''Jodi'' () is an Indian

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...

-language romantic-comedy

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film written and directed by

Amberdeep Singh Amberdeep Singh is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and producer associated with Punjabi films. Life and career Singh did his schooling at Government Senior Secondary School in Abohar and then studied B. Com at DAV College, Abohar. Af ...

. It is co-produced by

Karaj Gill Karaj Gill is an Indian film producer who makes Punjabi-language films and music. He owns a production house and distribution company Rhythm Boyz Entertainment. Gill began producing films in 2015, with a historical romance film '' Angrej''. He ...

under Rhythm Boyz Entertainment and Daljit Thind under Thind Motion Films. The film stars Dosanjh and

Nimrat Khaira Nimrat Khaira is a Punjabi singer, and actress known for her work in Punjabi- language music and films. Early life Born in Gurdaspur, Khaira started singing in third grade. She is the only child of her parents. She completed her schooling from ...

. Dosanjh started working on music of the film in August 2019, and its filming began on 5 October 2019. The film was scheduled to be released on 26 June 2020 but it was postponed due to the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified ...

. The film was scheduled for release on 24 June 2021, but was postponed again due to COVID-19. It was finally released on 5 May 2023.

Cast

Diljit Dosanjh Daljit Singh Dosanjh known professionally as Diljit Dosanjh (born 6 January 1984) is an Indian singer, actor, film producer and television personality. He works in Punjabi Music and subsequently in Punjabi and Hindi cinema. Dosanjh entered ...

as Amar Singh Sitaara *

as Kamaljot * Hardeep Gill as Ustaad * Harsimran as Joshila * Drishtii Garewal as Neelam Komal * Ravinder Mand as Bhola

Production

Development

started working on ''Jodi'' in 2011, and was announced by him in December 2018. Singh and Gurpreet Singh Palheri developed the film and joined Rhythm Boyz Entertainment to produce.

in an interview disclosed that the film was discussed every time before their another films. On 30 January 2019,

was confirmed as a lead actor. Dosanjh started working on music of the film in August 2019. Also, he disclosed that

Amrinder Gill Amrinder Singh Gill () is an Indian actor, singer, songwriter, and film producer who makes Punjabi-language films and music. He has been nominated for twenty-four PTC Punjabi Film Awards, winning seven including three for Best Actor, and two f ...

is a producer, but he would not be seen on the screen for this film.

Filming

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 a ...

of the film was scheduled to begin in September–October, and finally began on 5 October 2019, where Sandeep Patil served as cinematographer. First schedule of the filming was completed on 29 November 2019.

was confirmed as a lead actress. Drishti Grewal was also confirmed as the part of the film.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film contains 15 songs composed and produced by

Tru Skool Tru Skool (born Sukhjit Singh OLK) is a Derby Midlands, UK based Punjabi bhangra, hip hop, record producer. He was awarded multiple Brit Asia TV Music Awards. His produced albums " Back to Basics" by Diljit Dosanjh and "Bacthafucup" by Karan ...

, with a bonus single produced by Gurmeet Singh. The lyrics are penned by

Happy Raikoti Happy Raikoti is an Indian singer , lyricist and actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film ...

, Raj Ranjodh, Veet Baljit, Harmanjeet and many more. The music is of the Panjabi folk genre, featuring genre specific instrumentation all recorded live in Derby, England. Musical pieces also composed and directed by Tru Skool.

Release and marketing

''Jodi'' was announced by

in December 2018 on his social media handle, following the release of ''

Bhajjo Veero Ve ''Bhajjo Veero Ve'' () is a 2018 Indian Punjabi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Amberdeep Singh. It is produced by Karaj Gill and Talwinder Hayre, and stars Singh, Simi Chahal, Nirmal Rishi, Guggu Gill and Hobby Dhaliwal. ...

''. In January 2019, the title poster of the film was released revealing

as a lead actor and producer along with

and

. Also, the poster was released along a caption "Punjabi Cinema Zindabaad" which means "Long Live Punjabi Cinema". The film was initially scheduled to be released in 2019 but was postponed to 26 June 2020. It was again postponed due to the

. It was finally released on 5 May 2023.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 11384372 Indian romantic comedy films Punjabi-language Indian films Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2023 films