Manoj Punj was an Indian
Punjabi film director.
He directed the hits in
Punjabi Cinema
Punjabi cinema, sometimes metonymously referred to as Pollywood or Punjwood is the Punjabi-language film industry centered around the Indian state of Punjab, and based in Amritsar and Mohali.
The cinema of Punjab has its beginnings with th ...
. After graduating with a degree in arts, and experiencing theater in Chandigarh, he assisted Prof. P. S. Nirola who made corporate and documentary films. He then shifted to Mumbai where he began his career as an assistant in various television and film projects. Few years later he started directing various kinds of TV programmes independently. This was followed by a series of hit Punjabi films. Manoj Punj died on 22 October 2006
due to a cardiac arrest in
Mumbai
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,
Maharashtra state of
India
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at a young age of 36.
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Filmography
* Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris (2006)
* Des Hoya Pardes
''Des Hoyaa Pardes'' is a 2004 Indian Punjabi-language film, directed by Manoj Punj, starring Gurdas Maan, Juhi Chawla, Divya Dutta and Anup Soni. It won the National Award for Best Feature Film in Punjabi.
Plot
In 1984, the former Indian ...
(2004)
* Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai
''Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai'' is a 2002 Indian film produced by Manjeet Maan and directed by Manoj Punj. It stars Gurdas Maan, Tabu, Divya Dutta and Rajat Kapoor.
Cast
Music
Anand Raj Anand and a new music director, Hemant Prashar, compo ...
(2002)
* Shaheed-E-Mohabbat
''Shaheed-e-Mohabbat Boota Singh'' is a 1999 Indian Punjabi-language feature film based on the real-life love story of Boota Singh and Zainab, starring Gurdas Maan and Divya Dutta in the lead roles. The film is directed by Manoj Punj and p ...
(1999)
Writer
* Sukhmani – Hope for Life
''Sukhmani – Hope for Life'' () is a 2010 Indian Punjabi-language film directed by Manjeet Maan and starring Gurdas Maan, Juhi Chawla, Divya Dutta and Bhagwant Mann. It was produced by Gurdas, Manjeet's husband, and their son Gurikk Maan. It ...
(2010)
See also
* Gurdas Maan
Gurdas Maan is an Indian playback singer, songwriter and actor mainly associated with Punjabi and Hindi language music and films. He gained national attention in 1980 with the song "Dil Da Mamla Hai". Since then, he had gone on to record over ...
* Shaheed-E-Mohabbat
''Shaheed-e-Mohabbat Boota Singh'' is a 1999 Indian Punjabi-language feature film based on the real-life love story of Boota Singh and Zainab, starring Gurdas Maan and Divya Dutta in the lead roles. The film is directed by Manoj Punj and p ...
References
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Punjabi artists
Punjabi people
1970 births
2006 deaths
Punjabi-language film directors
Film directors from Mumbai