Jihne Mera Dil Luteya: Mandeep Kumar's critical and commercial success starring a superstar trio had released on this day in 2011.
On this day in 2011, an illustrious Punjabi movie titled 'Jihne Mera Dil Luteya' had released in cinema halls across the world. The movie till date remains the only instance of Punjabi superstar trio of Neeru Bajwa, Gippy Grewal and Diljit Dosanjh working together in a full-length feature movie.
Apart from the cast, another significant first related to the movie was director Mandeep Kumar registering a solid directorial debut. The director went on to make Punjabi movies such as 'Ambarsariya' (2016) and 'Kaptaan' (2016).
A story comprising of a love triangle between college students, Jihne Mera Dil Luteya successfully struck chords with fans to the extent that it continues to remain fans' favourite even a decade after its release. Call it the devil-may-care personalities of the films' male leads or Neeru Bajwa's grace, the amalgamation of various such factors made Jihne Mera Dil Luteya what it is remembered for even today.
A still of Neeru Bajwa and Gippy Grewal from the song 'Billi Billi Akh'.[/caption]
Apart from Bajwa, Grewal and Dosanjh, the movie was also taken to a level above by a stellar supporting cast comprising of Binnu Dhillon, Karamjit Anmol, Sardar Sohi, Tej Sapru, Shavinder Mahal, Jaswinder Bhalla, Rana Jung Bahadur, Harpal Singh Pali, Sunita Dhir and Balwinder Begowal.
Celebrating 10 years of Jihne Mera Dil Luteya
Written by Dheeraj Rattan, Jihne Mera Dil Luteya has to be one his best works especially when it comes to dialogues. Be it Pinky Moge wali, Saheli te Haveli chetti nahin banndi, Tu tan seriously hi lai gaya, Kadde vi nahin, P.K. Palta tan kade pee ke nahin palteya, the movie had multiple such dialogues which transformed into slang used by people in real life.
Among the many positives which worked in Jihne Mera Dil Luteya's favour, another substantial one was its music. While Jaggi Singh, Raj Kakra, Yo Yo Honey Singh and Jagdev Mann had written the songs, Aman Hayer, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Jatinder Shah and Bhinda Aujla had worked as music directors to create praiseworthy songs such as 'Fukre', 'Munde Jattan De', 'Channa' and 'Jitthe Ho Jiye Khade'.
Did you know?
1) Gippy Grewal's song 'Sher Ban Ke' from Navaniat Singh's 'Mel Karade Rabba' (2010) was used as a dialogue in a classroom sequence by Diljit Dosanjh. While no such dialogue was written on paper, Grewal and Dosanjh had improvised on the set to add value to the scene.
2) Avneet Kaur, who had most recently featured in Akhil's single track titled 'Paagla', was originally slated to play the role of Gippy Grewal and Neeru Bajwa's child in the movie. Having said that, she was replaced at the last moment as she looked old for a 3-4 year old child.
Monu, who was in charge of the transport department on the sets of Jihne Mera Dil Luteya, suggested his nephew for the role and it was him who played the role of Ekom in the movie. It is worth mentioning that the name of Gippy Grewal's eldest son is also Ekom Grewal.
3) Neeru Bajwa's clothes were designed by her sister Sabrina Bajwa.
4) Amrit Raj Chaddha, who made his directorial debut with 'Saab Bahadar' (2017), was the first assistant director on the sets of Jihne Mera Dil Luteya.
