''Sardaar Ji 2'' (previously ''The Return of Sardaarji'') is a 2016 Indian

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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 ...

in a

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alongside

Monica Gill Monica Gill is an American model, actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She won the Miss India Worldwide 2014 on 21 June 2014. She is also Miss India USA winner on 26 November 2013 while serving as Miss India New England. In 2015, she part ...

, 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 and directed by Rohit Jugraj Chauhan. The film was released on 24 June 2016. It is a

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to the 2015 film ''

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 ...

''. On release, the film received mixed reviews, unlike the first film which had received positive reviews. The film grossed less than the first film and was declared average at the box-office.

Cast

in a

as **Sardaarji Jaggi Singh **Sardaarji Athraa Singh **Sardaarji Satkaar Singh *

as Soni *

as Diljot * Yashpal Sharma as Teja * Samreen Kaur as Shiney * Jaswinder Bhalla as Pathan Chacha *

Dev Gill Devinder Singh Gill is an Indian actor and model who predominantly works in Telugu, Hindi, Punjabi, Kannada and Tamil films. Career Gill made his debut with film '' Shaheed-E-Azam'' (2002). In 2008, he acted in Telugu language film '' Kris ...

as Diljyot's fiancée *

Mandy Takhar Mandy Takhar (born 1 May 1987) is a British actress who works in Indian cinema, predominantly in Punjabi with roles in Hindi and Tamil films as well. Personal life Mandy Takhar was born and raised in the city of Wolverhampton in the UK. She ...

(special appearance in "Poplin") * Amritpal Chotu as Fauji's son *

Anjana Sukhani Anjana Sukhani (born 10 December 1978) is an Indian actress and model, who predominantly appears in Hindi and a few Telugu films and one Kannada film. Early life Anjana was born on 10 December 1978 to a Sindhi Hindu family in Jaipur, to Preet ...

as Dr. Teena (Anger management therapist)

Planning and shooting

After the success of ''

'', producers decided on a sequel ''The Return of Sardaarji''. The shooting of the film took place in different locations in

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mainly. Diljit was mobbed by his Australian fans to his surprise when he reached the airport in Australia. The crew also shot at the Macarthur region of New South Wales. During the shoot, Diljit rescued Sonam and others from a horrible accident at the set. Diljit had to undergo 6 months of intensive physical training by hiring

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's personal trainer Pradeep Bhatia.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of ''Sardaarji 2'' was composed by

Jatinder Shah Jatinder Shah is an Indian music composer and record producer. He is primarily recognized for his compositions in Punjabi music and film industry. He has also composed for many Hindi films like Second Hand Husband and Dilliwali Zaalim Girlfri ...

& Nick Dhammu while the lyrics were written by

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and Ranbir Singh. The video of the film's title track ''Sardaarji'' was shot for two days in a row, created a record as it features 2500

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s dressed in white attires and turbans, out of which 1200 are Diljit's fans who came specially to shoot for the song.

Release

The movie was released on the big screens on 24 June 2016. It is also available for streaming on the

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Ott.

Reception

Box office

The movie broke the record of ''

'' in Punjab, grossing on the first day. The film minted a total of in its first week on 350 screens in India while from the overseas markets, the film grossed including only from U.S. box office in 10-days.

Accolades

References

External links

* {{Rohit Jugraj Chauhan Films directed by Rohit Jugraj Chauhan 2016 films Punjabi-language Indian films 2010s Punjabi-language films Films scored by Jatinder Shah Films shot in Australia Indian sequel films Indian-Australian films Films shot in New South Wales Films set in Australia Occupational safety and health 2016 controversies Stagecraft