Filmed and set in Vancouver, one Punjabi-language comedy movie is setting box-office records in India.
The rom-com (which means sa国际传媒渂e patientsa国际传媒� in English) stars Diljit Dosanjh as a divorced father looking for love while raising his son on his own.
Since its worldwide release in mid-October, sa国际传媒淗onsla Rakhsa国际传媒� has been a hit.
The movie sa国际传媒渂roke box office records as it became the highest opening Punjabi film ever,sa国际传媒� according to . Eleven days in, the worldwide gross was close to 鈧�38.75 crore, or US$5.1 million.
Surrey sites and people have prominent roles in sa国际传媒淗onsla Rakh.sa国际传媒�
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In North America, the movie reached #7 in weekend box office numbers last week, according to .
Dosanjh tweeted his satisfaction with the sa国际传媒淣orth Indian Film of the Yearsa国际传媒� numbers on Tuesday (Oct. 26), and some of his 5.3 million follows offered their congratulations.
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On YouTube, the sa国际传媒淗onsla Rakhsa国际传媒� trailer has been viewed more than 26 million times.
The movie also stars Sonam Bajwa (as Jasmine, a yoga teacher) and Shehnaaz Gill (as Sweety, a fashion designer and ex-wife of Yenkey Singh, Dosanjhsa国际传媒檚 character).
Filming of sa国际传媒楬onsla Rakhsa国际传媒� was done in Metro Vancouver last March and April, with as director and Dosanjh producing.
In Surrey, the 145-minute movie is showing at and also .
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