Pankaj Batra

His first Punjabi film as director was Reehjan ^[5] in November 2005, starring Ranjeet, Aryan Vaid, and Bunti Garewal. After that he directed a soap titled Chaldi Da Naam Gaddi^[6] for Zee television in November 2007. Later on, he directed another show in 2008 titled Hum Tum for Zee. His second Punjabi feature film was Virsa ^[7] in 2008 starring Gulshan Grover and Aryan Babbar.

Pankaj Batra's first hit as director was Naughty Jatts, released in 2013,^[8] starring Neeru Bajwa, Binnu Dhillon and Aarya Babbar. His next film Goreyan Nu Daffa Karo was hit in 2014 starring Amrinder Gill, Binnu Dhillon, Amrit Manghera. His third titled "Dildariyaan" ^[9] with Jassi Gill was his connective hit in 2015.

"Bambukat" ^[10] grossed Rs.1.38 crore in Punjab on its first day.^[11] It was released in over 65 screens in key international markets on 29 July and grossed approximately US$1 million at the overseas box office in the first week.^[12]

Sajjan Singh Rangroot is eighth highest Punjabi grossing film of all time and second highest-grossing film of 2018.^[13]

His next is with super star Jassi Gill, Ranjit Bawa and Ninja, titled High End Yaariyan, which is scheduled for 22 February 2019 release.^[14]

• Reejhan (2005)
• Virsa (2008)
• Naughty Jatts (2013)
• Goreyan Nu Daffa Karo (2014)
• Dildariyaan (2015)
• Channo Kamli Yaar Di (2016)
• Bambukat (2016)
• Channa Mereya (2017)
• Sajjan Singh Rangroot (2018)
• High End Yaariyan (2019)
• Jinde Meriye (2020)
• Mitran da Naa Chalda (2023)

Also producer

• Mitran Da Naa Chalda (2023)

• Best Director - Bambukat - Filmfare Awards Punjabi
• Best Sound Design - Winners of the Jio Filmfare Awards Punjabi 2017^[15]

• 2017 - Best Director Filmafare Aware (Punjabi) for the Film Bambukat