An actor par excellence and a celebrity of Punjabi cinema, Neeru Bajwa is gearing up for the discharge of her upcoming Punjabi-language movie, Shayar (2024). Additionally starring singer, songwriter, actor Satinder Sartaaj, the movie is all set to repeat the chemistry that the duo shared within the blockbuster hit, Kali Jotta (2023). Each movies additionally featured Bajwa because the producer.
Talking about her journey within the business and the transition to turning into a producer, Bajwa mentioned, “It has been a stupendous journey. Punjabi cinema is dwelling, and I’m so happy with it. I see the expansion each single yr. I’m very passionate in regards to the business, and I need to see it develop greater, however I additionally assume it has examined me at instances. As an actress, I believe folks thought that I had achieved what they thought was the epitome of success for a girl, and I took that as a problem.”
She added, “I wasn’t getting any movie provides and once we produced our first movie, I used to be pregnant on the time. We thought that we’ll make a small budget film, do one thing totally different, we’ll put our coronary heart and soul in it and let’s see what occurs. And it was successful and after that I obtained Laung Laachi (2017).”
Neeru Bajwa has starred in a number of women-centric movies that foreground ladies and their experiences. Not afraid of exploring these themes that hitherto have been largely portrayed conventionally in Punjabi cinema, Kali Jotta was the boldest amongst the movies, in its exploration of psychological violence on ladies. Talking about her decisions, Bajwa mentioned, “I believe I’ve obtained a possibility to restart, reset many instances and form of break the norms and my very own stereotypes in addition to that of others. I’ve been actually fortunate that even in my preliminary days, I used to be by no means used as a ornament piece…Clearly after a sure level, whenever you don’t need to work for cash or to outlive, you need to do one thing that you just’re enthusiastic about. I believe that change got here once I obtained a style of one thing totally different with Channo Kamli Yaar Di (2016) after which in Laung Laachi. Amberdeep is a tremendous director and he actually pushed me to my limits, which no director has ever performed. After which, Kali Jotta was I believe the primary time once I challenged myself as an actor. So I’ve gotten a style of it now and I need an increasing number of.”
Her upcoming movie, Shayar, is a love story that’s harking back to the basic love ballads Heer Ranjha, Laila Majnu, and Sohni Mahiwal. “It’s a lovely love story and I’m so blessed to be part of it. I used to be watching the movie on my lunch break and I couldn’t get out of their love story. I used to be caught there and was so immersed of their love.”
Showering reward on her co-star Satinder Sartaaj, who performs a poet within the movie, she mentioned, “I believe he resonated with the character and he actually related with it. You gained’t see him within the movie, you’ll simply be disconnected from him and also you’ll see the character.”
Whereas Shayar, like Kali Jotta, has an off-beat theme, Neeru Bajwa is eager on not portray herself in a nook and needs to do each industrial and off-beat movies. Nonetheless, she is explicit about whom she collaborates with. “I do love doing comedies and rom-coms, however now, every part issues to me. My co-star, director, author, cameraman as a result of I would like a pleasant optimistic ambiance the place everyone will get alongside and we make a stupendous movie. As a result of typically, whenever you get the suitable script and the flawed co-star or the flawed director, that movie simply will get destroyed. One particular person doesn’t make a undertaking, it’s all of the folks collectively.”
The Punjabi movie business has grown from energy to energy, with a exceptional improve within the variety of releases yearly. Nonetheless, talking in regards to the one factor that the business wants, Bajwa promptly mentioned, “Professionalism. We now have plenty of work to do on ourselves as nicely. I like my business, and I like the folks a lot, however till we’re skilled, we’re not going wherever. We have to develop far more.”
Shayar releases in theatres on April 19.