Movies of 2006

Set in the lively village of modern-day Punjab, "Dil Apna Punjabi", is about a family spanning over four generations all living under one roof headed by Sardar Hardam Singh (Dara Singh). His grandson, Kanwal (Harbhajan Mann) is a man of his heart, who spends most of his time with his friends; a village musical troupe. When Kanwal when meets college friend Ladi (Neeru Bajwa) at relative Faujan's (Amar Noorie) home he falls in love. Faujan makes their love match seem as an arranged marriage to their respective families. However, Ladi's family meet him, they are discouraged due to his unambitious approach and his lack of employment. When a talent scout (Gurpreet Ghuggi) hears him singing, Kanwal decides to make a success of himself in the UK to prove himself. Here he meets TV host Lisa (Mahek Chahal). Lisa is drawn towards Kanwal's charm and simplicity soon begins to have feelings for Kanwal. Kanwal has to choose between fame and fortune with Lisa in the UK, or returning to his roots in the Punjab to be with his first love Ladi.

During the year 1985, reminiscent of an era of turmoil in Punjab, an army officer (Nihal Singh) falls in love with a local village girl named Prasinn Kaur. Their romance ultimately leads to a marriage but the fate has tragedy in store for them. Nihal's unit is dispatched to Siachen Glacier and he has to leave his pregnant wife under the care of a couple who are his neighbours. However, due to an unfortunate incident, Prasinn dies after giving birth to a baby girl. Her neighbour, who is desperate to become a mother steals the child. From here the misery of the army officer starts. A twist in the story sends him to prison for serving a life term. After completing the sentence his search for his daughter starts again. This story is all about love, passion, hatred, betrayal and romance. Motivated from a true incident, which the director came across in 1996, the film brings out various facts of human behavior in a true Punjabi flavour and spirit.

'Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris' was a movie based on Waris Shah, a Punjabi Sufi poet of Chishti order, admired for his contribution to Punjabi literature. It wasn't entirely a biopic on the legendary poet, but, was solely based on the times when he wrote the poem 'Heer'. Gurdas Maan, Juhi Chawla, Divya Dutta, Sushant Singh, Chetana Das, Deeba and Mukesh Rishi played focal roles in the movie. (Gurdas) 'Maan sahab', as he is often known, successfully portrayed the role of Waris Shah. Juhi Chawla was casted as Bhagpari, the girl Waris Shah fell in love with. At the same time, the girl who got attracted to Waris and was of the mind to do anything to get him was Saabo (Divya Dutta). The story starts with how and why Waris reached village Malkan Hans to begin his journey of Heer. A lot of emphasis is also laid on how Saabo tries various unsuccessful ways to get Waris' attention.