Punjab Power In Bollywood
As we get set to say Balle Balle to Akshay and Anushka, Patiala style, let's take a look at Bollywood's love affair with the heartlands of Punjab.
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Their love affair began on board a series of European trains, but there's only one place Londoners Kajol and SRK can make it official – among the mustard fields of Punjab! Romance, song and dance, a forbidding father and the inevitable wedding – Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge was the blockbuster of blockbusters
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Playing a fictional ‘sardar' is one thing, it's entirely another to attempt playing a real life one, especially a ‘sardar' as hallowed as Bhagat Singh. The brave men taking on this role have included Manoj Kumar, Bobby Deol and Ajay Devgn. We'll reserve judgement on our favourite ‘shaheed'
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Bend It Like Beckham was a cocktail of football mixed with Punjabi bhangra. A few confused youngsters, NRI parents stuck in the traditional groove and a big fat Indian wedding at the end, the movie is a little bit of Punjabi tadka in the stiff upper lip of London
