Sardaarji (ਸਰਦਾਰ ਜੀ) | |
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Directed by | Rohit Jugraj |
Produced by |
Gunbir Singh Sidhu Manmord Sidhu EKREHMAT PRODUCTIONS (co-producer) Bhavuk Thareja (Executive Producer) |
Screenplay by | Dheeraj Rattan |
Story by | Dheeraj Rattan |
Starring |
Diljit Dosanjh Neeru Bajwa Ali Kazmi Mandy Takhar |
Music by |
Jatinder Shah Nick Dhammu |
Cinematography | Parixit Warrier |
Edited by | Sandeep Francis |
Production
company |
White Hill Productions
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Distributed by | White Hill Productions |
Release date
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Running time
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141 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Punjabi |
Budget | ₹13 crore (US$1.9 million) estimated |
Box office | ₹50 crore (US$7.4 million) |
Sardaarji (Punjabi: ਸਰਦਾਰ ਜੀ) is a 2015 Indian Punjabi fantasy film directed by Rohit Jugraj, and starring Diljit Dosanjh, Mandy Takhar and Neeru Bajwa in lead roles. The trailer of the film was released on 18 May 2015. Sardaar Ji is one of the first fantasy films to be made in Punjabi cinema. It released on 26 June 2015, and had the biggest opening ever for a Punjabi film in Punjab.
The movie had a record opening in history of Punjabi Cinema, it opened to 100% occupancies and shattered previous openings record of Jatt & Juliet 2. It collected ₹2.5 crore (US$370,000) on its first day in Punjab while Jatt & Juliet 2 earned ₹1.5 crore (US$220,000) on its opening day. Sardaar Ji also earned ₹14.45 crore (US$2.1 million) in its opening weekend recovering its making costs of ₹11 crore (US$1.6 million) easily. Sardaar Ji beat bollywood film ABCD 2 easily at overseas box office in top the international collection chart.
In its first running week Sardaar Ji collected over ₹28 crore (US$4.2 million), highest ever in Punjabi cinema. It was first Punjabi movie (Chaar Sahibzaade has total collection of ₹72 crore (US$11 million) as movie was released in English, Hindi and Punjabi languages) to cross ₹50 crore (US$7.4 million) mark worldwide and ₹30 crore (US$4.5 million) mark alone in India.