The Lion of Punjab is an Indian Punjabi action film starring Diljit Dosanjh, making his debut as an actor.[1] 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.[2][3] It is a remake of 2003 Tamil movie Dhool.[4][5]
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Directed by | Guddu Dhanoa |
Written by | Santosh Dhanoa Guddu Dhanoa (Dialogues) |
Screenplay by | Sanyanshu Gupta |
Based on | Dhool (Tamil) |
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Production company | Tanda Films Norway |
Distributed by | Kumar Films |
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Running time | 155 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Punjabi |
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.
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Soundtrack album by Diljit Dosanjh, Various Artists | |
Released | 31 January 2011 (2011-01-31) |
Genre | Punjabi, Bhangra |
Label | Speed 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 | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
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1 | "Lak Twenty Eight Kudi Da" | Diljit Dosanjh feat. Honey Singh | Bachan Bedil |
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 |