Mera Pind

Mera Pind
Directed by	Manmohan Singh
Produced by	Manmohan Singh
Starring	Navjot Sidhu; Harbhajan Mann; Kimi Verma; Gurpreet Ghuggi
Music by	Babloo Kumar
Cinematography	Manmohan Singh
Distributed by	Adlabs
Release date	5 September 2008
Country	India
Language	Punjabi

Mera Pind (English: My village) is a Punjabi film released on 20 September 2008, directed and produced Manmohan Singh. The film stars Harbhajan Mann, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Kimi Verma and Gurpreet Ghuggi.

Plot

Mera Pind is the story of a well-to-do Non-resident Indian Navjot Singh sidhu, who is played by Navjot Sidhu, who has chosen to settle in his native village and spread the message of empowerment and entrepreneurship among the village youth. Led by Himmat, played by Harbhajan Maan, the youth set off a revolution in the development of the village. The story inspires Punjabis who are increasingly opting to settle abroad, to undertake business in their own villages and cities. Mera Pind also includes a story of a young man seeking his love but has been shielded from the father of the woman he loves.

Cast

Navjot Sidhu
Harbhajan Mann
Kimi Varma
Gugu Gill
Sarabjit Mangat
Deep Dhillon
Navneet Nishan
Sheeba Bhakri
Rana Ranbir
Gurpreet Ghuggi
Darshan Aulakh
Goldy Mann

Box office

Mera Pind was successful at the box office, both domestically and overseas. In Punjab it broke the record of the highest opening for a Punjabi film, grossing 50 lakhs over its first weekend. Overseas the film had a limited release but did "extraordinary" business as it grossed 55 lakhs in the United Kingdom, 75 lakhs in North America and broke another record for the three-day total grossing 1.55 crore nett from just 25 prints. The film grossed a worldwide total of 2.75 crore nett from two weeks and was declared a Blockbuster.^[4]