Angrej

Angrej
A poster featuring Gill and Mehta riding a bicycle with three other people in background. The title of the film is in the foreground.
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySimerjit Singh
Written byAmberdeep Singh
Produced byJaspal Singh Sandhu
Amarbir Sandhu
Aman Khatkar
Sameer Dutts
StarringAmrinder Gill
Aditi Sharma
Sargun Mehta
Ammy Virk
Binnu Dhillon
CinematographyNavneet Misser
Edited byOmkarnath Bhakri
Music byJatinder Shah
Production
companies
Rhythm Boyz Entertainment
Dara Productions
J Studio
Release date
  • 31 July 2015 (2015-07-31)
Running time
136 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagePunjabi
Box office₹30.68 crore[1]

Angrej (transl. Englishman) is a 2015 Indian Punjabi-language historical romance film directed by Simerjit Singh. Set against the backdrop of the waning British Raj, the film chronicles the love story of a young man and a woman, played by Amrinder Gill and Sargun Mehta respectively, belonging to different social strata. Angrej has Aditi Sharma, Ammy Virk, Binnu Dhillon, Anita Devgan, Sardar Sohi, and Nirmal Rishi in supporting roles; it marked the feature film debut for Mehta and Virk.

Conceived as a romantic comedy set in the pre-partitioned Punjab, Angrej's story was written by Amberdeep Singh, who had always wanted to work on a period film about Punjabi culture. The film was shot in the rural parts of Rajasthan and Punjab over 40 days, with Navneet Misser serving as the cinematographer. Production designer Raashid Rangrez paid particular attention to the film's sets and costume design as he wanted them to represent the Punjab of the 1940s accurately. Jatinder Shah composed the film's soundtrack, which features vocals from Gill, Virk and Sunidhi Chauhan.

Angrej was released theatrically on 31 July 2015; it received a positive response from film critics and audience alike. The performances of the cast, the production design, and the humour were chiefly praised. Commercially, Angrej grossed a total of around ₹307 million in its theatrical run and became one of the highest-grossing Punjabi films of all time. It was nominated for 22 awards at the 2015 PTC Punjabi Film Awards, winning ten including the Best Film, Best Director (Simerjeet Singh), Best Actor (Gill), and Best Actress (Mehta).

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