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''Chal Mera Putt'' is a 2019 Indian
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-language
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Film directed by
Janjot Singh Janjot Singh is a Punjabi film director associated with Rhythm Boyz Production. He started his career assisting the direction for films ''Jatt James Bond'' (2014) and ''Sardaar Ji'' (2015), and made his direction debut in 2019 with ''Chal Mera ...
and co-produced by Rhythm Boyz Entertainment, Gillz Network and Omjee
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. It stars
Amrinder Gill Amrinder Singh Gill (; born 11 May 1976) is an Indian actor, singer, songwriter and film producer who makes Punjabi language, Punjabi-language films and music. He has been nominated for twenty-four PTC Punjabi Film Awards, winning seven includ ...
,
Simi Chahal Simarpreet Kaur "Simi" Chahal is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Punjabi films. Life and career Born Simarpreet Kaur Chahal and hailing from Ambala, she first stepped into the entertainment industry in 2014 where she appeared i ...
,
Iftikhar Thakur Iftikhar Thakur (Urdu, ), born Iftikhar Ahmed, is a Pakistani actor ,, director, and host. He first gained attention in stage drama for his roles in Punjabi drama and has since starred in numerous stage shows and telefilms in different languag ...
,
Nasir Chinyoti Nasir Chinyoti (ناصر چنیوٹی) is a Pakistani actor and comedian who has starred in many stage dramas and films in both Urdu and Punjabi. He is mostly active in the Lahore theatre circuit and is famous for using improvised dialogues d ...
, Akram Udas, Rup Khatkar, Hardeep Gill and
Gurshabad Gurshabad Singh Kular (born 24 August 1989) is an Indian film actor and playback singer known for his work predominantly in Punjabi cinema and music industry. Life and career In September 2015, Gurshabad debuted as a singer with Vaar Bhagat ...
. The film revolves around
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trying hard to make a living in a foreign land. The film will followed by a direct sequel ''
Chal Mera Putt 2 ''Chal Mera Putt 2'' is a 2020 Indian Punjabi language, Punjabi-language comedy drama film directed by Janjot Singh. It is a direct sequel to 2019 film ''Chal Mera Putt''. The film is produced by Karaj Gill under Rhythm Boyz Entertainment and b ...
'' (2020). It marked the feature film directorial debut for Janjot Singh. The film written by Rakesh Dhawan, started its
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in May 2019 at
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, and ended in June 2019. Additional filming took place in parts of
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. Soundtrack of the film is composed by
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and Gurcharan Singh, which features vocals from Gill, Gurshabad,
Nimrat Khaira Nimrat Khaira (born 8 August 1992) is an Indian singer, and actress known for her work in Punjabi- language music and films. She started her singing career with song "Rabb Karke" and "SP De Rank Wargi" whereas her acting debut was in 2017 with ...
, and Bir Singh. It was released in India on 26 July 2019. ''Chal Mera Putt'' grossed over globally in its theatrical run, making it one of highest-grossing Punjabi films and highest-grossing Punjabi film at overseas with an overseas gross over 3.6 million. At
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, the film received six nominations including Best Comedy Film.


Plot

Jinder, Bikkar and Billa are illegally working in
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to earn money for family back in India. They are constantly in danger of Immigration Agent raids while working multiple jobs. Savy and Bal move in next door and they become friends with Jinder. Tavrej and Butta come from Pakistan with the aim of making money. They stay with Chaudhary Shamsher. One day Jinder, Bikkar and Billa vacate the apartment in a hurry, thinking the police is there to pick them up. While looking for place to stay, they meet Shamsher. Shamsher is also in need for more roommates so they all move in together. Misunderstandings ensue resulting in the locking up of Jinder and Billa. In the end, friends all help each other out and solve their problems.


Cast

*
Amrinder Gill Amrinder Singh Gill (; born 11 May 1976) is an Indian actor, singer, songwriter and film producer who makes Punjabi language, Punjabi-language films and music. He has been nominated for twenty-four PTC Punjabi Film Awards, winning seven includ ...
as Jaswinder Singh 'Jinder' *
Simi Chahal Simarpreet Kaur "Simi" Chahal is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Punjabi films. Life and career Born Simarpreet Kaur Chahal and hailing from Ambala, she first stepped into the entertainment industry in 2014 where she appeared i ...
as Swaran Kaur 'Savy' *
Iftikhar Thakur Iftikhar Thakur (Urdu, ), born Iftikhar Ahmed, is a Pakistani actor ,, director, and host. He first gained attention in stage drama for his roles in Punjabi drama and has since starred in numerous stage shows and telefilms in different languag ...
as Chaudhary Shamsher *
Nasir Chinyoti Nasir Chinyoti (ناصر چنیوٹی) is a Pakistani actor and comedian who has starred in many stage dramas and films in both Urdu and Punjabi. He is mostly active in the Lahore theatre circuit and is famous for using improvised dialogues d ...
as Tabrez Waseem * Rup Khatkar as Bal * Hardeep Gill as Bikkar Chacha *
Akram Udas ''Chal Mera Putt'' is a 2019 Indian Punjabi-language comedy-drama Film directed by Janjot Singh and co-produced by Rhythm Boyz Entertainment, Gillz Network and Omjee Star Studios. It stars Amrinder Gill, Simi Chahal, Iftikhar Thakur, Nasir Chin ...
as Butta Khan *
Gurshabad Gurshabad Singh Kular (born 24 August 1989) is an Indian film actor and playback singer known for his work predominantly in Punjabi cinema and music industry. Life and career In September 2015, Gurshabad debuted as a singer with Vaar Bhagat ...
as Balwinder Singh 'Billa' * Seema Kaushal as Chachi * Raj Dhaliwal as Butta's wife * Sanju Solanki as Billa's father * Prabhjot Kaur as Chacha's daughter *
Nimrat Khaira Nimrat Khaira (born 8 August 1992) is an Indian singer, and actress known for her work in Punjabi- language music and films. She started her singing career with song "Rabb Karke" and "SP De Rank Wargi" whereas her acting debut was in 2017 with ...
as special appearance in song "Baddlan De Kaalje" * Agha Majid as Waseem (Tabrez's Father) *
Sikander Ghuman Sikander Ghuman, also credited as G Human, is a British-Punjabi actor and producer who primarily works in Punjabi-language films. He has appeared in the ''Chal Mera Putt'' film series and other Punjabi films such as '' Maurh'', '' Aaja Mexico Chall ...


