Dear Jassi

Dear Jassi
Directed byTarsem Singh
Written byAmit Rai
Produced byRajesh Bahl
Sanjay Grover
Bhushan Kumar
Krishan Kumar
Vipul D. Shah
Tarsem Singh
Ashwin Varde
StarringPavia Sidhu
Yugam Sood
CinematographyBrendan Galvin
Edited byTarsem Singh
Music byKanwar Grewal
Production
companies
Creative Strokes Productions
Infinitum Productions
Oedipus Productions
T-Series
Wakaoo Films
Release date
  • 11 September 2023 (2023-09-11) (TIFF)
Running time
132 minutes
CountriesIndia
Canada
United States
LanguagesPunjabi
English

Dear Jassi is a 2023 drama film, directed by Tarsem Singh.[1] A coproduction of companies from India, Canada and the United States, the film is based on the real-life story of Jaswinder Kaur Sidhu, a Punjabi Canadian woman who ran afoul of her family when she fell in love with and chose to marry a working-class man they did not approve of.[2][3]

The film stars Pavia Sidhu as Jassi and Yugam Sood as her love interest Mithu, as well as Gourav Sharma, Sukhwinder Chahal, Sunita Dhir, Baljinder Kaur, Karan Arora, Abhinash Bachchan, Kam Bains, Paras Bajaj, Rajni Bajaj, Avni Batra, Ranjodh Beli, Aman Bhogal, Harinder Bhullar, Mahabir Bhullar, Suchi Birgi and Roopa Cheema in supporting roles.

  1. ^ Charles Bramesco, "Dear Jassi review – Hollywood maximalist makes first Indian movie". The Guardian, 11 September 2023.
  2. ^ Tim Grierson, "‘Dear Jassi’: Toronto Review". Screen Daily, 10 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Tarsem Singh Opens Up About 'Dear Jassi', His First Film To Be Shot In India". outlook india. 16 September 2023.