''Disco Singh'' is a 2014 Punjabi

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directed by

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and starring

Diljit Dosanjh Diljit Dosanjh (born 6 January 1984) is an Indian singer, actor and film producer who works in Punjabi and Hindi cinema. Dosanjh entered the Social 50 chart by ''Billboard'' in 2020. He has been featured in various music charts, including ...

and

Surveen Chawla Surveen Chawla (born 1 August 1984) is an Indian actress and dancer who appears in Hindi and Punjabi films and television. She is one of the highest paid Punjabi actress. She started her career with television shows like '' Kahin To Hoga'' and ...

. This is the third collaboration between Singh and Dosanjh after the blockbusters ''

Jatt and Juliet ''Jatt & Juliet'' is a 2012 Indian Punjabi-language romantic comedy film directed by Anurag Singh and produced by Darshan Singh Grewal and Gunbir Singh Sidhu. The film stars Diljit Dosanjh opposite Neeru Bajwa. It was released theatrically on ...

'' (2012) and ''

Jatt & Juliet 2 ''Jatt & Juliet 2'' is a 2013 Indian Punjabi romance comedy film directed by Anurag Singh. The film is a spiritual sequel to the 2012 blockbuster '' Jatt & Juliet''. Actors Diljit Dosanjh and Neeru Bajwa reprise their roles from the previous f ...

'' (2013). The shooting of ''Disco Singh'' began on 19 November 2013 in

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apparently. The film released on 11 April 2014 to excellent

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collections all over Punjab. Despite receiving disastrous reviews from critics, it performed exceptionally well at the box office, breaking several records. It is loosely based on 2009 Bollywood film '' Do Knot Disturb'' which in turn was a remake of the 2006 French film '' The Valet'' (French: La Doublure). ''Disco Singh'' was remade in

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as '' Haripad Bandwala'' under the banner of

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starring

Ankush Hazra Ankush Hazra (born 14 February 1989) is an Indian actor, producer, dancer and television personality who primarily works in Bengali cinema. Having starred in over 26 films in his career, he has received several accolades including the ''Mahan ...

and

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in the lead roles.

Plot

The story follows a singer named Lattu (Diljit Dosanjh) who is in love with Sweety (Surveen Chawla), a model. When don Bhupinder Singh (Manoj Pahwa) hires Lattu to perform at a wedding which Sweety also attends, a picture of the trio is captured by a spy who was hired by Bhupinder's wife Pammi (Upasna Singh) who suspects he is having an affair. When the news of Bhupinder cheating on his wife with Sweety is published in the newspaper, Bhupinder tells Pammi that Sweety is Lattu's girlfriend as he was also captured in the photo. Bhupinder's henchmen kidnap Lattu and Bhupinder tells him to pretend to be Sweety's boyfriend in order to make his wife's suspicion go away. Whilst pretending, Sweety and Lattu enter a real relationship which soon enrages Bhupinder who decides to take matters into his own hands, leading to a hilarious climax.

Cast

as Bandmaster Lattu Singh *

as Model Sweety *

Manoj Pahwa Manoj Pahwa (born 8 December 1963), is an Indian film and television actor who is noted for his role as Bhatia in the comedy series '' Office Office'' (2001). Pahwa has acted in over 70 films as a character actor, including '' 7½ Phere'' (2005 ...

as Don Bhupinder Singh *

Upasna Singh Upasana Singh (born 29 June 1975) is an Indian actress and stand-up comedian who works in Hindi and Punjabi language films. Singh is known for her role as a deaf-mute in the 1997 film '' Judaai''. Later on, she got famous for her negative por ...

as Pammi *

Prem Chopra Prem Chopra (born 23 September 1935) is an Indian actor in Hindi films. He has acted in 380 films over a span of over 60 years. Life and education Chopra, the third of six children of Ranveerlal and Rooprani Chopra, a Punjabi Hindu family, was ...

as Papaji * B.N. Sharma as Ikki *

Karamjit Anmol Karamjit Anmol is an Indian actor, comedian, singer and film producer active in the Punjabi entertainment industry. He has worked in Punjabi movies including ''Laavaan Phere'' and '' Carry on Jatta 2''. He has also acted in the comedy plays "OMG ...

as Baai *

Apoorva Arora Apoorva Arora is an Indian actress and model who appears in Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi and Kannada films. She has also appeared in various web series and music videos. Career She stars in Hindi, Kannada, Punjabi and Gujarati films. She enter ...

as Priya *

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 ...

as Director *

Chandan Prabhakar Chandan Prabhakar (born 29 September 1981), often informally referred to as Chandu, is an Indian comedian and actor. Life and career Chandan completed his graduation in mechanical engineering from Hindu College in Amritsar. He has been married ...

as CID officer

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Box office

According to

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, ''Disco Singh'' has been overwhelmingly successful. In its first week in theatres, it grossed over , making it the biggest Punjabi film ever in terms of opening numbers.

PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2015

''Disco Singh'' won six awards at the 5th PTC Punjabi Film Awards in 2015.

References

External links

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