Movies and TV shows set in punjab

The list contains the best, new and most relevant movies set in punjab ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, humorous, captivating, semi serious, feel good and romantic films and TV shows about / with bollywood, love and romance, family relations, couples, disorder, hindi, wedding, fall in love, punjabi and sikh plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres shot in India, Canada, UK and other countries.
punjab
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punjab movies
TOP 10 movies tagged as punjab: Udta Punjab (2016), Singh Is Kinng (2008), Punjab 1984 (2014), My Brother's Bride (2011), Son of Sardaar (2012), Jatt & Juliet (2012), Khiladi 786 (2012), Finding Fanny (2014), Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), 23rd March 1931: Shaheed (2002).

List of movies set in punjab

 7.7
 31K
Udta Punjab (2016)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 148 min.
Story: The insurgence of substance abuse among the young in the Indian state of Punjab through the stories of a rock star, a migrant laborer, a doctor and a policeman.
Style: disturbing, tense, feel good, ambiguous ending, offbeat
Plot: drugs, drug addiction, police, doctor, singer, drug addict, dog, cocaine, hospital, fight, escape, drug overdose ...
Place: india, punjab
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 5.7
 16K
Singh Is Kinng (2008)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Australia, India
Duration: 135 min.
Story: A comic caper about Happy Singh, a Punjabi villager who goes through a series of misadventures and eventually becomes the King of the Australian underworld.
Style: humorous, realistic, not serious, stylized, entertaining ...
Plot: rise to the top, love and romance, ambition, fish out of water, crime boss, self discovery, goofy hero, impossible love, mistaken identity, life turned upside down, village idiot, optimism ...
Time: 21st century
Place: punjab, india, australia, africa, asia ...
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 8.3
 2K
Punjab 1984 (2014)
Genre: Drama, Family, History
Country: India, Canada
Duration: 159 min.
Story: This is the story of a mother and her missing son set in the backdrop of 1984 Punjab, when the state was going through a terrible time of terrorism. The film depicts the longing of a mother for her son and her search for her son, who is labelled a ...
Style: serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic, tense ...
Plot: missing person, parents and children, loss of son, loss of child, state affairs, disorder, atrocity, rivalry, family relations, political unrest, rebelliousness, village ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: india, asia, punjab
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My Brother's Bride (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 139 min.
Story: London-based Luv Agnihotri decides to end his bachelorhood and asks his Bollywood film-maker brother, Kush, to find a bride for him - much to the displeasure of his Dehradun-based father. Kush accordingly meets and interviews a variety of women, and ...
Style: entertaining, romantic, not serious, humorous, realistic ...
Plot: fall in love, bad girl, family relations, couples, love and romance, love triangle, male female relationship, brother brother relationship, love at first sight, love story, looking for love, couple relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: punjab, asia, india, delhi, taj mahal ...
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 4.1
 10K
Son of Sardaar (2012)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 141 min.
Story: Jassi Randhawa (Ajay Devgan) is an unemployed good-for-nothing man who receives a letter from the Punjab government about buying his property in Punjab. To sell the property, Jassi leaves for Punjab. On the train, he meets and falls in love with ...
Style: exciting, humorous, captivating, entertaining, realistic ...
Plot: sikh, vengeance, rivalry, uninhibited rivalry, fall in love, homecoming, village, escape, gang, chase, exploitation, master villain ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, punjab, asia
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Jatt & Juliet (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: India, Canada
Duration: 140 min.
Story: Jatt is a mischievous lovable sort of a guy whilst Juliet is the typical Punjabi modern day girl. Sparks fly when their paths cross on their way to Canada due to their different outlook on life. But as faith brings them together time and time again ...
Style: feel good, humorous, captivating, light, realistic ...
Audience: date night
Plot: love affair, fall in love, couples, proposal, village, countryside, friendship, love story, love and romance, initially antagonists, screwball, opposites attract ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada, punjab, india
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 4.3
 7K
Khiladi 786 (2012)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 141 min.
Story: The 8th installment in the Khiladi series.
Style: humorous, semi serious, exciting, captivating, light ...
