GAGAN KOKRI TO GET HIS DREAM DEBUT AS AN ACTOR WITH PUNJAB’S LEADING LABEL SAGA MUSIC!
This Film Will Also Feature Sippy Gill And Will Be The First Ever Punjabi Film Shot Entirely In Australia.
Melbourne : Saga Music, Punjab’s leading entertainment platform, in association with seven Color Motion Pictures (Australian company), is all set to give Punjabi singer Gagan Kokri, his dream debut as an actor in a big budgeted Punjabi movie.
This untitled feature film is about a road journey and will showcase the natural scenic beauty of Australia in the most eye catching way and facts about people living in Australia who came from India their hard work. It is a full entertainment family drama. The movie will feature two well known female faces opposite the lead actors and will create history in the Punjabi industry as being the first ever film to have been shot entirely in Australia.
Gagan Kokri, the Punjabi singer who’s musical journey commenced too early, had released his debut track Rab Kare nearly 3 years ago. His latest track was Dalerian, released in 2016, got a tremendous response. In his music journey so far he established himself in leading singers of Punjabi music industry . His relocation to Australia came as a leap in his career . His passion for singing was a natural transition into being an artist himself.
His journey began from Kokri Kalan to Ludhiana to Australia to further his education. Came to Australia as a student After completing Hospitality Management he worked his way up to a position where he established himself as a successful businessman in Australia . local Australian boy touching heights in Punjabi music industry is itself a great achievement for Australian punjabi community .
While Talking to the media Gagan expressed his delight for his debut project and said, “I am very excited for my debut film and with a team like Saga Music, things seem to be very positive and professional. I have Sippy Gill as my co-star and I am sure we both will make a dashing duo onscreen. We are casting fresh faces for our movie from the Indo-Australian community, to give a platform to the immensely talented Punjabis living in Australia.”
Sippy Gill who has acted in Punjabi films like ‘Jatt Boys Putt Jattan De’ & Tiger, has hit songs like Rumaal, Zindabad Ashiqui, Chandigarh, Jatt Kuwara, Botlan etc to his credit will also be leading the film.
“This is a film set in the picturesque locations of Australia. The makers of the film have done a lot of research to make it a realistic film,” said Sippy Gill.
Alipt Bhatia from Saga Music further added, “We have already short-listed 80 percent of the cast and are looking forward to 20 percent more talented artists from Australia. This will give a boost to the talented artists here and will also pose a breath of fresh air for the Punjabi audiences who are saturated by seeing the same faces in every Punjabi film. We, as a company, have always believed in bringing new and promising talent to our region and we are hopeful that Gagan Kokri will be liked and accepted by every Punjabi in the highest of spirits.”
The writer of this film, Dheeraj Rattan, is a well known name in the Punjabi industry. He has many super hit films to his credit such as Jatt & Juliet, dharti ,mel karade rabba , Singh vs Kaur and Shareek, to name a few. He is credited with being one of the talents who played a key role in taking Punjabi cinema to greater heights in the past decade. His 2016 blockbuster releases were SardaarJi 2 and Ambarsariya.
Manav Shah, who has already worked in movies like Dharti, jatt and Juliet, Tu Mera 22 Main Tera 22, Baaj, Ishq Gerrari, Saadi Love Story as an assistant director and will don the Director’s hat for this film.
About Saga Music:
Saga Music is the leading Music Label dedicated to showcasing and distributing Punjabi music, films and entertainment globally. With films like Gaddar , Haani , Saadey CM Saab, Needhi Singh, Tiger, Motor Mitraan Di and more, Saga Music has established itself as a pro at offering quality entertainment to its viewers and global audiences. Saga Music represents Punjab’s biggest library such as Haani, Naughty Jatts, Jatt James Bond and more.