Punjab 1984
- 2014
- 2h 39m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
2.5K
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During a time of political turmoil, a mother goes on a journey in search of her missing son, who has been misjudged and labeled a terrorist.During a time of political turmoil, a mother goes on a journey in search of her missing son, who has been misjudged and labeled a terrorist.During a time of political turmoil, a mother goes on a journey in search of her missing son, who has been misjudged and labeled a terrorist.
- Awards
- 7 wins total
Kirron Kher
- Satwant Kaur
- (as Kiron Kher)
Gurcharan Singh Channi
- Bachan Singh Maan
- (as Gurucharan Channi)
Hardip Gill
- Human rights activist
- (as Hardeep Gill)
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This is by far the best Punjabi movie ever made on this topic of relationship between a mother and son who suffered during the troubled 80s. Acting was excellent and so were the songs. Only the second half was bit slow and the director got carried away in trying to combine politics and terrorism. Second half was also too long, the movie could have been cut short by at least 15 minutes. The songs were very touchy and were there as per the situation. Dilijit Dosanjh, Kirron Kher both played their parts well. But the surprises were Rana Ranbir and Pawan Malhotra. Rana Ranbir did full justice and Pawan Malhotra played it so well that you actually hate that guy, that is acting. I am from the Majha area and could relate very well to all the places mentioned in the movie not to forget the Majhail dialict in the movie from the extras (the villagers). A very sincere attempt to share the sorrows of the mothers/fathers who lost their sons (Hindus/Sikhs and Policemen) and some of them don't even know what happened to them. The last lady showed at end titles, who does not even have a photo of her son, as she has lost her mental balance and gets agitated when reminded about her son, brought tears to my eyes. These great mothers still suffer for no fault of theirs. Kudos to the neighbours of this lady, who take care of her.
first of all I would say that.. The movie's outstanding! Anurag Singh (the director) just proved that you don't need more than 7 0 million rupees ($1,500,000 approx) to make a movie that may actually hit hard all those senseless, masala-filled Indian movies.
I found Kirron Kher's performance in Punjab 1984 as the best until this day. She'll make you cry, make you laugh and capture your senses silently with those expressions.
Most of the scenes were technically and emotionally Genuine. I mean it. I find it Very Rare.
Acting was too good by lead Artists, and even better by the rest of Crew. Movie Direction was superb by Anurag Singh (huge change after giving 4-5 back to back Comedy hits). Songs' Lyrics need special mentioning.. Great! Shooting sets were realistic, giving the audience total feel of the 1980s' unfortunate happenings.
I would've rated it with 9 stars, but an extra one especially for Kirron Kher. Respect.
I found Kirron Kher's performance in Punjab 1984 as the best until this day. She'll make you cry, make you laugh and capture your senses silently with those expressions.
Most of the scenes were technically and emotionally Genuine. I mean it. I find it Very Rare.
Acting was too good by lead Artists, and even better by the rest of Crew. Movie Direction was superb by Anurag Singh (huge change after giving 4-5 back to back Comedy hits). Songs' Lyrics need special mentioning.. Great! Shooting sets were realistic, giving the audience total feel of the 1980s' unfortunate happenings.
I would've rated it with 9 stars, but an extra one especially for Kirron Kher. Respect.
Outstanding effort by Anurag Singh and team for making a movie on a very sensitive and bold subject. If you belong to Punjab you will find yourself connected to the story. Acting by Kiron Kher, Daljit and Pawan Malhotra is very realistic. All the shooting locations depicts the era of 1990s. The songs are touching and compliment the script very well. The movie is a must watch for all ages. A very emotional and sentimental bond of mother son relationship is shown. A story of a family and a struggle of a village boy is elegantly presented on Silver Screen.
All in all.. a must watch !
All in all.. a must watch !
Hats off and a Big Thank You to Anurag Singh and White hill for a movie like this. Touches the right emotions. One of the best performances from Kiron Kher and Diljit. Kiron Kher ma'am you have proved once again why you are such a versatile actor. And Diljit has proved as well that he is not just a one genre actor. The movie has been beautifully pictured and each scene is like its been taken of a canvas. Amazing Music esp 'Awaal Allah', 'Channo' and 'Swaah Ban k'. It could have been a bit shorter. at two hours and forty minutes it does tend to stretch a bit. But that does not stop this movie from being a master piece. I hope this movie creates a bed rock for Punjabi Cinema and promotes more movies to be made over sensitive and meaningful topics.
First of all I'm a bit surprised that even after one week of it's release nobody has actually posted a review!
Now I will say that Punjab film Industry has come a long way in these recent few years giving us viewers some great movies to watch! now i personally thought that Punjab film industry is only capable in making people laugh but after seeing this i salute the director who has changed my thoughts on it,they can actually make us emotional too.
This movie was very important for me as a youngster born in Tarn-Taran the place where these incidents actually happened and heard stories from his parents ,read in books about the massacre that happened in 1984 i had mixed feelings on it as I'm an Atheist belonging to a Hindu background we also lost a family member in the massacre who fought his whole life for the welfare of farmers and their rights!
Okay so let's get started the movie starts of with kirron kher who did a splendid job as a mother trying to find his missing son who was taken by police for apparently no reason and later told that he was a terrorist.I wouldn't spoil it any further as i think it's better to watch then speak about it.
As Diljit Dosanjh said in an interview after seeing the movie you will not remember one particular role but admire each and everyone's effort behind the movie which clearly shows of.
Now the movie is shot in some beautiful destinations like villages in Punjab, city of tarn taran where i belong to and the mountains of Srinagar.
last but not the least I thank kirron kher,diljit dosanjh and director Anurag singh for depicting the movie so good ,i was personally worried after seeing a movie called sada haq based on similar incidents which was not worthy of all the hype it got. but I can surely say each and every Indian should watch this movie to know what actually happened 1984!
''100% unbiased movie''
Thanks!
Now I will say that Punjab film Industry has come a long way in these recent few years giving us viewers some great movies to watch! now i personally thought that Punjab film industry is only capable in making people laugh but after seeing this i salute the director who has changed my thoughts on it,they can actually make us emotional too.
This movie was very important for me as a youngster born in Tarn-Taran the place where these incidents actually happened and heard stories from his parents ,read in books about the massacre that happened in 1984 i had mixed feelings on it as I'm an Atheist belonging to a Hindu background we also lost a family member in the massacre who fought his whole life for the welfare of farmers and their rights!
Okay so let's get started the movie starts of with kirron kher who did a splendid job as a mother trying to find his missing son who was taken by police for apparently no reason and later told that he was a terrorist.I wouldn't spoil it any further as i think it's better to watch then speak about it.
As Diljit Dosanjh said in an interview after seeing the movie you will not remember one particular role but admire each and everyone's effort behind the movie which clearly shows of.
Now the movie is shot in some beautiful destinations like villages in Punjab, city of tarn taran where i belong to and the mountains of Srinagar.
last but not the least I thank kirron kher,diljit dosanjh and director Anurag singh for depicting the movie so good ,i was personally worried after seeing a movie called sada haq based on similar incidents which was not worthy of all the hype it got. but I can surely say each and every Indian should watch this movie to know what actually happened 1984!
''100% unbiased movie''
Thanks!
Did you know
- TriviaSecond Punjabi movie of Sonam bajwa
- Alternate versionsThe UK release was cut, the distributor chose to reduce a scene of violence (a man's face being held down in sand, in order to suffocate him) in order to obtain a 12A classification. An uncut 15 classification was available.
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Box office
- Budget
- ₹70,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $720,770
- Runtime
- 2h 39m(159 min)
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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