Soundtrack

Soundtrack of the film is composed by
Dr Zeus Baljit Singh Padam, better known by his stage name Dr. Zeus, is a British composer, singer and producer of Punjabi music who has also worked in Indian films. He rose to fame in 2003 with his song "Kangna", which was voted the best song on BBC As ...
and Gurcharan Singh. Background score is also composed by Gurcharan Singh. Lyrics are written by Harmanjeet, Bir Singh, Satta Vairowalia, and Bunty Bains.


Track List


Production

Janjot Singh Janjot Singh is a Punjabi film director associated with Rhythm Boyz Production. He started his career assisting the direction for films ''Jatt James Bond'' (2014) and ''Sardaar Ji'' (2015), and made his direction debut in 2019 with ''Chal Mera ...
, Virasat Films, and Tata Benipal started working on ''Chal Mera Putt'', Rakesh Dhawan developed the story and later approached to Rhythm Boyz Entertainment to produce.
Amrinder Gill Amrinder Singh Gill (; born 11 May 1976) is an Indian actor, singer, songwriter and film producer who makes Punjabi language, Punjabi-language films and music. He has been nominated for twenty-four PTC Punjabi Film Awards, winning seven includ ...
started his filming schedule even before the release of ''
Laiye Je Yaarian ''Laiye Je Yaarian'' is a 2019 Indian Punjabi-language romantic drama film written by Dheeraj Rattan and directed by Sukh Sanghera. Co-produced by Rhythm Boyz Entertainment and Papilio Media; it stars Harish Verma, Roopi Gill, Rubina Bajwa, an ...
''. Also, Gill in an interview disclosed that the film is an Indian-Pakistan collaboration and is starring many actors from
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including
Iftikhar Thakur Iftikhar Thakur (Urdu, ), born Iftikhar Ahmed, is a Pakistani actor ,, director, and host. He first gained attention in stage drama for his roles in Punjabi drama and has since starred in numerous stage shows and telefilms in different languag ...
,
Nasir Chinyoti Nasir Chinyoti (ناصر چنیوٹی) is a Pakistani actor and comedian who has starred in many stage dramas and films in both Urdu and Punjabi. He is mostly active in the Lahore theatre circuit and is famous for using improvised dialogues d ...
and Akram Udas. He said, "Our
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films did well in Pakistan like ''
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'' and their stage dramas are loved in
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. So we went for collaboration." On 2 June 2019, Gill and
Simi Chahal Simarpreet Kaur "Simi" Chahal is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Punjabi films. Life and career Born Simarpreet Kaur Chahal and hailing from Ambala, she first stepped into the entertainment industry in 2014 where she appeared i ...
were confirmed as lead actors.
Gurshabad Gurshabad Singh Kular (born 24 August 1989) is an Indian film actor and playback singer known for his work predominantly in Punjabi cinema and music industry. Life and career In September 2015, Gurshabad debuted as a singer with Vaar Bhagat ...
and Hardeep Gill also play main roles in the film. It marks the feature film directorial debut for Janjot Singh while his first announced film ''Aahlna'' is unreleased. Auditions for the film were held in February 2019 while
principal photography Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as the ...
of the film took place in single schedule of one month, it began on 25 May 2019 in
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and completed on 26 June 2019 where
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served as cinematographer. Cast of the film spent more than a month in
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before filming to prepare for their respective characters. Gill in an interview disclosed that filming was initially scheduled for February 2019 but was delayed due to
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between India and Pakistan at the time. The film was edited by Sadik Ali Shaikh and its final cut ran for a total of 123 minutes and 51 seconds.


