''Lion of Punjab'' is an Indian Punjabi

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starring

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, making his debut as a lead actor. It is also the debut Punjabi movie of Bollywood director

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. It is a remake of 2003 Tamil film ''

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''. The Punjabi remake of this film was released on 11 February 2011. with a music release on 31 January 2011. The plot revolves around the lead character, Avtar Singh, who leads a fight against a powerful politician. The battle is as a result of the politicians factory polluting the water of a local village, which leads to a rise in cancer cases for the inhabitants of the village.

Cast

as Avtar Singh * Jividha Sharma as Jassi * Pooja Tandon as Amrit *

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as Amrit's Brother *

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as Politician Balwant Rai *

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as Balwant Rai's P.A. * Vindu Dara Singh as Inspector Balbir Singh * Bhotu Shah as Tiwari *

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as Babbar * Rupinder Kaur * Malkit Meet * Sukhmeet Sidhu as police inspector * Parandeep Kainth

Music

The album was released on Speed Records in India and digitally around the world by Music Waves. The lead track on the soundtrack is "Lak Twenty Eight Kudi Da", a collaboration with producer Honey Singh, although the track itself does not feature in the film. In the UK, "Lak 28 Kudi Da" (as it was re-titled for that market) reached the number-one position on the official Asian Download Chart on 30 April 2011. The track was released by Kamlee Records in the UK despite the soundtrack not being picked up for a physical release in that territory.

Track listing

References

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