Pammi Bai seeks government’s help for Punjabi cinema

Gagandeep Singh

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Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, August 27

Renowned Punjabi singer-turned-actor Paramjit Singh, popularly known as Pammi Bai, today expressed his resentment over the ‘non-supportive’ attitude of the government towards the Punjabi film industry. He was here today to promote his upcoming Punjabi film, ‘Darra’.

While interacting with mediapersons, he said “The Punjabi film industry is not getting the kind of support from the government, which the South Indian regional cinema is getting.”

He said single screen cinema halls should be opened in small towns in the state with the government’s support as many people could not afford the tickets of multiplexes. “When the small towns will have single screen cinema halls, the Punjabi films will get huge success,” he said. “The Punjabi cinema has failed to create audience for meaningful cinema, and this is why realistic films are not getting any success.”

Speaking about the film ‘Darra’, he said this was the first Punjabi film in which famous Punjabi poet Surjit Patar and Pakistani singer Akram Rahi played roles.

“The script of the film has been developed from the novel, ‘Ek Hiroshima Hor’, authored by the renowned Punjabi writer, Baldev Singh Saraknama. The script has been written by Saraknama himself,” he added.

Pammi Bai said the story of the film revolved around the realistic issues of Punjab. It was the story of three brothers living in a village, where local politics snatches away their harmony and amity, he added.

He said the film had been made under the banner of Like Folk Studio. Actors such as Gurpreet Ghugi, Kartar Cheema, Sardar Sohi and Nirmal Rishi have played important roles in the film.