Filmed and set in Vancouver, one Punjabi-language comedy movie is setting box-office records in India.
The rom-com (which means 鈥渂e patient鈥� in English) stars Diljit Dosanjh as a divorced father looking for love while raising his son on his own.
Since its worldwide release in mid-October, 鈥淗onsla Rakh鈥� has been a hit.
The movie 鈥渂roke box office records as it became the highest opening Punjabi film ever,鈥� according to . Eleven days in, the worldwide gross was close to 鈧�38.75 crore, or US$5.1 million.
Surrey sites and people have prominent roles in 鈥淗onsla Rakh.鈥�
鈥淢y fav part of the entire film was how everything in the film, from the locations, supporting actors, the music producer, and dancers was all Surrey-based,鈥� tweeted 5X Festival manager Harpo Mander.
I finally watched Honsla Rakh today and I have to say that the star of the film was none other than our home town SURREY!! My fav part of the entire film was how everything in the film, from the locations, supporting actors, the music producer, and dancers was all Surrey-based.
鈥� harpo (@harpokm)
In North America, the movie reached #7 in weekend box office numbers last week, according to .
Dosanjh tweeted his satisfaction with the 鈥淣orth Indian Film of the Year鈥� numbers on Tuesday (Oct. 26), and some of his 5.3 million follows offered their congratulations.
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On YouTube, the 鈥淗onsla Rakh鈥� trailer has been viewed more than 26 million times.
The movie also stars Sonam Bajwa (as Jasmine, a yoga teacher) and Shehnaaz Gill (as Sweety, a fashion designer and ex-wife of Yenkey Singh, Dosanjh鈥檚 character).
Filming of 鈥楬onsla Rakh鈥� was done in Metro Vancouver last March and April, with as director and Dosanjh producing.
In Surrey, the 145-minute movie is showing at and also .
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