Plot: wedding, parents and children, hidden identity, family business, cons and scams, disorder, dishonesty, deception, love, gangsters, love and romance, family relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: punjab, india, asia
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Finding Fanny (2014)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A man embarks on a road trip to find his lost love.
Style: road movie, semi serious, humorous, feel good, captivating ...
Audience: date night
Plot: road trip, lost love, on the road, lovers reunited, unfulfilled love, friendship, looking for love, love letter, widow, village life, social relations, aging ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, punjab, asia
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Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 189 min.
Story: Raj is a rich, carefree, happy-go-lucky second generation NRI. Simran is the daughter of Chaudhary Baldev Singh, who in spite of being an NRI is very strict about adherence to Indian values. Simran has left for India to be married to her childhood ...
Style: romantic, touching, entertaining, feel good, sentimental ...
Audience: girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot: wedding, fall in love, love and romance, patriarchy, train, love, arranged marriage, forbidden love, love story, opposites attract, family relations, tradition ...
Time: future, 90s, 20th century
Place: india, switzerland, britain, punjab, england ...
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23rd March 1931: Shaheed (2002)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 188 min.
Story: Bhagat Singh, a freedom fighter, is arrested for killing the British official responsible for the death of his mentor Lala Lajpatrai. He is ultimately hanged for his misdeed.
Style: disturbing, rough, realistic, serious, captivating
Plot: prison, prison life, vengeance, rebellion, politics, life sentence, rebelliousness, life is a bitch, legal, police brutality, freedom fighter, court ...
Time: 1930s, 1920s, year 1931, 20th century
Place: punjab, asia, india
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Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost (2013)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Germany, India, Netherlands, France
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Set in post-colonial India, Qissa tells the story of Umber Singh, a Sikh who is forced to flee his village due to ethnic cleansing at the time of partition in 1947. Umber decides to fight fate and builds a new home for his family. When Umber marries ...
Style: serious, captivating, atmospheric, touching, enigmatic ...
Plot: family relations, gender bending, parents and children, family life, human nature, society, obsession, hidden identity, dishonesty, favoritism among siblings, secret, husband wife relationship ...
Time: 1940s, 50s, 20th century, year 1947
Place: punjab, india, asia
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Mutiny: A Love Story (2001)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 170 min.
Story: Amongst the communal riots that erupt in the city, Tara shelters a wayward Sakina from a crazed mob and a bond that blossoms into love is created. The two eventually get married and have a son. The happy family, now living in Amritsar, gets the ...
Style: romantic, realistic, serious, patriotic
Plot: family relations, against the rules, fall in love, against the odds, social differences, love and romance, society, political unrest, religions or cults, on the run, escape, chase ...
Time: 1940s, year 1947, 50s
Place: india, punjab, pakistan, middle east, asia
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Love Breakups Zindagi (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 156 min.
Story: Love Breakups Zindagi is a movie which tries to answer the question related to love, breakups and life. A couple and many of their friends experience changes and challenges in their respective lives after attending a wedding.
Style: feel good, semi serious, sentimental, humorous, realistic ...
Plot: buddies, breakup, looking for love, couples, fall in love, best friends, love affair, lifestyle, couple relations, friendship, lgbt, wedding ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, punjab, asia
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Jatt & Juliet 2 (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada, India
Duration: 140 min.
Story: A sequel to the hit Punjabi romantic comedy.
Style: humorous, realistic, feel good, not serious
Plot: law enforcement, disorder, unlikely couple, opposites attract, love and romance, couples, fall in love, mission, chase, fish out of water, misfit, punjabi
Time: 21st century
Place: canada, punjab
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Pyaar Ka Punchnama (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 149 min.
Story: Outspoken and overly critical Nishant Agarwal meets gorgeous new co-worker, Charu, offers his help, assists her financially, and they become close friends. His room-mates, Rajat and Vikrant, are pleased with this outcome as they already have ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, melancholic, entertaining, light ...
Audience: date night, girls' night
Plot: grownups, roommate, friendship, character change, sexual identity, couples, disorder, fall in love, looking for love, singleness, buddies, life turned upside down ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, punjab, asia
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London Dreams (2009)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: India, UK
Duration: 146 min.
