Punjab 1984

Hats off and a Big Thank You to Anurag Singh and White hill for a movie like this. Touches the right emotions. One of the best performances from Kiron Kher and Diljit. Kiron Kher ma'am you have proved once again why you are such a versatile actor. And Diljit has proved as well that he is not just a one genre actor. The movie has been beautifully pictured and each scene is like its been taken of a canvas. Amazing Music esp 'Awaal Allah', 'Channo' and 'Swaah Ban k'. It could have been a bit shorter. at two hours and forty minutes it does tend to stretch a bit. But that does not stop this movie from being a master piece. I hope this movie creates a bed rock for Punjabi Cinema and promotes more movies to be made over sensitive and meaningful topics.

A heartfelt 'Thank You!!!' to the team that made this awesome movie. I want to salute their effort. The only movie before this that had made me feel so proud of the quality that Punjabi cinema is capable of, was Shaheed-e- Mohabbat Buta Singh. Punjab 1984 is simply the BEST movie that I have ever seen, across languages.

Both my husband and I are children of rural Punjab, and so, could identify deeply with the milieu depicted in the movie and with the pain of the characters. We cried at multiple points in the movie and came out of the theater in gloomy silence. It's been six hours since then and all that we have talked about is the movie's characters and the Punjab situation in those days. Never before has a movie overwhelmed me like this.

This movie has accommodated all perspectives and most importantly, has shown the perspective of the common man, which is generally ignored in most narratives of a religious-political conflict. It is a poignant depiction of the suffering the common people underwent due to the political shenanigans of the leaders (of both sides - the government and the revolutionaries) of the time. It shows the helplessness of youth, of both Jat Sikh and Hindu communities, who are prosecuted by the dishonest people in the police system and the dishonest people in the movement. The movie takes care to balance the audience's perspective by showing that not all policemen or all revolutionaries were bad.

I feel very proud that as a society, Punjab has bounced out of this nightmare within a decade.

Food for thought: We could hardly bear the vicarious pain of the characters for 2-and-a-half hours. We cannot begin to imagine how people who actually lived it all would have borne it for their lifetime.

Well, to begin, I cannot remember the last time I could not get up at the end of a movie. I literally could not rise up from my seat. My body felt as though it were being weighed down by something considerably larger and heavier than myself. I stepped into that theatre not entirely knowing what to expect, And then the movie started and I was taken aback by the realness of the images before me, by the humanness of the families being portrayed and by the storyline that was developing. It drew feeling out of you. It's rare that a movie lives up to its hype, even rarer that the hype is transcended by the actual achievement. Punjab 1984 does both. Aided by powerful performances and cinematography.

I might not agree with some of the facts shown in second half or of the portraying the film's perception of the actions of Sikh Freedom Fighters.

The acting was phenomenal. Every one did justice to their role but Kiron Kher and Diljit Dosanjh were simply outstanding. It is must watch movie and one of the best punjabi movie I have ever seen.

This is made on a different level only. Amazing and so soulful

First of all I'm a bit surprised that even after one week of it's release nobody has actually posted a review!

Now I will say that Punjab film Industry has come a long way in these recent few years giving us viewers some great movies to watch! now i personally thought that Punjab film industry is only capable in making people laugh but after seeing this i salute the director who has changed my thoughts on it,they can actually make us emotional too.

This movie was very important for me as a youngster born in Tarn-Taran the place where these incidents actually happened and heard stories from his parents ,read in books about the massacre that happened in 1984 i had mixed feelings on it as I'm an Atheist belonging to a Hindu background we also lost a family member in the massacre who fought his whole life for the welfare of farmers and their rights!

Okay so let's get started the movie starts of with kirron kher who did a splendid job as a mother trying to find his missing son who was taken by police for apparently no reason and later told that he was a terrorist.I wouldn't spoil it any further as i think it's better to watch then speak about it.

As Diljit Dosanjh said in an interview after seeing the movie you will not remember one particular role but admire each and everyone's effort behind the movie which clearly shows of.

Now the movie is shot in some beautiful destinations like villages in Punjab, city of tarn taran where i belong to and the mountains of Srinagar.

last but not the least I thank kirron kher,diljit dosanjh and director Anurag singh for depicting the movie so good ,i was personally worried after seeing a movie called sada haq based on similar incidents which was not worthy of all the hype it got. but I can surely say each and every Indian should watch this movie to know what actually happened 1984!

''100% unbiased movie''

Thanks!