Films, performances and archive stories that shaped Punjabi life on screen.
CinemaHoney Trehan’s long-delayed biographical drama follows human-rights defender Jaswant Singh Khalra. Its brief 2026 release opened a larger argument about memory, evidence and censorship.
CinemaImtiaz Ali’s 2024 film turns the singer’s short, controversial life into a debate about art, class, desire and who gets to speak for Punjab.
CinemaGurinder Chadha’s 2002 comedy used football, food and a Hounslow wedding to make belonging specific—and therefore universal.
CinemaThe 1981 landmark paired a village melodrama with a sharp account of land, power and dignity—and won India’s National Film Award.
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