Punjabis dominate Bollywood releases this season

Mumbai, March 19: It`s time for bhangra. Three films to be released in the next fortnight will have one common theme - a Punjabi background.

"Aloo Chaat", "Ek - The Power of One" and "Videsh" all have either a Punjabi or someone settled in Punjab as the principal protagonist.
"In `Aloo Chaat`, I play the part of an NRI who returns to his Punjabi family based in Delhi with a prospective bride," says Aftab Shivdasani, who is actually hard to be imagined as a young Punjabi man. However, director Robby Grewal, who is a Punjabi from Delhi, has ensured that the Punjabi milieu is very much on the forefront in his third directorial outing.
While his supporting actors like Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Manoj Pahwa are shown to be hardcore Punjabis, there is this entire culture drive revolving around Punjabiyat in the film. No wonder the film promises to feature Punjabi celebrations in full fervour. There are Yash Chopra style "ladies sangeets" featuring the entire cast of the film too. Read more............