Jatt & Juliet 2 is a 2013 Indian Punjabi romance comedy film directed by Anurag Singh. The film is a spiritual sequel to the 2012 blockbuster Jatt & Juliet. Actors Diljit Dosanjh and Neeru Bajwa reprise their roles from the previous film in the sequel amongst other characters.[3] The film released on 28 June 2013, almost a year after the release of the prequel, and received a positive response at the box office.
| Jatt & Juliet 2 | |
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| Directed by | Anurag Singh |
| Written by | Dheeraj Rattan Amberdeep Singh |
| Produced by | Gunbir Singh Sidhu Manmord Sidhu Darshan Singh Grewal |
| Starring | Diljit Dosanjh Neeru Bajwa |
| Cinematography | Anshul Chobey |
| Edited by | Manish More |
| Music by | Raju Rao Jatinder Shah Jassi Katyal[1] |
Production company | White Hill Studios |
| Distributed by | White Hill Studios |
Release date |
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Running time | 141 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Punjabi |
| Budget | ₹6.75 crore |
| Box office | ₹20 crore[2] |
Jatt & Juliet 2 went on to become the highest-grossing Punjabi film ever, thus beating the record previously held by Jatt & Juliet. It is the first ever Punjabi film to be released on Blu-ray.[4][5] A sequel, Jatt & Juliet 3, was released on June 27, 2024.
The film was remade in Bengali in 2018 as Inspector Notty K.
Plot
editFateh Singh (Diljit Dosanjh) is a Punjab police constable who desperately wants a promotion. Due to this, he accepts the request of his Deputy Commissioner request backed up by Inspector Singh's (Jaswinder Bhalla) to fly to Canada and convince his daughter, Pooja Singh (Neeru Bajwa), and her mother to come back to India. Fateh assumes that it should be a fairly easy task.
He flies to Canada and upon reaching Vancouver, starts his mission to bring Pooja back but mistakes Pooja's friend working in a beauty salon as Pooja herself, but is dismayed when he finds out that Pooja is actually a "by the books" police officer with the Vancouver Police Department.
Fateh, in order to bring her back and to avoid deportation back to India, helps Pooja to convince her mother in getting herself roped with a Caucasian guy in a marriage bond whom Pooja likes. This clashes with his irreverent and unsophisticated personality, but soon the two begin to find themselves drawn to one another.
Cast
edit- Diljit Dosanjh as Head Constable Fateh Singh
- Neeru Bajwa as Constable Pooja Singh
- Rana Ranbir as Shampy / Loveoshan Singh
- Jaswinder Bhalla as Inspector Joginder Singh
- B.N. Sharma as Gunoshan Singh Chawla (Shampy Da Daddy)
- Bharti Singh as Preet / Fake Pooja
- Jacob Insley as Chris
- Dolly Mattoo as Pooja's mother
- Rana Jung Bahadur as Pakistani taxi driver
- Anita Devgan as Fateh Singh's mother
- Vijay Tandon as Pooja's father
- Amrit Billa as Fateh Singh's father
- Balinder Johal as Pooja's grandmother
- Moishe Teichman as Wedding Priest
- Jazzy B in a special appearance
- Jenny Ghotra in a guest appearance in the song "Mr. Singh"
Release
editJatt & Juliet 2 was theatrically released on June 28, 2013.
Home media
editIt is the first ever Punjabi film to be released on Blu-ray.[4][5] It can also be streamed on the Chaupal streaming service.
Reception
editThe Hindustan Times gave a positive review for Jatt & Juliet 2, praising the film's acting and music, while commenting that "audiences would do well to not compare the film with the original".[6] On 25 October Jatt & Juliet became the first Punjabi Movie made in Punjab, India to have been released in Pakistan. The film has been released in Pakistan by Surya Basic Brothers Distribution and White Hill Studios in association with Yellow Hill Media and Entertainment (Pakistan).[7]
Box office
editJatt & Juliet 2 has emerged as the biggest blockbuster of Punjabi cinema. The film has made a box office collections nearing ₹20 crore (US$2.4 million) approx (All India). Jatt & Juliet 2 has broken all records in 12 days of run and established new benchmarks for the industry all over.
It collected approximately ₹7 crore (US$840,000)-₹7.50 crore (US$900,000) in the 1st week and dropped by just 30-35% in 2nd weekend and managed a further ₹3 crore (US$360,000). It had collected ₹10 crore (US$1.2 million) in 10 days and surpassed previous record of ₹10.50 crore (US$1.3 million) lifetime of Jatt & Juliet by end of 2nd week.
It finished with ₹11.75 crore (US$1.4 million) after two weeks and a lifetime figure was in the range of ₹17 crore (US$2.0 million)-₹18 crore (US$2.2 million), touching ₹20 crore (US$2.4 million). It also collected ₹1.75 crore (US$210,000) in the India overall which means worldwide collection stood in excess of ₹18 crore (US$2.2 million).
Remake
editVasu Manthena acquired the rights of Jatt & Juliet 2, to produce it in Telugu cinema.[8]
PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2014
editJatt & Juliet 2 won four awards at the 4th PTC Punjabi Film Awards in 2014.
| Category | Winner's Name |
|---|---|
| Best Film | Speed Records & White Hill Productions |
| Best Director | Anurag Singh |
| Best Actor | Diljit Dosanjh |
| Best Actress | Neeru Bajwa |
References
edit- ^ Lakhi, Navleen. "Music is their mantra to success". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 12 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "Jatt and Juliet 2 makes a record collection at the box office". The Times of India. 10 January 2017.
- ^ Kapoor, Jaskiran (23 September 2009). "Action Replay". Indian Express. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ a b Mehta, Ankita (9 July 2013). "Box Office Collection: 'Ghanchakkar' Disappoints; 'Jatt and Juliet 2' Blockbuster Overseas". IB Times. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ a b Juneja, Raj. "Jatt and Juliet 2 garners huge collection at the box office". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ Sidhu, Lovedeep Kaur. "Lovedeep Kaur Sidhu's review: Jatt & Juliet 2". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "Jatt & Juliet 2 released in Pakistan". punjabiportal.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ "Punjabi movies 'Sardaar Ji', 'Jatt & Juliet 2' to get Telugu adaptation".
External links
edit- Jatt & Juliet 2 at IMDb
- Jatt & juliet 2 on Punjabiportal.com