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Kali Jotta (2023 Film)
''Kali Jotta'' is a 2023 Indian Punjabi-language crime drama film directed by Vijay Kumar Arora, written by Harinder Kour and starring Satinder Sartaaj, Neeru Bajwa and Wamiqa Gabbi. Cast * Satinder Sartaaj as Deedar * Neeru Bajwa as Rabia * Wamiqa Gabbi as Anant * Prince Kanwaljit Singh as Boota * Nikita Grover as Goldy * Roopi Rupinder as Gurinder * Gurpreet Bhangu as Teacher * Harpreet Kaler as Jass * Anita Devgan as Mental Person Release Theatrical The film was released on 3 February 2023. Home media On 13 April 2023, the film became available for digital streaming on Chaupal, two months after its theatrical release. Music Beat Minister has composed the music and Raju Singh has given the background score of the film while the film's lead Sartaaj has penned the lyrics. Reception Critical response ''The Times of India'' gave 4 stars out 5 and said, “Neeru Bajwa’s acting prowess and Vijay Kumar Arora’s directorial expertise combined to make a heart-wrenching ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Kumar Arora
Vijay Kumar Arora (also known as Daddu) is an Indian filmmaker and cinematographer who predominantly works in the Hindi and Punjabi film industries. He was awarded the National Film Award in 2018 at the 66th National Film Awards for the Punjabi film '' Harjeeta''. His other directorial Punjabi film ''Guddiyan Patole'' earned him a nomination for Best Director at the PTC Punjabi Film Awards in 2020. The film went on to win the Jury's Choice Award for Best Film at the 10th PTC Punjabi Film Awards in 2020. His next film as a director is a Hindi film '' Son of Sardaar 2'', an action-comedy sequel to ''Son of Sardaar'', scheduled for release in May 2025. Early life and career Arora began his career in the late 1990s and worked as a cinematographer on Hindi films such as '' Vaastav: The Reality'' (1999), ''Kurukshetra'' (2000), ''Tum Bin'' (2001), '' Pyaar Kiya Nahin Jaata'' (2003), ''Dhamaal'' (2007), and ''ABCD'' (2013). His later cinematographic work includes '' Any Body Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ABP News
ABP News is an Indian Hindi-language free-to-air television news channel owned by ABP Group. Initially launched as Star News in 1998, it was later acquired by the ABP Group (ABP). It won the Best Hindi News Channel award in the 21st edition of the Indian Television Academy Awards in 2022. The channel has been accused by protestors of being partial and supporting the ideology of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party government and has been otherwise criticized as being a part of " Godi media" pro-Narendra Modi news outlets in India. History ABP News was launched as STAR News on 18 February 1998 by satellite television provider Star India in partnership with the NDTV media company, with the latter producing the channel's programming. Initially, a bilingual channel broadcasting in both English and Hindi, its programming turned Hindi-only since 2003, when Star's deal with NDTV expired. In that same year, the Indian government introduced a guideline limiting foreign equity in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Films
2023 in film is an overview of events, including award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country- and genre-specific lists of films released, and notable deaths. Warner Bros. and Walt Disney Studios celebrated their 100th anniversaries this year. '' The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' and ''Barbie'' were the only two movies that made $1 billion in 2023. A huge number of the year's films significantly underperformed at the box office, attributed to high budgets and low marketing due to the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes. Evaluation of the year In his article highlighting the best movies of 2023, Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' said, "Though a year in movie releases is a small and arbitrary sample size, it's nonetheless clear that, at the moment, the art of cinema is in good shape in the United States. The overwhelming commercial success of two of the year's strangest big-budget films, '' Oppenheimer'' and ''Barbie'', released on the same day this summer, is an obvious sign of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunidhi Chauhan
Sunidhi Chauhan (pronounced ; born Nidhi Chauhan, 14 August 1983) is an Indian playback singer. Known for her Bold vocal range, she has recorded songs for films in several Indian languages and List of awards and nominations received by Sunidhi Chauhan, received accolades including three Filmfare Awards and a Filmfare Award South. She is often praised for her charismatic stage presence and Vocal belting ability. Born in Delhi, she began performing at local gatherings at the age of 5 and made her career debut at the age of 13, with the film ''Shastra (film), Shastra'' (1996). During the year, she won the first singing reality show titled ''Meri Awaz Suno'' and rose to prominence after recording "Ruki Ruki Si Zindagi" from ''Mast (film), Mast'' (1999). It won her Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent and was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer, Best Female Playback Singer. She is known for her versatility as a vocalist. Her second breakthrough ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Background Score
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to enhance the dramatic narrative and the emotional impact of the scene in question. Scores are written by one or more composers under the guidance of or in collaboration with the film's director or producer and are then most often performed by an ensemble of musicians – usually including an orchestra (most likely a symphony orchestra) or band, instrumental soloists, and choir or vocalists – known as playback singers – and recorded by a sound engineer. The term is less frequently applied to music written for media such as live theatre, television and radio programs, and video games, and said music is typically referred to as either the soundtrack or incidental music. Film scores encompass an enormous variety of styles of mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raju Singh
