 2015-05-11.
  6. ↑ Big Picture: Craigdarroch Castle turns into little India. Times Colonist (31 October 2014). Retrieved on 2015-05-11.
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