Punjabi Movies

Movies are an all time favorite to all man on earth. There is nothing better than watching a good movie for one's relaxation. Indian cinema has always secured a very important position in the world movie scenario. Punjabi Movies is definitely an indispensable part of Indian cinema.

Punjabi Movies have produced some very talented actors, who have been tremendously successful in Punjabi films as well as in Bollywood. A large number of Bollywood stars hail from Punjab. The list of the famous Punjabi names in Bollywood is naturally an endless one. Some of the names are Late KL Sehgal, Balraj Sahni, DevAnand, ChetanAnand, Dharmendra, Jeetender, Rajender Kumar, Rajesh Khanna, Om Puri, Amreesh Puri, Pran, Sunil Datt, Raj Babbar, Vinod Khanna, Akshaya Khanna, Kabir Bedi, Juhi Chawla, Raveena Tandon and many more.

A very important part of the Hindi Film Industry is the Kapoor family. Starting from Late Prithvi Raj Kapoor and his son Raj Kapoor to their descendents, who are doing excellent job at present, have been a solid support system to the film industry. Not only actors but also various directors and producers have been from Punjab. Some of the famous names are BR Chopra, Yash Chopra, Ramanand Sagar and Gulzar.

The Punjabi movies have always been hit in Punjab but not so popular in the other parts of the country because of the language constraint. Moreover, small budget is also a limitation. Still, many of the Punjabi films are really worth watching.

Generally, the Punjabi films are set in the backdrop of a rural area or a village. The scenes are essentially reminiscent of the Indian village life.

Mehar Mittal is a comedian actor famous among the people in Pakistan and the Punjabi people abroad, who did a great job to keep the flame of Punjabi Comedy, high for long.

Punjabi Films like Chann Pardesi and Nanak Naam Jahaz hai were much hit films and did good business.