Throughout the year many Punjabi films are filmed across the world. Be it Virsa or Jinde Meriye or scenes from Ashke, the Punjabi film industry has left us no stone unturned. Since then scores of movies have been shot at some of the most striking locations in the world. Whether it’s Australia or Canada, Pollywood has experimented in every location. So, we bring you 20 movies that are shot abroad.
Punjabi Films That Are Filmed In Foreign Countries
1. Honsla Rakh
The father-son duo packs this movie with heavy doses of entertainment. And, Sonam Bajwa’s beauty attracts a young audience. All things clubbed together resulted in the movie shattering Box Office records and becoming the highest-opening Punjabi film of all time
| Cast | Diljit Dosanjh, Sonam Bajwa, Shehnaaz Gill |
| Release Date | 15 October 2021 |
| Location | Canada |
Storyline: A single father attempting to find love and a mother for his seven-year-old son runs into his ex, who’s just returned to the city.
2. Paani Ch Madhaani
A movie with an entertaining plot & huge potential that failed to impress the critics of Punjabi Film Industry.
| Cast | Gippy Grewal, Neeru Bajwa, Karamjit Anmol |
| Release Date | 5 November 2021 |
| Location | England |
Storyline: A group of musicians travels to London after finding renewed success with a new singer. They end up winning the lottery, but misplace the winning ticket.
3. Jatt and Juliet
Jatt and Juliet is a Punjabi comedy romance film, which brings the family together. Isn’t it?
| Cast | Neeru Bajwa, Diljit Dosanjh |
| Release Date | 29 June 2012 |
| Location | Vancouver (Canada) |
Storyline: Fateh Singh (Diljit Dosanjh), who wants to marry a Canadian, meets Pooja (Neeru Bajwa), who wants to study in Canada. Though they do not get along initially, they soon find themselves drawn to each other.
4. Sardaar Ji
Sardaar Ji is one of the first fantasy films to be made in Punjabi Cinema. The film is followed by its sequel.
| Cast | Diljit Dosanjh, Neeru Bajwa, Mandy Takhar, Jaswinder Bhalla |
| Release Date | 26 June 2015 |
| Location | Canada |
Storyline: Jaggi (Diljit Dosanjh) is tasked with driving away from a ghost (Neeru Bajwa) who haunts a mansion in London. However hilarious situations ensue when he falls in love with a ghost.
5. Ashke
It is a film that is set to flaunt the spirit of Punjab’s folk dance Bhangra.
| Cast | Amrinder Gill, Sanjeeda Shaikh, Roopi Gill, Sarabjeet Cheema, Jaswinder Bhalla, Hobby Dhaliwal |
| Release Date | 27 July 2018 |
| Location | India & Canada |
Storyline: Pamma, a bhangra dancer, quits performing when unexpected events force his college team to split. Years later, his nephew learns about his talent and encourages him to relive his long-lost passion.
6. Mirza: The Untold Story
The movie reflects every bit of emotions, laughter, shock, joy, pain for the audience.
| Cast | Gippy Grewal, Mandy Takhar, Rahul Dev |
| Release Date | 6 April 2012 |
| Location | Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada) |
Storyline: The story revolves around Mirza and Sahiba who were in love with each other. Unfortunately, Sahiba’s brother, a dangerous criminal, is against their relationship and does not let them be together.
7. Singh vs Kaur
The film has received mostly positive reviews. It is a slick action comedy that has set new benchmarks for the punjabi film industry.
| Cast | Gippy Grewal, Surveen Chawla, Rohit Khurana, Binnu Dhillon, Japji Khaira, Avtar Gill |
| Release Date | 15 february 2013 |
| Location | India & Canada |
Storyline: Nihal Singh, who lives in the village of Nabha, attempts to get rid of an unwanted marriage proposal, but ends up lying to his entire village that he loves somebody named ‘Jasneet Kaur’ from Vancouver, Canada.
8. Super Singh
A film based on Superhero comedy does not reach the box office budget but is a time watch film.
| Cast | Diljit Dosanjh, Sonam Bajwa, Pavan Malhotra |
| Release Date | 16 June 2017 |
| Location | Canada |
Storyline: A man’s life changes after he unknowingly gets superpowers and then embarks on the journey that helps him discover the true meaning of love, life, sacrifice, courage and his whole role in the world.
9. Jindua
Jindua has a story based on a very simple topic ‘love triangle’ but it has touched the Punjabi people’s endearing topic of going abroad.
| Cast | Jimmy Shergill, Neeru Bajwa, Sargun Mehta |
| Release Date | 17 March 2017 |
| Location | Canada |
Storyline: Karma (Jimmy Shergill) and his friend live in Canada illegally. When his friend gets arrested, Karma marries a Canadian pop singer to gain citizenship, despite being in love with Saggi (Sargun Mehta), his neighbour.
