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CinemaDaudaak marks another significant chapter in Hardeep Grewal's journey from singer and lyricist to actor, writer and producer. As he returns to the big screen with a sports drama about a 400-metre athlete whose dream of becoming a national champion is disrupted by a murder accusation, the film connects with the themes o
CinemaAwarapan 2 brings Emraan Hashmi back as Shivam Pandit nearly two decades after the 2007 cult film. Directed by Nitin Kakkar and written by Bilal Siddiqi, the romantic action drama pairs Hashmi with Disha Patani and revisits the emotional world, music and themes of sacrifice that made the original Awarapan a fanfavourit
CinemaMirzapur: The Movie brings the cult crime saga from the streaming screen to cinemas, reuniting Pankaj Tripathi, Ali Fazal and Divyenndu as the battle for the Mirzapur gaddi returns with old rivalries, new contenders and a larger cinematic canvas. Directed by Gurmmeet Singh and written by Puneet Krishna, the film releas
CinemaTutt Paini English Ne! is an upcoming Punjabi comedy-drama directed by Varinder Sharma and written by Jass Grewal. The film stars Simi Chahal, Mandy Takhar and Satvinder Singh, and brings Simi Chahal and Mandy Takhar together on screen after nearly nine years. With a title rooted in Punjabi humour and a story built aro
CinemaKableOne presents Karma Da Khel: The House of Devils and Angels, a high-stakes reality show where attitude, strategy, relationships and karma will decide who survives the ultimate game.
MusicAmaal Mallik and Subhodhh Sharma created an unforgettable musical evening at Chandigarh University, where thousands of fans sang along to Ve Junoon and Yeh Awarapan, building massive excitement ahead of Awarapan 2’s worldwide release.
CinemaHoney Trehan’s long-delayed biographical drama follows human-rights defender Jaswant Singh Khalra. Its brief 2026 release opened a larger argument about memory, evidence and censorship.
CinemaImtiaz Ali’s 2024 film turns the singer’s short, controversial life into a debate about art, class, desire and who gets to speak for Punjab.
StyleLong before contemporary runways rediscovered it, women across pre-Partition Punjab used phulkari to record family, landscape and ceremony.
MusicFrom community halls to daytime club nights, British Asian musicians made a hybrid sound that belonged fully to more than one place.
CinemaGurinder Chadha’s 2002 comedy used football, food and a Hounslow wedding to make belonging specific—and therefore universal.
CultureStandardised in the Sikh tradition and transformed by print and type, Gurmukhi remains one of Punjabi’s principal writing systems.
CinemaThe 1981 landmark paired a village melodrama with a sharp account of land, power and dignity—and won India’s National Film Award.
CultureOpened in a former town hall near Jallianwala Bagh, the museum centres oral testimony and the belongings people carried across a new border.