Story: They were childhood friends. But they had little in common except their family's vague connection with music. While Arjun's life was consumed by a passionate drive to get on stage and realize his grandfather's unfulfilled dream, Mannu ...
Style: captivating, semi serious, stylized, realistic
Plot: friendship, love triangle, childhood, love and romance, musician's life, rising to stardom, buddies, desire for fame, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, rock, hopes ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, punjab, asia, london
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 6.6
 2K
China Gate (1998)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: India
Duration: 175 min.
Story: After witnessing the brutal slaying of her Forest Officer father, Sunder Rajan, at the hands of dreaded dacoit Jageera, Sandhya goes to Colonel Krishnakant Puri and asks for his assistance in bringing an end to Jageera's rule in the Devdurg ...
Style: serious, realistic, exciting, captivating, rough ...
Plot: military, french foreign legion, mission, mexican standoff, mercenary, bandit, courage, evil man, colonel, cowardice, honor, showdown ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: punjab, asia, india
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 5.7
 2K
Breakaway (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada, India, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A hockey enthusiast since 12 years of age, Toronto-based Rajvinder Singh, even went to the extent of trimming his hair, discarding his Pagri/turban, did not complete his education, incurred the wrath of his father, Darvesh, who wanted him to be ...
Style: humorous, captivating, semi serious, realistic
Plot: ice hockey, culture clash, follow your dream, sport team, family problems, friends, sport, society, ambition, family in crisis, parents and children, male female relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada, toronto ontario canada, punjab
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 6.1
 3K
Ours (2007)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 173 min.
Story: An ex-boxer Baldev Choudhary (Dharmendra) has had a stain in his boxing career. He wanted to wash it with his son Angad's (Sunny Deol) success, but times were hard and a financial crunch kept him from achieving this dream. Though Angad pulled ...
Style: serious, realistic, exciting, emotional
Plot: boxing, sport, family relations, ambition, rise to the top, follow your dream, athlete's life, hopes, once promising, athlete and trainer, rivalry, lifestyle ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, punjab
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 5.5
 15K
Housefull (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
Story: Believing himself to be a jinx and bringing bad luck upon himself and others, a man attempts to find true love, but ends up in very complicated relationships.
Style: not serious, realistic, feel good, humorous, sexy ...
Audience: date night
Plot: comedy of errors, true love, looking for love, couples, nothing goes right, love and romance, couple relations, lifestyle, farce, change of luck, disorder, hotel ...
Time: 21st century
Place: punjab, india, italy, london, europe
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 6.3
 3K
Legend (2014)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 168 min.
Story: Legend’s (Balakrishna) family Vs Jitender’s (Jagapthi Babu) family. Jitender & Co belongs to cruel and wicked political family who don’t mind killing people. Jitender visits Vizag for wedding match. On his return trip, his car ...
Style: realistic, serious, sentimental, sincere, exciting
Audience: boys' night
Plot: tough heroes, rivalry, injustice, vengeance, family in danger, graphic violence, fight, one man army, revenge, violence spree, uninhibited rivalry, homecoming ...
Time: 21st century
Place: punjab, india, asia, dubai
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 5.3
 15K
Housefull 2 (2012)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 145 min.
Story: Housefull 2 is an upcoming Bollywood action comedy film directed by Sajid Khan and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. It is the sequel to the 2010 Bollywood commercially successful movie Housefull
Style: humorous, realistic, not serious, sexy, funny ...
Audience: date night
Plot: wedding, family relations, rivalry, couples, disorder, couple relations, love and romance, dishonesty, vengeance, parents and children, brother brother relationship, mission ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, punjab
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London Paris New York (2012)
Genre: Romance
Country: India
Duration: 100 min.
Story: London Paris New York is a film that captures the angst of the twenties, the most dramatic period of one's life - when you have to find a career, you have your first significant relationship and most importantly form your identity in this ...
Style: realistic, touching, romantic, captivating, sincere ...
