The boom growth and progress that Punjabi industry has experienced over the years has taken it to sky highing heights by evolving itself for the best. It has been fascinating the audiences by delivering magnificent content while understanding what they actually want to explore which has made them achieve success in every term keeping commercial success on top. Here, we have prepared a list of highest grossing Punjabi films which are a testament to the shattering box-office collections and the above statements.
The film Carry On Jatta 3 has contributed at its best in changing the face of Punjabi film industry. This movie has done wonders in helding the industry’s heads high with its record breaking performance at box-office. It will always be remembered for creating history by entering the 100 crore club as the first Indian Punjabi film ever. It is the threequel to the comic franchise Carry On Jatta directed by Smeep Kang and written by Naresh Kathooria which was released in cinemas on 29 June 2023 and has spread its magic over the world in just less than a month of its release.
The Carry On Jatta franchise is like an emotion for the industry and all the three parts have garnered immense love from the audiences. The threequel broke the record of its own second part which was previously the highest grosser and now stands at the second number in the list with the worldwide box office collection of 57.67 crores which had its release on 1 June 2018. Smeep Kang holds the credit for creating the masterpieces.
The full-on entertainer Punjabi film Saunkan Saunkne came with a wave of laughter with its unique and intriguing plot which made everyone laugh out loud and captivated everyone's attention while attracting them towards the cinema screens. The film stands on third position with a gross worldwide box-office collection of 57.60 crores. The trio Ammy Virk, Sargun Mehta and Nimrat Khaira did a great job giving stellar performances in the film which was released on 13 May 2022.
The sequel Chall Mera Putt 2 impressed the audiences with its humorous plot while taking them on an adventurous ride of laughter and emotions too. Amrinder Gill and Simi Chahal’s chemistry also made it a worth watching film. While making everyone giggle with its release on 13 March 2020, the film stands on 4th position in list of highest grossing Punjabi films with 57.15 as its worldwide box-office collection.
With a quirky plot, the film Honsla Rakh is a full fledged entertainer package with a perfect blend of comedy and emotions. The admirable cast Diljit Dosanjh, Sonam Bajwa and Shehnaaz Gill have given their best and the father son duo has made it a worth watching film. The film was released on 15 October 2020 and collected 54.62 crores at the box office by earning 5th position in highest Punjabi grossers.
The story of Shadaa and the unexpected twists and turns that the film comes with, has entertained the audiences a lot. The chemistry and perpetuation of love with the essence of romance between Diljit Singh and Neeru Bajwa has been the best part of the film. The tracklist also received much love. All the above elements made audiences garden love on the film while making it stand on 6th position with a gross worldwide collection of 53.10 crores at the box office. The film directed by Jagdeep Sidhu was released in cinemas on 21 June 2019.
Chhalla Mud Ke Nahi Aaya, Amrinder Gill directorial who has worked in the film as lead cast has done an exemplary job in delivering a flick set in the backgrounds of 20th century which intrigued everyone with its story. The historical drama film was released on 29 July 2022 and managed to earn 40 crores at the box office worldwide.
2023 had a fresh start with the release of Kali Jotta which amazed the audiences being a film which not only focused on entertainment but also taught a very great valuable lesson of life and made audiences acquainted with the bitter truth of life related to thinking of society about women. The film was released on 3 February 2023 and Neeru Bajwa’s stellar performance pushed the audiences to theatres while making it earn 39.85 crores at box-office worldwide.
The 2015 released film Sardaarji came out with a punch of horror comedy which was witnessed for the first time in Punjabi industry. The story glued everyone on the edge of their seats and made them laugh out loud with its skilled cast Diljit Dosanjh, Neeru Bajwa and Mandy Takhar. It stands at 9th position in the list of highest Punjabi grossers with a worldwide collection of 38.38 crores at box office.
The animated historical movie released in 2014 which depicted the historical events of the sacrifices of four sons of Guru Gobind Singh Ji captured the eyeballs and impressed with its direction to execution. It is counted in the list of one of the best movies depicting history. It managed to earn 33.17 crores at the box office making it stand at 10th position in the list.
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Above are the top 10 highest Punjabi grosser films which shakened the industry with their remarkable success at box-office.