| Bambukat | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release postermal | |
| Directed by | Pankaj Batra |
| Written by | Jass Grewal Jatinder Lall |
| Screenplay by | Jass Grewal |
| Produced by | Amiek Virk Karaj Gill |
| Starring | Ammy Virk Binnu Dhillon Simi Chahal Sheetal Thakur Karamjit Anmol Nirmal Rishi |
| Cinematography | Vineet Malhotra |
| Music by | Jatinder Shah |
Production companies | Rhythm Boyz Entertainment Nadar Films |
| Distributed by | Omjee Group(India) Rhythm Boyz(Overseas) |
Release date |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Punjabi |
| Box office | ₹24.51 crore[1] |
Bambukat is a 2016 Indian Punjabi-language period drama film written by Jass Grewal and directed by Pankaj Batra. Co-produced by Nadar Films and Rhythm Boyz Entertainment; it stars Ammy Virk, Binnu Dhillon, Simi Chahal and Sheetal Thakur in lead roles. The film follows the story of Channan Singh, a young man falls in love with Pakko and ferries her around the village on his bicycle. However, things change after Resham Singh arrives with his new motorbike. Bambukat also stars Karamjit Anmol, Anita Devgn, Sardar Sohi, Hobby Dhaliwal, and Nirmal Rishi; it marked the feature film debut for Simi Chahal.
Bambukat in the film has been referred to the “motor cycle”. Conceived as a romantic comedy set in the Punjab of 1960s, Bambukat's story was written by Jass Grewal. Principal photography of the film took place within a single schedule that lasted 40 days in Ferozpur with Vineet Malhotra serving as cinematographer. The soundtrack and background score of the film was composed by Jatinder Shah, with vocals from Ammy Virk, Amrinder Gill, Prabh Gill, Kaur B, and Rashi Sood.
The film was released worldwide on 29 July 2016, and was distributed by Omjee Group in India and Rhythm Boyz Entertainment at Overseas.[2][3] The film opened to the positive reviews from critics and audience. The film has grossed ₹245.1 million in its whole theatrical run making it eleventh highest-grossing Punjabi film of all time and third highest grossing Punjabi film of 2016. At 1st Filmfare Awards Bambukat won eight awards including Best Film, Best Director (Batra), Best Actor Critics (Virk) and Best Supporting Actor (Dhillon).
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