Pankaj Batra is an Indian

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. Pankaj Batra comes from

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. He has more than 10 years of experience as a director in Indian cinema. He is working in Punjabi cinema, from 2005. Batra is a Mumbai-based film director known for '' Sajjan Singh Rangroot'' Starring (

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),''

Bambukat ''Bambukat'' is a 2016 Indian Punjabi-language period drama film written by Jass Grewal and directed by Pankaj Batra. Co-produced by Nadar Films and Rhythm Boyz Entertainment; it stars Ammy Virk, Binnu Dhillon, Simi Chahal and Sheetal Thakur in ...

'' Starring (

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),'' Goreyan Nu Daffa Karo'' Starring ( Amrinder Gill),'' Naughty Jatts'', and ''

Dildariyaan ''Dildariyaan'' is an Indian Punjabi-language romance film directed by Pankaj Batra. Jassi Gill and Sagarika Ghatge played the lead roles, and marks Ghatge's debut in a Punjabi movie. ''Dildariyaan'' was released on 9 October 2015. Plot Paali ...

''. In 2017, he released his film

Channa Mereya (film) ''Channa Mereya'' () is a 2017 Indian Punjabi-language romance film directed by Pankaj Batra. It is a remake of the Marathi film ''Sairat'' (2016). The film follows Kainat (Payal Rajput), a girl from a wealthy family who falls in love with he ...

starring Ninja, Payal Rajput, Amrit Maan,

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Career

His first Punjabi film as director was ''Reehjan'' in November 2005, starring Ranjeet, Aryan Vaid, and Bunti Garewal. After that he directed a soap titled Chaldi Da Naam Gaddi for

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in November 2007. Later on, he directed another show in 2008 titled ''Hum Tum for Zee''. His second Punjabi feature film was '' Virsa'' in 2008 starring

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and Aryan Babbar. Pankaj Batra's first hit as director was Naughty Jatts, released in 2013, starring

Neeru Bajwa Neeru Bajwa (born 26 August 1975) is a Canadian actress, director and producer who has mainly worked in Punjabi and Hindi films. She started her career in 1998 with Dev Anand's Bollywood film '' Main Solah Baras Ki'' and then moved on to work ...

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and Aarya Babbar. His next film Goreyan Nu Daffa Karo was hit in 2014 starring Amrinder Gill,

, Amrit Manghera. His third titled "

" with

Jassi Gill Jasdeep Singh Gill (born 26 November 1988) is an Indian singer, live perfomer and actor associated with Punjabi and Hindi language music and films. He debuted in Punjabi cinema with the 2014 film ''Mr & Mrs 420'' and in Hindi cinema with the 2 ...

was his connective hit in 2015. "

" grossed Rs.1.38 crore in Punjab on its first day. It was released in over 65 screens in key international markets on 29 July and grossed approximately US$1 million at the overseas box office in the first week. Sajjan Singh Rangroot is eighth highest Punjabi grossing film of all time and second highest-grossing film of 2018. His next is with super star

, Ranjit Bawa and Ninja, titled High End Yaariyan, which is scheduled for 22 February 2019 release.

Director

* '' Reejhan'' (2005) * '' Virsa'' (2008) * '' Naughty Jatts'' (2013) * '' Goreyan Nu Daffa Karo'' (2014) * ''

'' (2015) * ''

Channo Kamli Yaar Di ''Channo Kamli Yaar Di'' (2016) is a Punjabi film directed by Pankaj Batra and starring Neeru Bajwa and Binnu Dhillon with a released date of February 19, 2016. Channo (Neeru Bajwa) is an emotional journey of a pregnant Punjabi girl who goes to Ca ...

'' (2016) * ''

'' (2016) * '' Channa Mereya'' (2017) * '' Sajjan Singh Rangroot'' (2018) * ''High End Yaariyan'' (2019) * ''

Jinde Meriye ''Jinde Meriye'' is a 2020 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 ma ...

'' (2020) * '' Mitran Da Naa Chalda'' (2023) ;Also producer

Awards

* Best Director -

Filmfare Awards Punjabi Filmfare Awards Punjabi are presented to the best films and performers in Punjabi cinema. The Awards were first presented in 2017. History The awards were first awarded in 2017 for Punjabi films of 2016. The ceremony was held on 31 March 20 ...

* Best Sound Design - Winners of the Jio

2017

Nominations

*2017 - Best Director Filmafare Aware (Punjabi) for the Film

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Batra, Pankaj Living people Punjabi-language film directors Film directors from Chandigarh Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Indian film directors