Wild Wild Punjab
Indian comedy film
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wild Wild Punjab is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Simarpreet Singh. Produced by T-Series Films and Luv Films, the film stars Varun Sharma, Jassie Gill, Sunny Singh, Manjot Singh, Patralekha and Ishita Raj Sharma. It was released on Netflix on 10 July 2024 to mixed reviews from critics and audiences.[2]
Sandeep Jain
Luv Ranjan
| Wild Wild Punjab | |
|---|---|
Official release date | |
| Directed by | Simarpreet Singh |
| Written by | Harman Wadala Sandeep Jain |
| Story by | Luv Ranjan |
| Produced by | Ankur Garg Luv Ranjan |
| Starring | Varun Sharma Jassie Gill Sunny Singh Manjot Singh |
| Cinematography | Nigam Bomzan |
| Edited by | Chetan M. Solanki |
| Music by | Songs: Guru Randhawa Luv Ranjan Bali Saurabh-Vaibhav Score: Hitesh Sonik |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
Release date |
|
Running time | 111 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Plot
Gaurav Jain, pressured by his domineering father into an arranged marriage for dowry, sets out with his friends Maan Arora and Rajesh Khanna. Khanna is heartbroken after discovering his girlfriend Vaishali cheated on him and plans to confront her at her wedding in Pathankot. Their mentor Honey Singh joins them on the trip.
On the way, the group crashes a wedding to find alcohol and gets heavily drunk. The next morning, they discover Gaurav accidentally married the bride, Radha, after publicly refusing dowry when the original groom backed out. The villagers celebrate him as a hero, leaving Gaurav trapped. Unable to abandon Radha, the group takes her along.
Radha learns about Khanna’s situation and suggests he confront Vaishali while pretending to have a girlfriend. They approach Meera, who agrees only if they help her deliver drugs. This leads to clashes with gangsters, a police arrest, a jailbreak, and a gun chase in which Khanna is injured.
The gangsters later kidnap Radha, demanding Meera in exchange. The group rescues her, and the chaos leads them to Vaishali’s wedding venue. There, Vaishali learns her fiancé also cheated on her, reconciles with Khanna, and is confronted publicly as planned. The police arrive and arrest the gangsters.
Cast
- Varun Sharma[3] as Rajesh Khanna
- Sunny Singh[3] as Maan Arora
- Manjot Singh[3] as Honey Singh
- Jassie Gill[4] as Gaurav Jain
- Rajkummar Rao [3] as Narrator
- Patralekha[3] as Radha
- Ishita Raj Sharma[3] as Meera
- Rajesh Sharma[4] as SHO Avtar Singh, Rupnagar
- Asheema Vardaan[5] as Vaishali
- Subha Rajput[5] as Tara
- Gopal Datt[4] as Gaurav's father
- Samuel John[5] as Daljeet
- Anjum Batra[4] as Dalbir
- Rose Sardana as Ginni
- Ashok Pathak as Doctor
- Harsimran oberoi as channo
- pritam Jaiswal
- Rashid*
Production
Music
| Wild Wild Punjab | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Guru Randhawa, Luv Ranjan, Bali and Saurabh-Vaibhav | |
| Released | 8 July 2024 |
| Recorded | 2023–2024 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 11:25 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Label | T-Series |
The soundtrack is composed by Guru Randhawa, Luv Ranjan, Bali and Saurabh-Vaibhav while the background score is done by Hitesh Sonik. Lyrics are written by Guru Randhawa, Happy Bains, Luv Ranjan, Bali, Harsh Tyagi and Saurabh-Vaibhav.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Husn Irani" | Guru Randhawa, Happy Bains | Guru Randhawa | Guru Randhawa | 2:59 |
| 2. | "I Am Over You" | Luv Ranjan | Luv Ranjan | Amit Gupta | 3:33 |
| 3. | "Meri Baggi Mera Ghoda" | Bali | Bali | Bali | 3:12 |
| 4. | "Suttebaaz Haseena" | Harsh Tyagi, Saurabh-Vaibhav | Saurabh-Vaibhav | Mika Singh | 3:01 |
| Total length: | 11:25 | ||||
Reception
Wild Wild Punjab received mixed reviews from critics and audiences.[8] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 31% of 13 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.5/10.[9]
Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the film 1.5/5 stars, writing, "This Fukrey lite is a load of jaded tiresomeness; Punjab deserves better."[10] Vineeta Kumar of India Today awarded the film 2/5 stars, writing, "The bigger problem is not how the film treats its women, but how it doesn't see any man as a grown-up. It is funny in parts if you have the appetite for those kinds of jokes, but at best, it looks like a dull celebration of empty-headed men."[11] Deepa Gahlot of Rediff.com rated the film 2.5/5 stars.[12] Shilajit Mitra for The Hindu wrote, "Wild Wild Punjab runs low on horsepower and horseplay. Simarpreet, a debutant director, struggles to choreograph the levels of comedic chaos he clearly aspires to."[13]
Monika Rawal Kukreja from Hindustan Times gave a positive review, writing, "Wild Wild Punjab, staying true to its title and genre, has several moments that are outright hilarious and you don't even feel like questing the whys and hows."[14]
