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Amberdeep Singh

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Amberdeep Singh
Born (1979-12-13) 13 December 1979 (age 44)[1][2][non-primary source needed]
NationalityIndian
Alma materPunjabi University[3]
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • director
  • actor
Years active2014–present
Known forAngrej
Lahoriye
Laung Laachi

Amberdeep Singh is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter and producer associated with Punjabi films.

Life and career

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Singh did his schooling at Government Senior Secondary School in Abohar and then studied business at DAV College, Abohar.[1] Afterwards, he pursued a master's degree in theatre and television from Punjabi University, Patiala before moving to Mumbai in 2001.[1][3] His father is a journalist. In an interview, Singh disclosed that he went in order to become an actor and ended up writing dialogues and scripts for comedy shows. He has worked in Comedy Nights with Kapil and Comedy Circus.[3] He has won five awards for his direction, screenwriting, and stories. In 2015, he won the Best Screenplay award at PTC Punjabi Film Awards for writing the screenplay of Goreyan Nu Daffa Karo.[4][5] In 2016, he won two awards for Angrej: Best Screenplay and Best Story.[6] In 2018, he won the Best Debut Director award at Filmfare Punjabi Awards and Best Director Award at PTC Film Awards for his directorial debut, Lahoriye.

He has also made cameo appearances in the films Love Punjab, Sarvann, Lahoriye, Harjeeta, and Ashke. He made his debut as a lead actor in Laung Laachi with Neeru Bajwa, followed by Bhajjo Veero Ve in 2018.

Filmography

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Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Actor Director Dialogues Screenwriter Producer Notes Ref
2008 Chak De Phatte Yes Yes Co-Screenwriter with Naresh Kathooria and Smeep Kang, Co-Dialogue Writer with Naresh Kathooria
2013 Jatt & Juliet 2 Yes No Co-Dialogue Writer with Anurag Singh
Viyah 70 km No Yes Co-Screenwriter with Naresh Kathooria and Mushtaq Pasha
Daddy Cool Munde Fool Yes Yes Co-Screenwriter with Rajan Aggarwal [7]
2014 Happy Go Lucky Yes Yes Co-Screenwriter with Rajan Aggarwal
Goreyan Nu Daffa Karo Yes Yes Won award for best screenplay
Disco Singh Yes No Co-Dialogue Writer with Anurag Singh
2015 Angrej Yes Yes Won award for best screenplay and story
2016 Love Punjab Pargat's Assistant Yes Yes
2017 Sarvann Taxi driver Yes Yes Concept - Karaan Guliani
Lahoriye Taufiq Yes Yes Yes Yes Best debut director filmfare award/Best director award at PTC Punjabi Film Awards[8]
2018 Laung Laachi Mehnga Yes Yes Yes Yes Won Best Debut Actor Awards at PFA
Harjeeta Coach No No No No Special appearance as coach
Ashke Noor's brother Yes Yes No No Co-Dialogue Writer with Dheeraj Rattan
Bhajjo Veero Ve Bhoora Yes Yes Yes No
2019 Laiye Je Yaarian Binder No Yes No No Co-Dialogue Writer with Dheeraj Rattan
2022 Saunkan Saunkne No No No Yes No [9]
Sohreyan Da Pind Aa Gaya No No Yes Yes No
Chhalla Mud Ke Nahi Aaya No No Yes Yes No
Laung Laachi 2 Mehnga Yes Yes Yes No Co-Story Writer and Co-Screenwriter with Amit Sumit, Khushbir Makna and Amandeep Kaur
2023 Jodi No Yes Yes Yes No
Jatt Nuu Chudail Takri No No Yes Yes No

References

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  1. ^ a b c Lakhi, Navleen (24 June 2013). "On the write side of fame". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Amrinder Gill". facebook.com. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Singh, Jasmine (6 March 2018). "Jack of all trades". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  4. ^ "PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2015 Winners & Results". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  5. ^ "List of Winners: PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2015 | Punjabi Mania". punjabimania.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  6. ^ "No one makes serious cinema seriously: Amberdeep Singh". 5 Dariya News. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  7. ^ Kapoor, Diksha (24 September 2020). "Director Amberdeep Singh Gets Nostalgic As He Remembers His University Show". PTC Punjabi. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Laung Laachi". The Times of India. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  9. ^ "'Saunkan Saunkne' to release on April 14, 2022". The Times of India. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
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