My all time favorite movie from pollywood(ballewood)...it is a film about politics. Dharti Directed by Navaniat Singh Produced by Darshan Singh Grewal J.S.Kataria Jimmy Shergill Starring Jimmy Shergill Surveen Chawla Rannvijay Singh Japji Khera Music by Jaidev Kumar Distributed by T-Series Release dates 21 April 2011 (Australia) 22 April 2011 (worldwide) Country India Language Punjabi Budget 30 million (US$460,000) Box office 87.8 million (US$1.3 million) Dharti is a 2011 Punjabi film directed by Navaniat Singh with story, screenplay and dialogues by Manoj Jha. Dharti was produced by Darshan Singh Grewal, J.S. Kataria and Jimmy Shergill, and stars Jimmy Shergill, Surveen Chawla, Rannvijay Singh, Japji Khera, Prem Chopra, Rahul Dev, Binnu Dhillon and Shavinder Mahal. [1] It was released on 21 April in Australia and on 22 April 2011 globally. Dharti is family drama set in Punjab with the backdrop of Punjab politics. Baljit Singh Wadala (Prem Chopra) is the head of the ruling party in Punjab and has two sons. The elder son Vikramjit Singh Wadala (Ramandeep Arya) is following his fathers footsteps and is a prominent political leader, while the younger son Jasdeep Singh Wadala (Jimmy Shergill) is a squadron leader in the Indian Air Force. The younger son has a conflict with his father as he had left his fathers legacy to join the politics. Jimmy Shergill as Jaideep Singh Wadala a.k.a. Jay Singh Surveen Chawla as Bani Rannvijay Singh as Heera Singh Rahul Dev as Nachattar Singh Virk Prem Chopra as Baljit Singh Wadala Binnu Dhillon as Babbar Singh Ramandeep Arya as Vikramjit Singh Wadala The other actors are Japji Khaira, Jaspal Bhatti, and Shivender Mahal. Dharti released on 21 April 2011 in Australia. It released worldwide on 22 April 2011. The premiere took place in Australia. Dharti beat the record of other two movies that were released on same day: Dum Maro Dum (Hindi) and Mr. Perfect (Telugu) in Punjab and overseas. At the Wave multiplex in Ludhiana, the first two shows of Dharti were Rs. 21,963 and Rs. 35,824. At Orient in Ludhiana, Dharti drew the first two shows full (Rs. 25,100 per show); at PVR in Ludhiana, it collected Rs. 31,203 in the first show. At Harsha multiplex in Karnal Dharti collected Rs. 10,086 in first show. On its first weekend playing in the United States, Dharti grossed an estimated $148,000 from 11 screens which was an average of $8,230 grossed at each screen. The only movies to do better were Mr. Perfect which grossed an average of $8860 per screen and Madeas Big Happy Family which grossed a huge $11,220 per screen. [2] This converts to approximately 6.6 million INR which is a huge achievement —grossing more in a weekend than previous Punjabi films have in their entire time on the screen in US cinemas. The movie is second highest grossing Punjabi movie of 2011. [citation needed] The movie establishes Jimmy Shergill as the leading contemporary actor of Punjabi cinema. PTC PUNJABI FILM AWARDS:Dharti won 6 awards at this ceremony which are listed below: Best Debut Male: Rannvijay Singh. Dove Best Debut Female: Surveen Chawla. Critics Award For Best Film. Critics Award For Best Director: Navneet Singh. Best Cinematography: Harmeet Singh. Best Background Score: Anjan Viswas.
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