''Shava Ni Girdhari Lal'' () is a 2021 Indian Punjabi-language

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

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 ...

from a screenplay co-written with

Rana Ranbir Rana Ranbir Singh is an Indian Punjabi actor working in Punjabi cinema and Hindi cinema. Early life and education Rana Ranbir was born on 31 December 1969 in Dhuri, Sangrur district, Punjab in India. He was also the classmate of another famous ...

. Produced by Gippy Grewal,

Vashu Bhagnani Vashu Bhagnani is an Indian film producer from Mumbai, India who works in Bollywood film industry. He launched Puja Entertainment India Ltd. in 1995 with the movie ''Coolie No. 1'' His films include '' Coolie No. 1'' (1995), '' Hero No. 1'' ...

and Ashu Munish Sahani under the banners of Humble Motion Pictures,

Pooja Entertainment Pooja Entertainment (Formerly known as Puja Films) is an Indian production and distribution company established by Vashu Bhagnani in 1986. It is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The company is known for producing the comedies: '' Coolie N ...

and Omjee Star Studios, it stars Gippy Grewal, Neeru Bajwa, and

Himanshi Khurana Himanshi Khurana (born 27 November 1991) is an Indian model, actress and singer who works in Punjabi language, Punjabi films. She appeared in the Punjabi language, Punjabi movie ''Sadda Haq (film), Sadda Haq''. In 2019, she participated in the ...

. Yami Gautam also stars in film marking her comeback in Punjabi film industry after 10 years. The film is a period comedy and the plot is set in the 1940s. The

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 the ...

of the film began on 3 April 2021, and it was theatrically released on 17 December 2021.

Cast

as Girdhari Lal (Magghar Singh Sandhu) *

Neeru Bajwa Neeru Bajwa (born 26 August 1980) is a Canadian actress, director and producer best known for her work in Punjabi cinema; she has also appeared in Hindi cinema and made her Hollywood debut with the supernatural thriller '' It Lives Inside'' (20 ...

as Shamo *

as Surjeet Kaur *

Payal Rajput Payal Rajput (born 5 December 1992) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu and Punjabi films. She made her film debut with the Punjabi film '' Channa Mereya'' (2017), for which she won the Filmfare Award Punjabi for Best Debut Act ...

as Kammo * Sara Gurpal as Jinder *

Yami Gautam Yami Gautam Dhar ( Gautam; born 28 November 1988) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. A daughter of film director Mukesh Gautam, she began her career as a model, and starred in television soap operas such as '' Chand Ke Paar Chalo' ...

as Mannat *

Surilie Gautam Surilie Gautam Bhatti (born 3 April 1990) is an Indian film and television actress. She is the daughter of director Mukesh Gautam and younger sister of actress Yami Gautam. She made her television debut in 2008 with '' Meet Mila De Rabba''. L ...

as Bhaggo *Prabh Grewal * Tanu Grewal as Kuljeet *

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 ...

as Jaggar Singh *

* Seema Kaushal * Sardar Sohi * Raghveer Boli *

Prince Kanwaljit Singh Prince Kanwaljit Singh (born 2 March 1980), commonly known as Prince K.J Singh, is an Indian film actor, dialogue writer and director. He is known for his works in Punjabi cinema. Prince became well-known after receiving plaudits for his perfo ...

* Akshita Sharma * Raj Dhaliwal as Parsinni * Chandan Gill * Baljinder Kaur * Balwinder Begowal * Ranjit Punia * Harinder Bhullar * Dilraj Udey * Honey Mattu * Aman Kotish *

Nisha Bano Nisha Singh, known professionally as Nisha Bano, is an Indian actress and singer who works in the Punjabi entertainment industry. She started her Punjabi film career with ''Jatt Airways'' and her Hindi film debut with ''Amar Singh Chamkila. Ear ...

* Nooran Kaur

Production

is a co-producer of the film, it is his first Punjabi film as producer. 52 popular actors from Punjabi film industry are cast in one film for the first time. Principal photography of the film started on 3 April 2021.

Release and reception

The film was released theatrically on 17 December 2021.

Critical response

Kiddaan.com gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5 and praised the performances of cast. They didn't appreciate the theme and ending of the film and stated, "We believe this movie could have been a great watch if the makers would have tried to keep the theme of the movie specific." Concluding they said, "we are ending this review with a very straight forward and not honey-coated conclusion that you might like the movie only if you are a hard-core Gippy Grewal fan."

Soundtrack

The full soundtrack of the film is composed by Jatinder Shah with lyrics 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 ...

Kumaar Rakesh Kumar Pal, known mononymously as Kumaar, is an Indian lyricist who works in Hindi cinema. Some of his songs include "Rula Ke Gaya Ishq", " Tu Bhi Royega", "Dil Ki Aadat", " Baby Doll', " Chittiyaan Kalaiyaan", " Sooraj Dooba Hain", "Lo ...

Amrit Maan Amrit Maan is an Indian singer, songwriter and actor associated with Punjabi film and music. He rose to fame after the release of his debut, ''Desi Da Drum'' in 2015 and "Bambiha Bole" in 2020. He is also known for his debut film Channa Mereya. ...

, Satinder Sartaaj, Ricky Khan. The songs are sung by

Sunidhi Chauhan Sunidhi Chauhan (pronounced ; born Nidhi Chauhan, 14 August 1983) is an Indian playback singer. Known for her Bold vocal range, she has recorded songs for films in several Indian languages and List of awards and nominations received by Sunidhi ...

, Satinder Sartaaj, Amrit Maan and G Khan. Title track "Shava Ni Girdhari Lal" was released on 5 December 2021. Second track "Gori Diyan Jhanjhran" sung by Sunidhi Chauhan was released on 8 December 2021.

Track list

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt15340570 2021 films Punjabi-language Indian films 2020s Punjabi-language films Films scored by Jatinder Shah Indian comedy films 2021 comedy films