''Manje Bistre'' () is a 2017 Indian

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-language family drama romantic comedy film featuring

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 ...

and

Sonam Bajwa Sonampreet Bajwa (born 16 August 1989), is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Punjabi films. One of the highest paid actress of Punjabi cinema, Bajwa is a recipient of two PTC Punjabi Film Awards along with nominations for four Filmf ...

in lead roles while

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 ...

, Jaggi Singh,

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and Hobby Dhaliwal in supporting roles. The film is set up against the backdrop of traditional Punjabi wedding. The dialogues are penned by

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, and the story and screenplay is written by Gippy Grewal. It is directed by Baljit Singh Deo and was released on 14 April 2017.

Plot

The story revolves around a Punjabi wedding, with elements of romance and comedy. Sukhi, while preparing for his sister's wedding, meets Rano and immediately falls in love with her. Rano, Sukhi's sister's friend, is a hesitant lover and during their romantic development many colorful characters appear.one person named Daddy helped both to get in one life .

Cast

as Sukhchain "Sukhi" Grewal *

as Rano *

as Sadhu Halwai *

as Seeta * B.N. Sharma as Sureela *

Gurpreet Ghuggi Gurpreet Singh Waraich (born 19 June 1971), commonly known as Gurpreet Ghuggi, is an Indian actor, comedian and politician. He is known for his works in Punjabi and Hindi films. Ghuggi began his career by acting in theatre in the early 1990s, ...

as Daddy * Jaggi Singh as Chadar *

as Jellu mama * Sara Gurpal as Bholi * Hobby Dhaliwal as Shamsher Grewal, Sukhi's father * Rana Jung Bahadur as Chhotu *

Dilpreet Dhillon Dilpreet Dhillon, is an Indian singer and actor associated with the Punjabi music and Punjabi film industry. He started his career as a singer, and later debuted as an actor with the Once Upon A Time In Amritsar. Early life Dhillon was born o ...

as Groom * Harby Sangha as Sukhi's Jeeja * Anita Devgan as Sukhi's Mami * Seema Kaushal as Sukhi's mother * Malkeet Rauni as Sukhi's Mama * Harinder Bhullar as Dokal * Parkash Gadhu as Tota * Rana Jung Bahadur as Chhotu * Sara Gurpal as Bholi * Raghveer Boli as Kaleja * Kul Sidhu as Seeti

Production

''Manje Bistre'' was shot between November, 2016 and December, 2016 in 22 days at different villages in

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, including Kakrali, Seyonk, Jenti Majri, Ghura Kasoli, Bhangidi, Parol, Choti Badi Nangal and Mullanpur Garibdas.

Release

The official trailer of the film was released by Saga Music on 5 March 2017. The film was theatrically released on 14 April 2017.

Box office

According to

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''Manje Bistre'' had grossed in its whole theatrical run which includes 16.29 crore in India and 15.45 crore in overseas. It is also the fourth highest grossing Punjabi movie of all time behind Carry on Jatta 2,

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 ...

and

Sardaar Ji ''Sardaarji'' is a 2015 Indian Punjabi cinema, Punjabi fantasy film, fantasy horror film and comedy film directed by Rohit Jugraj Chauhan, Rohit Jugraj, and starring Diljit Dosanjh, Mandy Takhar and Neeru Bajwa in lead roles. The trailer of the ...

according to the Box Office India reports. On release the film was announced as a huge hit. After two weeks of the release, '' Baahubali 2: The Conclusion'' was released which affected the further collections of ''Manje Bistre'' in India and Overseas''. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion'' is also the highest-grossing film in India and also in

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India

According to the

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’s report, on its opening day ''Manje Bistre'' grossed ₹2.25 crore becoming the 3rd highest Punjabi opener of all time behind ''Sardaar Ji'' and Sardaar Ji 2 later moved to 5th after release of Carry on Jatta 2 ''and

Shadaa ''Shadaa'' () is a 2019 Indian Punjabi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Jagdeep Sidhu, and co-produced by A & A Advisors and Brat Films. The film starring Diljit Dosanjh and Neeru Bajwa, follows the story of an average man ...