Raju Singh (Full name: Rajinder Singh Panesar) is an Indian film score composer, session musician, singer and a guitarist. His first collaboration was with Malkit Singh of Hai Jamalo fame. Together with Aadesh Shrivastava, Adesh Srivastav they released an album called I Love Golden Star which was quite a rage in the underground circles in Britain. Some of his early compositions include of shows are ''Dekh Bhai Dekh, Filmi Chakkar, Aahat (Indian TV series), Aahat, Boogie Woogie (Indian TV series), Boogie Woogie and CID (Indian TV series), CID''. Early life Rajinder Singh Panesar, aka Raju Singh, was born on 3 April 1969 in Mumbai, India. Son of Gursharan Kaur Panesar and Charanjit Singh (musician), Charanjit Singh Panesar; his father hails from Amritsar and Mother from Ferozepur, Punjab. Singh's family lived in Juhu, Mumbai. He attended St. Xavier's High school, Vile Parle and completed college from Mithibai college in 1986. Raju Singh has been an integral part of the music in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Indian Express
''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932 by P. Varadarajulu Naidu. It is headquartered in Noida, owned by the ''Indian Express Group''. It was later taken over by Ramnath Goenka. In 1999, eight years after Goenka's death in 1991, the group was split between the family members. The southern editions took the name '' The New Indian Express'', while the northern editions, based in Mumbai, retained the original ''Indian Express'' name with ''The'' prefixed to the title. History In 1932, the ''Indian Express'' was started by an Ayurvedic doctor, P. Varadarajulu Naidu, at Chennai, being published by his Tamil Nadu press. Soon under financial difficulties, he sold the newspaper to Swaminathan Sadanand, the founder of '' The Free Press Journal'', a national news agency. In 1933, the ''Indian Express'' opened its second office in Madurai, launching the Tamil edition, '' Dinamani''. Sadanand introduced several innovations and reduced t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaupal (OTT)
Chaupal is an over-the-top ( OTT) streaming service owned by Bosna Digital Entertainment Pvt Limited. Launched in August 2021, it offers content in Punjabi, Haryanvi, and Bhojpuri languages. Overview Chaupal, traditionally a term for communal gathering spaces in South Asia, denotes an online entertainment platform in its contemporary usage. The platform features a range of movies and web series, emphasizing regional Indian languages such as Punjabi, Bhojpuri, and Haryanvi. History Chaupal was established by the Punjabi movie channel Pitaara TV. The OTT provides entertainment content in three regional languages – Punjabi, Haryanvi, and Bhojpuri. Availability and Access Global Availability The Platform's service is globally available. iOS users can access the app in all countries except France and China. Android and Android TV users can enjoy the platform in all countries except China. Amazon Fire device users can access the app worldwide. Samsung device users can ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Streaming Media
Streaming media refers to multimedia delivered through a Computer network, network for playback using a Media player (other), media player. Media is transferred in a ''stream'' of Network packet, packets from a Server (computing), server to a client-server model, client and is rendered in real-time; this contrasts with file downloading, a process in which the end-user obtains an entire media file before consuming the content. Streaming is more commonly used for video on demand, streaming television, and music streaming services over the Internet. While streaming is most commonly associated with multimedia from a remote server over the Internet, it also includes offline multimedia between devices on a local area network. For example, using DLNA and a home server, or in a personal area network between two devices using Bluetooth (which uses radio waves rather than Internet Protocol, IP). Online streaming was initially popularized by RealNetworks and Microsoft in the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita Devgan
Anita Devgan is an Indian film and television actress, who is known for her work in the Punjabi film industry. Her most well-known works are the films Jatt & Juliet, Ronde Sare Vyah Picho, Angrej, Bambukat, Rabb Da Radio, Golak Bugni Bank Te Batua, Mr. & Mrs. 420 Returns, Puaada, and Ni Main Sass Kuttni. Early life and education Anita grew up in Amritsar, Punjab, India. She done her schooling and college from Government Middle School, Chicha, Amritsar and Khalsa College for Women, Amritsar Punjab University, Patiala, India. After completion of her college study she acquired her Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Master in Arts (M.A.) from Punjab University, Patiala, India. Career Anita is a theatre performer from Punjab who works in the Punjabi film industry. She began her acting carrier in mid 90’s on Jalandhar Doordarshan through popular Serial’ “Panchni” (ਪੰਚਨੀ). “Panchni” serial was big hit with 60 plus episodes and Anita played the leading role in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neeru Bajwa
Neeru Bajwa (born 26 August 1980) is a Canadian actress, director and producer best known for her work in Punjabi cinema; she has also appeared in Hindi cinema and made her Hollywood debut with the supernatural thriller '' It Lives Inside'' (2023). One of the highest-paid performers in Pollywood, Bajwa has head-lined a string of record-setting hits – including ''Jatt & Juliet'' (2012), ''Jatt & Juliet 2'' (2013), ''Sardaar Ji'' (2015), '' Laung Laachi'' (2018), ''Shadaa'' (2019), '' Kali Jotta'' (2023) and ''Jatt & Juliet 3'' (2024) – each ranked among the highest-grossing Punjabi releases of its year. ''Jatt & Juliet 3'' became the fastest Punjabi film to cross the ₹100-crore (US $12.5 million) worldwide mark, setting a new industry record. The title track of ''Laung Laachi'', featuring Bajwa and sung by Mannat Noor, became the first Indian song to surpass one billion views on YouTube in December 2019 and has crossed 1.5 billion views as of June 2025. She is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurpreet Bhangu
Gurpreet Kaur Bhangu is an Indian film and television actress who is active in Indian Punjabi and Hindi cinema. She is known for her performances in Singh vs. Kaur (2013), A Tale of Punjab (2015), Ardaas (2016), and 25 Kille ''25 Kille'' is a 2016 Punjabi drama film directed by Simranjit Singh Hundal and starring Guggu Gill, Yograj Singh, Ranjha Vikram Singh, Jimmy Sharma, Lakha Lakhwinder Singh, Sonia Mann, and Sapna Bassi. Set for release on 25 August 2016, the ... (2016), Babe Bhangra Paunde Ne (2022) and she also appeared in the Bollywood film Mausam (2011 film), Mausam. Filmography Films TV series References {{Authority control Actresses from Punjab, India Living people Actresses in Punjabi cinema Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