Audience: date night, girls' night
Plot: opposites attract, couples, youth, lovers apart, social differences, road trip, love and romance, unlikely couple, young lovers, unfulfilled love, twentysomething life, one night stand ...
Time: 21st century
Place: paris france, new york, london, india, punjab
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Loins of Punjab Presents (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: India, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A ruthless philantrophist. A bhangra rapper. An over-protected prodigy. A reckless actress. A lovelorn businessman. An entrepreneurial yogi. And a Loin King. Enter a roller-coaster world of seven strangers whose lives collide during a singing ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, captivating, offbeat
Plot: immigrants, ambition, hotshot hero, contests and competitions, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, hip hop culture, music, gays and lesbians, hip hop, competition, singer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new jersey, india, asia, usa, punjab
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Provoked: A True Story (2006)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, India
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Provoked is the true story of Kiranjit Ahluwalia, a Punjabi woman who moved to London after her marriage with Deepak Ahluwalia. Her husband seemed caring at first but then began to beat her up. He started drinking a lot and sleeping around with ...
Style: serious, realistic, bleak, suspenseful, exciting
Plot: arranged marriage, murder, hopes, hotshot lawyer, family problems, life is a bitch, fighting the system, courtroom drama, husband wife relationship, rape, abusive relationship, child abuse ...
Place: england, london, punjab, europe
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 6.9
 26K
2 States (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 149 min.
Story: This is a story about a romantic journey of a culturally opposite couple - Krish Malhotra and Ananya Swaminathan. They meet at the IIM-Ahmedabad College and during the program they fall in love. Complications arise after the program comes to an end ...
Style: sentimental, semi serious, humorous, realistic
Audience: date night
Plot: wedding, love, love affair, family feud, couples, meet the parents, society, family disapproval, family gatherings, young love, ethnic slur, high school ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, punjab, asia, delhi, new delhi
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Monsoon Wedding (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India, USA, Italy, Germany, France, UK
Duration: 114 min.
Story: From an exciting Indian wedding comes a relationship from two different times not only showing the modern but also the traditional. Different characters and stories interact with each other in director Mira Nair film where she used an ...
Style: humorous, touching, emotional, talky, semi serious ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot: wedding, culture clash, adultery, arranged marriage, honest, confession, disagreement, understanding, family secret, conservative, leaving home, first love ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, australia, new delhi, asia, punjab ...
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 7.8
 44K
Vicky Donor (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 126 min.
Story: Dr. Baldev Chaddha (Anu Kapoor), a well qualified fertility expert, runs a fertility clinic and a sperm bank in Dariyaganj, New Delhi, that guarantees a high quality and specialized sperm for the purpose. Unfortunately he has more failed cases to ...
Style: feel good, humorous, romantic, funny, captivating ...
Plot: unsuccessful, fall in love, wooing, slacker, clinic, living with parents, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, friendship, cult, sperm donor, love and romance, marriage ...
Time: 21st century
Place: delhi, india, new delhi, punjab
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 7.9
 55K
When We Met (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story: Depressed after the passing of his father, Dharamraj; as well as his gorgeous girlfriend ditching him, Mumbai-based businessman Aditya Kashyap takes a BEST bus, goes to Chatrapati Shivaji Train Terminus, and boards a train. This is where he meets ...
Style: light, romantic, semi serious, humorous, inspirational ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night
Plot: true love, fall in love, couple relations, fish out of water, love affair, disorder, family relations, marriage, odd couple, love, male female relationship, train ...
Time: 21st century
Place: india, punjab, asia
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 8.2
 69K
Run Milkha Run (2013)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 186 min.
Story: The true story of the "Flying Sikh" world champion runner and Olympian Milkha Singh who overcame the massacre of his family, civil war during the India-Pakistan partition, and homelessness to become one of India's most iconic athletes.
Style: inspirational, realistic, meditative, uplifting, captivating ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: sport, rise to the top, talented, running, life, olympics, athlete's life, lifestyle, rising to stardom, follow your dream, ambition, rivalry ...
Time: 70s, 60s, 50s, 20th century, year 1960 ...
Place: india, rome italy, asia, punjab, pakistan
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