Carry On Jatta

Carry On Jatta
Directed bySmeep Kang
Written byNaresh Kathooria
Screenplay bySmeep Kang
Naresh Kathooria
Story bySmeep Kang
Naresh Kathooria
Produced by
  • Sippy Grewal
  • Pushpinder Happy
  • Semi Dhaliwal
  • Sukha Singh
  • Nitin Talwar
StarringGippy Grewal
Mahie Gill
Binnu Dhillon
Gurpreet Ghuggi
Jaswinder Bhalla
Rana Ranbir
CinematographyBinendra Menon
Edited byBunty Nagi
Music byJatinder Shah
Production
companies
  • Gurfateh Films
  • Sippy Grewal Production
Distributed byWhite Hill Studios, Sukha Production (Australia)
Release date
  • 27 July 2012 (2012-07-27)
Running time
143 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguagePunjabi
Box officeest.18 crore[2]

Carry On Jatta is a 2012 Indian Punjabi comedy film directed by Smeep Kang and starring Gippy Grewal, and Mahie Gill. The film released on 27 July 2012.[3] This film was remade in Odia in 2015 as Pilata Bigidigala, in Telugu in 2016 as Eedo Rakam Aado Rakam, in Bangladesh (Bengali) in 2017 as Dhat Teri Ki and in Bengali (India) in 2019 as Jamai Badal.

Plot

Jass (Gippy Grewal) falls in love with Mahie (Mahie Gill) at a friend's wedding, she tells her friends that she is going to marry someone who does not have a family, like herself. Mahi does not want to deal with the nagging, and interference of in-laws after marriage. So, to woo her, Jass with the help of his friend Honey (Gurpreet Ghuggi) pretends that he is an orphan. She falls in love with him, but when she tells her brother, Taji (Karamjit Anmol) he forces them to get married right away. So, Jass marries Mahie without telling his father Advocate Dhillon (Jaswinder Bhalla), brother Goldy Dhillon (Binnu Dhillon), or his wife Diljit Dhillon (Anshu Sawhney). Now, after marriage, Jass tells Mahie to find them a place to stay, and she finds a sublease room in Jass's own home, and this is where the comedy of errors begins. Jass and his best friend Honey (Gurpreet Ghuggi) cook up several plans to confuse Jass's family so Jass can live with his wife Mahie in his own home without his family ever finding out. But in between all this, Honey marries his girlfriend Preet (Khushboo Grewal) in secret because his dad Inspector Sikander Tiwana (B.N. Sharma) won't agree to his marriage, but Honey tricks Preet's parents and Preet into believing that he is Advocate Dhillon's son. This leads to a big-time fiasco. Everything unravels at the end and Mahi accepts Jass for who he is.

Cast

Production

This is Gippy Grewal's home production where he launched his banner Gurfateh Films along with his brothers Sippy Grewal who launched his banner Sippy Grewal Productions, Sukha Production and Pushpinder Happy. The entire shoot of the film took place in Jalandhar, Punjab.

Box office

Carry On Jatta had the second-highest opening for a Punjabi film in Punjab with 61 lakh net on its opening day.[4] It then went on to have a weekend collection of 2.05 crore, an opening week collection 3.75 crore and is on its way to make a total of 10 crore in India, making it the second-highest grossing Punjabi film in India.[5]

Soundtrack

Carry On Jatta
Soundtrack album by
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguagePunjabi
LabelSpeed Records

Track listing

Track Song Artist(s) Lyrics Music
01 "Carry On Jatta" Gippy Grewal Kumar Jatinder Shah
02 "Sada Hi Funda" Gippy Grewal Veet Baljit Jatinder Shah
03 "Rakhi Karde Kanka Di" Gippy Grewal-Gurlej Akthar Veet Baljit Jatinder Shah
04 "Mar Jawan" Gippy Grewal Veet Baljit Jatinder Shah
05 "Udai Ja Udai Ja" Gippy Grewal-Gurlej Akthar-Veet Baljit Veet Baljit Jatinder Shah
06 "Ni Sweety" Gippy Grewal Veet Baljit Jatinder Shah
07 "Roula Pai Gaya" Gippy Grewal - Sunidhi Chauhan Jaggi Singh Jatinder Shah
08 "Tera Naam" Gippy Grewal Veet Baljit Jatinder Shah
09 "Mar Jawan" (Lounge Mix) Gippy Grewal Veet Baljit Jatinder Shah

Awards

Carry On Jatta won eight awards at the 3rd PTC Punjabi Film Awards in 2013.

Category Winner's Name
Best Editing Bunty Nagi
Best Performance In A Comic Role Binnu Dhillon
Jaswinder Bhalla
Popular Star Of The Year Gippy Grewal
Best Supporting Actor Gurpreet Ghuggi
Best Dialogues Naresh Kathooria
Critics Award for Best Film Gurfateh Films, Sippy Grewal Productions,Sukha production
Critics Award for Best Director Smeep Kang

Sequel

Carry on Jatta 2 a sequel with Gippy Grewal and Sonam Bajwa in lead roles and Gurpreet Ghuggi, Binnu Dhillon, Jaswinder Bhalla, B.N. Sharma, Karamjit Anmol, Upasana Singh and Jyotii Sethi in supporting roles was released on 1 June 2018.

The third installment of the franchise, Carry On Jatta 3 was released on 29 June 2023. The film features Gippy Grewal and Sonam Bajwa in lead roles, along with returning supporting actors from the previous films.

References

  1. ^ "Carry on Jatta (2012)". BBFC. Archived from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Carry on Jatta 3 Box Office: Gippy Grewal starrer crosses Rs. 100 cr; emerges as first Punjabi film to enter the Rs. 100 cr club". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Carry on Jatta - 2012". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Carry On Jatta First Day Box Office Collections Report". Movie Weaver. 28 July 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Carry On Jatta Is A Blockbuster". Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.