''Toofan Singh'' is a 2017 Indian

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabis, Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a ...

-language

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directed by Baghal Singh and starring

Ranjit Bawa Ranjit Singh Bawa (born 14 March 1989) known professionally as Ranjit Bawa, is an Indian singer and actor associated with Punjabi language music and films. He rose to fame from his single "Jatt Di Akal" from his debut in the 2015 album, ''Mitti ...

as the Sikh militant Toofan Singh. Though the Indian

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refused to certify and banned the film in 2016, it was released internationally in 2017.

Cast

as Toofan Singh **

Daman Singh Daman Singh (born 4 September 1963) is an Indian writer and daughter of former Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh. Personal life Singh was born on 4 September 1963 in Chandigarh to Manmohan Singh and Gursharan Kaur. She has two sisters ...

as Gurbaz Singh (young Toofan Singh) * Sunita Dheer as Toofan Singh's mother * Sukhvir Singh as Toofan Singh's father * Shefali Sharma as Sukhjeet Kaur * Narinder Nina as Bhai Avtar Singh Brahma * Prince Kanwaljit Singh as Chandi Ram * Ramniq Sandhu as

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Lady Sarpanch * Jarnail Singh as Kashmir Singh *

Deepraj Rana Deepraj Rana (also Deepraz Rana or Deep Raj Rana) is an Indian film and television actor. Early life He was born and brought up in Prayagraj. Now he lives in Mumbai. He is married to TV actress Natasha Rana known for the role of Chhoti Maa in ...

as CRPF officer *

Sardar Sohi Parmjeet Singh Sohi, popularly known as Sardar Sohi is an Indian Punjabi actor and writer. He is from Palasaur near Dhuri Dhuri is a town in Sangrur District in the state of Punjab, India. The neighbouring towns of Dhuri are Sangrur, Mal ...

as Sewa Singh Police officer * Gurmeet Sajjan as Gurmail Singh Police officer * Gagneet Singh Makhan as School master * Yashpal Sharma as Arvind Ram (SSP) *

Avtar Gill Avtar Gill (born 14 May 1950) is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the De ...

KPS Gill Kanwar Pal Singh Gill (29 December 1934 – 26 May 2017) was an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer. He served twice as DGP for the state of Punjab, India, where he is credited with having brought the Punjab insurgency under control. While man ...

Raza Murad Raza Murad (born 23 November 1950) is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Hindi films. He has acted in over 250 Hindi films and has also appeared in Bhojpuri, Punjabi and other languages and on Hindi television. Early life He is the so ...

as Home Minister *

Mangal Dhillon Mangal Singh Dhillon (18 June 1957 – 11 June 2023) was an Indian actor, writer, director and film producer. He was born in Wander Jatana near Kotkapura in Faridkot district, Punjab. Early life Mangal Dhillon was born in a Sikh family in t ...

as Lakha * Satinder Kaur as Harbans Kaur Bhainji

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