'' Whereas, film faced drop in collection on its second collecting ₹2.18 crore and rise on third day, collecting ₹2.59 crore making the weekend total ₹7.02 crore. The film faces small drop on weekdays collecting ₹1.27 crore, ₹1.06 crore, ₹1.03 crore and ₹0.91 crore respectively making a week total ₹11.29 crore. The film grossed ₹14.71 crore in 10 days of release. According to

report published in June 2018, ''Manje Bistre'' is the 6th highest Punjabi grosser of all time in

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by its lifetime collection of ₹16.29 crore behind Carry On Jatta 2, Sardaar Ji, Chaar Sahibzaade, Sardaar Ji 2 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 ...

Overseas

On its opening weekend, ''Manje Bistre'' collected $241,971 (₹1.56 crore) in

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, $385,147 (₹2.49 crore) in

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, £104,136 (₹85.93 lacs) in

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, A$402,399 (₹1.98 crore) in

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and NZ$125,403 (₹56.66 lacs) in

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. After second week, the film grosses $456,065 (₹2.94 crore) in United States, $722,562 (₹4.66 crore) in Canada, £219,339 (₹1.81 crore) in United Kingdom, A$652,618 (₹3.19 crore) in Australia and NZ$185,884 (₹84.34 lacs) in New Zealand. In its whole theatrical run ''Manje Bistre'' had grossed ₹2.28 crore at United Kingdom, ₹6.25 crore at Canada, ₹3.43 crore at United States of America, ₹3.33 crore at Australia, ₹85.14 lacs at New Zealand, and ₹8.4 lacs at

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Soundtrack

The music of songs have been composed by Jay K (Jassi Katyal) and Jaison Thind. The lyrics are by

Happy Raikoti Happy Raikoti (born 12 May 1992) is an Indian singer, lyricist and actor associated with Punjabi music The music of Punjab reflects the traditions of the Punjab region associated with Punjabi language. Punjab is currently divided into two ...

, Ricky Khan, Jagdev Maan, and Dalvir.

Reception

Manje Bistre received mostly positive reviews from critics and audience both. The first half of the film tickles the funny bones of the film goers, while the second half is high on romantic quotient, say the critics and viewers. Jasmine Singh of

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praised the film's simplicity. He also praises director, saying, “Director Baljit Singh Deo has done a neat direction, making sure that every character in the film gets a decent screen space.“ He also writes about dialogues, “The dialogues of the film are written by

and he certainly has done a fine job.” He also praises the

cinematography Cinematography () is the art of motion picture (and more recently, electronic video camera) photography. Cinematographers use a lens (optics), lens to focus reflected light from objects into a real image that is transferred to some image sen ...

of the film, saying, “The entire film is centred at one place, a wedding house, despite the fact that there aren't many locations to feast your eyes on; a beautiful and well shot cinematography makes everything look bright and fun.” The reviewer praised the costume designer of the film Ravneet Grewal and the lead actress

. In last the consensus reads, “The film has foot-tapping numbers, subtle romance, lot of fun moments, loads of laughter; ''Manje Bistre'' has sure collected the right entertainment dose.”

Awards

Winners

Jio Filmfare Awards Punjabi (2018)

*Best Supporting Actor -

*Best Screenplay -

Brit Asia Punjabi Film Awards (2018)

*Best Film - ''Manje Bistre'' *Best Director - Baljit Singh Deo *Best Actor - Gippy Grewal *Best Comedian - Karamjit Anmol *Best Supporting Actor - Karamjit Anmol *Best Film Song - Gippy Grewal &

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 ...

for "Dubai Wale Shaikh" *Best Female Playback Vocalist - Nimrat Khaira for "Dubai Wale Shaikh"

Sequels

Sequel of the film, ''

Manje Bistre 2 ''Manje Bistre 2'' is a 2019 Indian-Punjabi comedy film written by Gippy Grewal and directed by Baljit Singh Deo. It is the second installment of Manje Bistre series. Produced by Gippy Grewal under his banner Humble Motion Pictures; it stars ...

'', directed by Baljit Singh Deo and starring

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 ...

was released on 12 April 2019. The sequel was shot in

depicting Sukhi`s journey to attend his cousin’s marriage ceremony.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt6705612 2017 films Indian romantic comedy-drama films 2017 romantic comedy-drama films Punjabi-language Indian films 2010s Punjabi-language films Films directed by Baljit Singh Deo Films scored by Jassi Katyal Indian film series