Star cast of ‘Mitti: Virasat Babbaran Di’ comes calling

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Jalandhar, August 20

Star cast of ‘Mitti: Virasat Babbran Di’, an upcoming Punjabi movie, paid a visit to the city on Tuesday.

Produced by Hema Malini and directed by Hriday Sheetty, the film is based on the Babbar Akali movement in the state. It stars Rabbi Kandola, Nishawn Bhullar, Japji Khaira, Jagjeet Sandhu, Kuljinder Singh Sidhu, Dheeraj Kumar, Aakanksha Sareen and Shivendra Mahal, among others.

The movie will showcase history of the Babbars, who sacrificed their lives for the freedom and will introduce the uncommon yet never shown history of freedom movement in Punjab. The storyline revolves around five youngsters of Punjab, who will fight for their freedom with British army.

Rabbi Kandola said: “Breaking the usual norm of producing Punjabi romantic comedy routine, the film is a drama, based on real life stories of bravery and selfless struggle for freedom of Punjab from the British army. It is something that the youth of Punjab needs today. We visited families of the martyrs a few days ago and were shocked to see them not getting due recognition, despite contributing a lot to the freedom struggle.”

Jagjeet Sandhu said: “I have never done a film like this before. It was a new experience with a challenge to show something different to my audience. Also, when it comes to a producer like Hema Malini and director Hriday Sheetty, I do not need to think much for saying yes to the film”. The film is releasing on August 23 worldwide.