| Pankaj Batra | |
| Birth Place: | Chandigarh, India |
| Occupation: | Film director, Producer |
| Years Active: | 2004–present |
Pankaj Batra is an Indian film director.[1]
Pankaj Batra comes from Chandigarh in India. He has more than 15 years of experience as a director in Indian cinema. He is working in Punjabi cinema, from 2005. Batra is a Mumbai-based film director known for Sajjan Singh Rangroot Starring (Diljit Dosanjh),[2] Bambukat Starring (Ammy Virk),Goreyan Nu Daffa Karo Starring (Amrinder Gill), Naughty Jatts, and Dildariyaan.[3] [4] In 2017, he released his film Channa Mereya (film) starring Ninja, Payal Rajput, Amrit Maan, Karamjit Anmol.[5]
His first Punjabi film as director was Reehjan [6] in November 2005, starring Ranjeet, Aryan Vaid, and Bunti Garewal. After that he directed a soap titled Chaldi Da Naam Gaddi[7] for Zee television in November 2007. Later on, he directed another show in 2008 titled Hum Tum for Zee. His second Punjabi feature film was Virsa [8] in 2008 starring Gulshan Grover and Aryan Babbar.
Pankaj Batra's first hit as director was Naughty Jatts, released in 2013,[9] starring Neeru Bajwa, Binnu Dhillon and Aarya Babbar. His next film Goreyan Nu Daffa Karo was hit in 2014 starring Amrinder Gill, Binnu Dhillon, Amrit Manghera. His third titled "Dildariyaan" [10] with Jassi Gill was his connective hit in 2015.
"Bambukat" [11] grossed Rs.1.38 crore in Punjab on its first day.[12] It was released in over 65 screens in key international markets on 29 July and grossed approximately US$1 million at the overseas box office in the first week.[13]
Sajjan Singh Rangroot is eighth highest Punjabi grossing film of all time and second highest-grossing film of 2018.[14]
His next is with super star Jassi Gill, Ranjit Bawa and Ninja, titled High End Yaariyan, which is scheduled for 22 February 2019 release.[15]