Lion of Punjab is an Indian Punjabi action film starring Diljit Dosanjh, making his debut as an actor.[1] It is also the debut Punjabi movie of Bollywood director Guddu Dhanoa. A huge set of a temple, a church, some houses and a shopping area, was erected at the Indian Express Office premises.[2][3] It is a remake of 2003 Tamil movie Dhool.[4][5]
The Punjabi remake of this film was released on 11 February 2011.[6] with a music release on 31 January 2011.
The plot revolves around the lead character, Avtar Singh, who leads a fight against a power politician. The battle is a result of the politicians factory polluting the water of a local village, which leads to a rise in cancer cases for the inhabitants of the village.
The album was released on Speed Records[9] in India and digitally around the world by Music Waves.
The lead track on the soundtrack is "Lak Twenty Eight Kudi Da", a collaboration with producer Honey Singh, although the track itself does not feature in the film.
In the UK, "Lak 28 Kudi Da" (as it was re-titled for that market)[10] reached the number-one position on the official Asian Download Chart on 30 April 2011.[11] The track was released by Kamlee Records in the UK[10] despite the soundtrack not being picked up for a physical release in that territory.