''Ardaas Karaan'' is a 2019 Indian Punjabi-language social drama film directed by

Gippy Grewal Rupinder Singh "Gippy" Grewal (born 2 January 1983) is an Indian actor, singer, film director and producer whose works span over Punjabi cinema, Punjabi and Bollywood, Hindi film industry. His single "Phulkari" was very successful in the Punj ...

from a screenplay co-written with

Rana Ranbir Rana Ranbir Singh is an Indian Punjabi actor working in Punjabi cinema and Hindi cinema. Early life and education Rana Ranbir was born on 31 December 1969 in Dhuri, Sangrur district, Punjab in India. He was also the classmate of another famous ...

. It is sequel to '' Ardaas'' and the second installment in Ardaas series. Produced by Humble Motion Pictures; it stars Gurpreet Ghuggi, Gippy Grewal, Japji Khaira, Meher Vij, and

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. The story of the film explores the

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and different conflicting opinion about life. The

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of the film began on 12 January 2019 in

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, and it was theatrically released on 19 July 2019. As of 6 September 2019.

Cast

as Sehaj * Shinda Grewal as Agam/Jhanda * Gurpreet Ghuggi as Magic * Japji Khaira as Binder * Meher Vij * Sapna Pabbi *

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* Kuljinder Singh Sidhu * Malkeet Rauni * Raghveer Boli

Soundtrack

Soundtrack of the film is composed by Jatinder Shah while the lyrics are written by Happy Raikoti, Ricky Khan, and

Production

''Ardaas Karaan'' was announced by

in September 2018 as ''Ardaas 2''. In an interview Grewal disclosed the film was earlier titled as Zindabad Yaarian. Auditions for the film were held on early December 2018 whereas

of the film began on 12 January 2019 in

where Baljit Singh Deo served as cinematographer. The film was edited by Baljit Singh Deo and its final cut ran for a total of 140 minutes and 8 seconds.

Cast and characters

in a candid conversation with ETimes said, “The part that Malkeet Rauni is playing the movie, (grandfather to Shinda, and an elderly who is very disappointed by the way he is treated by his kids), was written keeping me in mind only. It was sketched for me initially. However, I got busy with some other work and couldn't make it, and then it was passed on to Malkeet Rauni”. Gurpreet Ghuggi’s character wasn't revealed in trailers of the film, Ghuggi described his character as “Magic Singh” and added “ ..if would have been revealed earlier, it would have made things and the movie very clear and predictable. The Chapters (trailers) that we brought forward, only showed certain situations, if the veil would have been taken off from my character, then everything would have been revealed.”

Babbal Rai Babbal Rai is an Indian Punjabi singer, songwriter and film actor. Music career Babbal Rai made his debut with the album "Sau Putt: The First Chapter" which brought him into the limelight in the music industry. His album, which was brought ...

’s character is set in the bygone era and he will be seen in a shade different from his earlier performances, also he called himself as “director’s actor”. Seerat Rana made debut with the film.

’s younger son Shinda aka Gurfateh Singh also made his debut with the film. Grewal in an interview disclosed that Shinda also gave proper audition for his part in the movie.

Marketing and release

The first look poster of the film was released on 27 May 2019. The poster presents pictures of the cast and release date. Later the official teaser of the film was released on the same day by Saga Music. The film was released theatrically in India on 19 July 2019.

Reception

Critical response

''The Telegraph Star'' rated the film 3/5 stars and stated that it was 'wonderfully written', praised the performances of all the actors, and found the music and cinematography as 'top-notch'. In their opinion it was a perfect family entertainer. Manpriya Singh of ''

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'' gave 3/5 stars, felt that the film weaved a 'humorous and philosophical narrative'. Singh praised the cinematography of Baljeet Singh Deo, but criticised the slowness of pace of the film. Singh opined, "...the dialogues are repetitively philosophical, circulating around life, love and the like, and only if the humour was used more than heavy-duty philosophical dialogues."

Box office

Till its second weekend, the film has collected 6.09 crore in

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and 2.27 crore in the

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, whereas in

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, it grossed 3.11 crore in

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and 89 lakhs in

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. In Europe, the film managed 1.05 crore in

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and 7.29 lakhs in

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. In

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, it collected 8.37 lakhs.

Sequel

Another sequel to Ardaas franchise was announced on 16 November 2020 by Gippy Grewal. The film titled ''Ardaas Sarbat De Bhalle Di'' to be directed by Gippy Grewal and produced by Gippy Grewal and Ravneet Kaur Grewal, will start filming in 2021.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 9537346 2019 films Punjabi-language Indian films 2010s Punjabi-language films Films shot in British Columbia Films set in Canada Films scored by Jatinder Shah Indian sequel films