Jaswinder Bhalla, a jewel in the crown of Punjabi comedy
He focused largely on the funny side of Punjabi society and culture, but he didn’t shy away from making a political barb at times.
Updated At : 06:45 AM Aug 23, 2025 IST
Funny bone: Bhalla was an obvious choice for almost every Punjabi comedy in the past decade. Sandeep Joshi
A typically crazy Punjabi movie, Viyah 70 km (2013), has a scene in which a marriage bureau guy tries to amuse Jaswinder Bhalla with a joke about a runaway buffalo. An unimpressed Bhalla, who is desperate to find a bride for his nephew, shoots back: “Kamaidy na kar. Kamaidy main bathheri kar laoon. Jehda tainu kaam kiha oh kar” (Don’t do comedy. I’m there to do it. You just do what you have been told).
