Jodi (2020 film)

Jodi is an upcoming Indian Punjabi-language romantic-comedy period film written and directed by Amberdeep Singh. It is co-produced by Amrinder Gill and Karaj Gill under Rhythm Boyz Entertainment with Dalmora Films and, Diljit Dosanjh under Dosanjhwala Productions. The film stars Dosanjh and Nimrat Khaira. It marked debut for Dosanjh as a producer.

Jodi
Title poster
Directed byAmberdeep Singh
Produced by
Screenplay byAmberdeep Singh
Starring
Music byTru Skool
CinematographySandeep Patil
Production
companies
Distributed byRhythm Boyz
CountryIndia
LanguagePunjabi

Dosanjh started working on music of the film in August 2019, and its filming began on 5 October 2019. The film was scheduled to be released on 26 June 2020 but it was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Cast

Production
Jodi is Nimrat Khaira's (pictured 2020) second collaboration with Amberdeep Singh and Rhythm Boyz, after Lahoriye.

Amberdeep Singh started working on Jodi in 2011, and was announced by him in December 2018. Singh and Gurpreet Singh Palheri developed the film and joined Rhythm Boyz Entertainment to produce. Karaj Gill in an interview disclosed that the film was discussed every time before their another films.[2] On 30 January 2019, Diljit Dosanjh was confirmed as a lead actor.[3] Dosanjh started working on music of the film in August 2019. Also, he disclosed that Amrinder Gill is a producer, but he would not be seen on the screen for this film.[4] Principal photography of the film was scheduled to begin in September–October,[5] and finally began on 5 October 2019, where Sandeep Patil served as cinematographer. First schedule of the filming was completed on 29 November 2019.[6][7] Nimrat Khaira was confirmed as a lead actress.[8] Drishti Grewal was also confirmed as the part of the film.[9]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film is composed by Tru-Skool and lyrics are penned by Happy Raikoti and Raj Ranjodh.

Release and marketing

Jodi was announced by Amberdeep Singh in December 2018 on his social media handle, following the release of Bhajjo Veero Ve.[10] In January 2019, the title poster of the film was released revealing Diljit Dosanjh as a lead actor and producer along with Amrinder Gill and Karaj Gill. Also, the poster was released along a caption "Punjabi Cinema Zindabaad" which means "Long Live Punjabi Cinema".[3] The film was initially scheduled to be released in 2019 but was postponed to 26 June 2020.[3][11] It was again postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

References
  1. Service, Tribune News (24 May 2020). "Punjabi film producers won't go digital, not yet". The Tribune. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. Karaj Gill | Pritpal Siyan | Episode 2 | Part 1 | Amiran World, retrieved 26 October 2019
    Karaj Gill | Pritpal Siyan | Episode 2 |Part 2| Amiran World, retrieved 26 October 2019
  3. "Diljit Dosanjh turns producer for 'Jodi'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  4. "Exclusive! Diljit Dosanjh spills some beans on his debut Punjabi production 'Jodi'". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  5. "Diljit Dosanjh's debut Punjabi production 'Jodi' goes on the floor?". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  6. "Diljit Dosanjh, Nimrat Khaira share behind-the-scene stills from 'Jodi' sets". The Tribune. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  7. "Jodi: Diljit Dosanjh and Nimrat Khaira wrap up the first shooting schedule of the movie - Punjabi movies to look forward to in 2020". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  8. "Jodi: Diljit Dosanjh starts shooting his next Punjabi movie". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
    Patokar, Shweta. "Diljit Dosanjh: The Actor begins shoot for his next film, Jodi". Republic World. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  9. Kapoor, Diksha (24 October 2019). "Exclusive! Drishtii Garewal To Be A Part Of Diljit Dosanjh's 'Jodi'". PTC Punjabi. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  10. Prakriti (17 December 2018). "New Punjabi Film 'Jodi' Announced For Release Next Year!". Ghaint Punjab. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  11. "Diljit Dosanjh announces the release date of his 2020 scheduled 'Jodi' - Times of India". The Times of India. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
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