10. Channo Kamli Yaar Di
It’s worth watching a movie with friends, family and kids. You will definitely be engrossed in the movie and forget everything.
| Cast | Neeru Bajwa, Binnu Dhillon, Jassie Gill, Karamjit Anmol, Rana Ranbir |
| Release Date | 19 February 2016 |
| Location | India & Canada |
Storyline: Channo (Neeru Bajwa) decides to go to Canada to find her husband, Jeet (Jassie Gill), and is accompanied by her friend, Taaji (Binnu Dhillon). Although Taaji is in love with her, he helps her find her Jeet.
11. Virsa
The film, Virsa, is a joint venture between Pakistan and India.
| Cast | Arya Babbar, Mehreen Raheel, Noman Ijaz, Gulshan Grover, Kanwaljit Singh |
| Release Date | 7 May 2010 |
| Location | Australia |
Storyline: Two friends migrate to Australia for better opportunities and along the way, their friendship gets bitter as one friend gets influenced by Australian culture and the other stays in his roots.
12. High End Yaariyan
The film has amazing comedy along with solid dialogues and characters and some hit music.
| Cast | Jassie Gill, Ninja, Ranjit Bawa, Navneet Kaur Dhillon, Musskan Sethi, Gurnam Bhullar |
| Release Date | 22 February 2019 |
| Location | United Kingdom |
Storyline: Three male friends, each coming off a failed relationship, cross paths in London and vow to live for each other and not to fall in love again. It is a tale of friendship and love.
13. Dil Diyaan Gallan
A must watch Punjabi film is unlike other Punjabi films for more than one reason.
| Cast | Parmish Verma, Wamiqa Gabbi, Gaurav Kakkar, Chandan Gill |
| Release Date | 3 May 2019 |
| Location | London |
Storyline: It is a love story between Natasha, an internet celebrity and Laddi, her photographer.
14. Chal Mera Putt
Chal Mera Putt is a very well executed, remarkable Punjabi movie which is very good in terms of story, dialogues, content and direction.
| Cast | Amrinder Gill, Simmi Chahal, Gurshabad, Iftikhar Thakur, Nasir Chinyoti |
| Release Date | 26 July 2019 |
| Location | Lahore, India & United Kingdom |
Storyline: This is the story of six Punjabis from India, Pakistan and their struggle to get settled in the UK.
15. Manje Bistre 2
This movie is for hardcore comedy film lovers. Not only comedy, but you will also get to see the new Jodi of the Punjabi industry.
| Cast | Gippy Grewal, Simi Chahal, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Karamjit Anmol |
| Release Date | 12 April 2019 |
| Location | Canada |
Storyline: The movie follows Sukhi as he goes from India to Canada to attend his cousin, Ganda’s wedding- a typical big fat traditional Punjabi Wedding.
16. Sargi
A new kind of love story that revolves around a love triangle between the actors.
| Cast | Jassie Gill, Babbal Rai, Karamjit Anmol, Rubina Bajwa |
| Release Date | 24 February 2017 |
| Location | Mauritius |
Storyline: Babbu( Jassie Gill) has been in love with Sargi since his college days. Sargi fakes a marriage to travel abroad to support her family and is stuck between three eligible suitors who have fallen in love with her.
17. Laavan Phere
Clean comedy and great performances of the artists make this film worth watching.
| Cast | Rubina Bajwa, Karamjit Anmol, Nisha Bano, Roshan Prince, Gurpreet Ghuggi |
| Release Date | 16 February 2018 |
| Location | Mauritius |
Storyline: A young man is unable to marry the love of his life because of comical complications created by his pompous brothers-in-law and angry to-be father-in-law.
18. Love Punjab
Love Punjab is a family film, which reflects the real beauty and culture of Punjab.
| Cast | Amrinder Gill, Sargun Mehta, Manvir Johal, Yograj Singh, Nirmal Rishi |
| Release Date | 11 March 2016 |
| Location | India & Canada |
Storyline: it revolves around a family in which husband and wife fight daily for small reasons and their son is the only victim of these fights. After suffering from all these things, the son gets depressed. The entire film is about a journey of a family to find love, ties of families and the fragrance of Punjab.
19. Jinde Meriye
Through Jinde Meriye the audience has been served something fresh and something new. They have been served pure romantic drama.
| Cast | Parmish Verma, Sonam Bajwa, Yuvraj Hans |
| Release Date | 24 January 2020 |
| Location | Scotland (UK) |
Storyline: Yaddi (Parmish Verma) falls in love with Rehmat (Sonam Bajwa), an innocent and focused student. Rehmat’s father decides to arrange her marriage with a law-abiding man called Yuvi which places Rehmat at a crossroads in her life.
20. Laaiye Je Yaarian
Laaiye Je Yaarian again served us a love triangle or we can say love square. The film has a unique story, based in Canada, it is a visual treat with no compromise on production.
| Cast | Harish Verma, Roopi Gill, Rubina Bajwa, Amrinder Gill |
| Release Date | 5 June 2019 |
| Location | India & Canada |
Storyline: A young businesswoman girls a charming con man in a bid to win against her business rival. Complications arise when he turns out to be unreliable and worse still, romance blooms.
Directors become choosy when it comes to selecting locations for either the entire movie or some part of it. And also, if you don’t have time to travel around the world, these Punjabi films will definitely take you on a world tour.