Release and marketing

''Chal Mera Putt'' was announced by
Amrinder Gill Amrinder Singh Gill (; born 11 May 1976) is an Indian actor, singer, songwriter and film producer who makes Punjabi language, Punjabi-language films and music. He has been nominated for twenty-four PTC Punjabi Film Awards, winning seven includ ...
in an interview with
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in May 2019 and was released on 26 July 2019. The film was released in UAE on 1 August 2019. The film was supposed to release in Pakistan but was not able to obtain a release certificate. The All Indian Cine Workers Association asked for the ban on the film in India for violating ban on collaboration with Pakistani artists set by association after
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. However, the film was released on its scheduled date. Jarnail Singh, production supervisor of the film disclosed that team of the film has faced several problems and people had put various allegations on them including some web portals asking for boycott while some calling it anti-national. He added, “it is said that artists don't belong to any religion or boundary, it's their artistry that matters.” The film was made available for streaming on
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.


Reception


Box office

''Chal Mera Putt'' was opened at (#6) with A$313,404 and NZ$87,874 at Australia and New Zealand respectively. Also, at the time of release it had a record opening for Punjabi films in Australia for the year. In North America, the film grossed $464,051 in its opening weekend including $153,103 in United States and $310,945 in Canada. In India, the film opened with 63% occupancy at national multiplexes. In United Kingdom, the film grossed £99,293 in its opening weekend. The film grossed over A$530,672 and NZ$144,493 in Australia and New Zealand in its first week. As of its fifth weekend, it became the highest ever grossing Punjabi film at overseas with gross over US$3.6 million, breaking the previous record of ''
Chaar Sahibzaade ''Chaar Sahibzaade'' ( Punjabi: ਚਾਰ ਸਾਹਿਬਜ਼ਾਦੇ'','' ; ) is a 2014 Indian Punjabi animated historical drama film written and directed by Harry Baweja. It is based on the sacrifices of the sons of the 10th Sikh guru Guru ...
'' (2014) which has grossed US$3.57 million in its run. Also, the film became highest-grossing Punjabi film in Australia, Gulf states, and second-highest in United Kingdom and New Zealand.


Critical reception

Gurnaaz Kaur of ''
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'' gave three stars out of five, praising lead cast, she said, "
Amrinder Gill Amrinder Singh Gill (; born 11 May 1976) is an Indian actor, singer, songwriter and film producer who makes Punjabi language, Punjabi-language films and music. He has been nominated for twenty-four PTC Punjabi Film Awards, winning seven includ ...
is convincing. He is mostly calm and poised requirement of his character His innocence and naughtiness is heartening.
Simi Chahal Simarpreet Kaur "Simi" Chahal is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Punjabi films. Life and career Born Simarpreet Kaur Chahal and hailing from Ambala, she first stepped into the entertainment industry in 2014 where she appeared i ...
, on the other hand, looks her bubbly self and plays her part well; just that she doesn't have that much presence in the movie." She also praised performances from
Gurshabad Gurshabad Singh Kular (born 24 August 1989) is an Indian film actor and playback singer known for his work predominantly in Punjabi cinema and music industry. Life and career In September 2015, Gurshabad debuted as a singer with Vaar Bhagat ...
, Hardeep Gill,
Iftikhar Thakur Iftikhar Thakur (Urdu, ), born Iftikhar Ahmed, is a Pakistani actor ,, director, and host. He first gained attention in stage drama for his roles in Punjabi drama and has since starred in numerous stage shows and telefilms in different languag ...
,
Nasir Chinyoti Nasir Chinyoti (ناصر چنیوٹی) is a Pakistani actor and comedian who has starred in many stage dramas and films in both Urdu and Punjabi. He is mostly active in the Lahore theatre circuit and is famous for using improvised dialogues d ...
, Akram Udas and Rup Khatkar. In last added, "The comic timing, the dialogue delivery, the punches— ''Chal Mera Putt'' gains on all points."


Accolades

At
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, the film won three awards for Best Comedy Film, Best Debut Director (for
Janjot Singh Janjot Singh is a Punjabi film director associated with Rhythm Boyz Production. He started his career assisting the direction for films ''Jatt James Bond'' (2014) and ''Sardaar Ji'' (2015), and made his direction debut in 2019 with ''Chal Mera ...
) and Best Actor critics' (for Gill), from six nominations.


Sequels

A sequel ''
Chal Mera Putt 2 ''Chal Mera Putt 2'' is a 2020 Indian Punjabi language, Punjabi-language comedy drama film directed by Janjot Singh. It is a direct sequel to 2019 film ''Chal Mera Putt''. The film is produced by Karaj Gill under Rhythm Boyz Entertainment and b ...
'' was released on13 March 2020. Another sequel ''
Chal Mera Putt 3 ''Chal Mera Putt 3'' is a 2021 Indian Punjabi-language comedy-drama film directed by Janjot Singh. It is a direct sequel to 2020 film '' Chal Mera Putt 2''. The film is produced by Karaj Gill under Rhythm Boyz Entertainment and by Ashu Munis ...
'' was released on 1 October 2021.


References


External links

* {{IMDb title, 10623524 2019 films Punjabi-language Indian films 2010s Punjabi-language films 2019 romantic comedy-drama films Indian romantic comedy-drama films India–Pakistan relations in popular culture Films directed by Janjot Singh Indian film series Films shot in England