Sardaar Ji 2 | |
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Directed by | Rohit Jugraj |
Produced by | Manmord Sidhu Gunbir Singh Sidhu Rahul Gupta (Executive Producer) |
Screenplay by | Dheeraj Rattan |
Story by | Dheeraj Rattan |
Starring |
Diljit Dosanjh Sonam Bajwa Monica Gill Jaswinder Bhalla Yashpal Sharma |
Music by |
Jatinder Shah Nick Dhammu |
Cinematography | Sandip Patil |
Edited by | Sandeep Francis Samar Singh |
Production
company |
White Hill Production
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Distributed by | White Hill Production |
Release date
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Running time
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145 minutes |
Country |
India Australia |
Language | Punjabi |
Box office | ₹19 crore (US$2.8 million) |
Sardaar Ji 2 (previously The Return of Sardaarji) is a 2016 Punjabi film starring Diljit Dosanjh, Sonam Bajwa and Monica Gill in lead roles and directed by Rohit Jugraj. The film was released on 24 June 2016. Diljit performed triple role in this film.
After success of Sardaar Ji, producers decided for a sequel The Return of Sardaarji. Shooting of the film took place in different locations in Australia mainly. Diljit was mobbed by his Australian fans to his surprise when he reached the airport in Australia. The crew also shot at Macarthur region of New South Wales. During the shoot, Diljit rescued Sonam and others from a horrible accident at set. Diljit had to undergo 6 months of intensive physical training by hiring Ranbir Kapoor's personal trainer Pradeep Bhatia.
The video of film's title track Sardaarji was shot for two days in a row, created a record as it features 2500 Sardars dressed in white attires and turbans, out of which 1200 are Diljit’s fans who came specially to shoot for the song.
The movie broke the record of Sardaar Ji in Punjab, grossing ₹2.05 crore (US$300,000) on first day. The film minted total ₹14.25 crore (US$2.1 million) in its first week on 350 screens in India while from the overseas markets, the film grossed ₹6.05 crore (US$900,000) including ₹1.47 crore (US$220,000) only from U.S. box office in 10-days.