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25-547: Bhangra Paa Le ( transl.  Let's do the Bhangra ) is a 2020 Indian Hindi -language comedy-drama film, directed by Sneha Taurani and produced by Ronnie Screwvala . It stars Sunny Kaushal and Rukshar Dhillon . Initially planned to release on 13 September 2019 and then 1 November 2019, it was theatrically released in India on 3 January 2020. Set in Amritsar, the movie narrates

50-631: A continuous and successive chain, each generation being taught by its predecessor. It is through this process that boliyan have been refined and passed on from long ago. Although commonly women do giddha and sing boliyan , in the Malwa region , in lower Punjab, men sing the boliyan . They also do Bhangra dances to accompany the Boliyan (see Malwai Giddha ). Boliyan are traditional, but time has made changes in them too. They are not only composed by professionals, but even farmers contribute to them. They have

75-480: A crowd clash between the two teams, and Jaggi gets injured in the leg while trying to break off the fights. Upset, Jaggi then ignores Simi, breaks it off with his team, and returns to his village, where he eventually reunites with the village Bhangra group, Pendu Club, run by his father. Pendu Club starts making dance videos and enters the competition in London through crowdfunding. Both GNDU and Pendu Club are able to clear

100-543: A much deeper set of masculine values. Most of these values are set through labour, industry and self-sufficiency in agriculture, loyalty, independence and bravery in personal, political and military endeavours; and the development and expression of virility, vigour, and honour are common themes. The use of a long staff, or khuṇḍā , by the men are reminiscent of martial dances like the bagha, from which bhangra's roots are traced. Bhangra referred both to formal male performances and to communal dancing among men and women. In

125-1061: A part of greater Punjab region shares an affinity with current Punjab state. The 1300s and 1400s saw the development of traditional bhangra in Punjab, which was patronized by the Maharaja of Patiala , who requested a staged performance of bhangra in 1953. The first significant developers of this style were a dance troupe led by brothers from the Deepak family of Sunam (Manohar, Avtar and Gurbachan) and dhol player Bhana Ram Sunami. Free form traditional bhangra developed during stage performances which incorporate traditional bhangra moves and also include sequences from other Punjabi dances, namely, Luddi, Jhummar, Dhamaal, and Gham Luddi. The singing of Punjabi folk songs, boliyan, are incorporated from Malwai Giddha . Bhangra competitions have been held in Punjab, India, for many decades, with Mohindra College in Patiala being involved in

150-448: A ring or a small stone on it in keeping with the rhythm. It helps to build an atmosphere of gaiety. Boliyan can be categorized as two forms: Nikian Boliyan (small) and Lambian Boliyan (long). Nikian Boliyan are songs formed of two sentences connected with giddha; the first sentence introducing and the last sentence concluding. Lambian Boliyan take the form of a chain or flow of feelings, sometimes denoted while exaggerating. "Jaago",

175-538: A safe space for women to have the ability to compete and be judged equally. Boliyan Europe North America Oceania Boliyan or bolis are couplets that are sung in Punjab . Boliyan are often sung in accompaniment of bhangra dances. A boli expresses typical situations and their emotions. Usually a boli is sung and introduced by one woman, and then other girls form a chorus. These boliyan are usually passed down generation by generation orally. This forms

200-421: A uniform rhythm, and often their appeal is enhanced by a meaningless rhyme being added to them. Almost all folk dances are performed in circles. Whilst dancing the giddha , the women sing in sonorous voices, to the accompaniment of the dholak (drum), ghadda (pots) or to the beat of clapping. The leader (woman) of the chorus sings the boli , which the chorus repeats. The ghadda is played by gently striking

225-407: A wedding and they immediately hit it off. Later, they find out they are from rival colleges Khalsa and GNDU, in the international Bhangra competition, and part ways. Both teams get through the semi-finals, and Jaggi and Simi come closer. Simi falls in love, and dances her heart out in the qualifier round, which leads to GNDU winning the ticket to the finals in London. The qualifier round results lead to

250-403: Is a remake of the song "Bhangra Paale" from the film Karan Arjun . Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the 2 out of 5, calling it a "passable dance drama." Rahul Desai of Film Companion wrote, "In short, a malnourished Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar elopes with Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi but ends up having a quick and dirty shotgun wedding with Good Morning Vietnam instead. You can sense that

275-555: Is performed in a circle and is performed using traditional dance steps. Traditional bhangra is now also performed on occasions other than during the harvest season. According to Ganhar (1975), bhangra has been imported into Jammu which is danced on Baisakhi. Other Punjabi folk dances such as giddhā and luḍḍī have also been imported into Jammu, which shares Punjabi influences however other view states that these dance forms have always been present in Jammu due to fact that Jammu as

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300-448: The 1950s. Though it has been referred to as a " Jat art," it may have had less specific origins, instead originally being a geographic West Punjabi regionalism. Eastern Punjabi Jatts originally viewed dancing as effeminate, and an activity limited to women's dance like the Giddha, or specialized male dancers (ਨਚਾਰ nachāră ) who were not considered respectable. After Partition, the dance

325-679: The beat of a dhol (double-headed drum). Struck with a heavy beater on one end and with a lighter stick on the other, the dhol imbues the music with a syncopated (accents on the weak beats), swinging rhythmic character that has generally remained the hallmark of bhangra music. An energetic Punjabi dance, bhangra originated with Punjabi farmers as a cultural and communal celebration; its modern-day evolution has allowed bhangra to retain its traditional Punjabi roots, while broadening its reach to include integration into popular music and DJing, group-based competitions, and even exercise and dance programs in schools and studios. Bhangra has its origins from

350-411: The girl he loves, is about to get married. Kaptaan had met Nimmo at a neighbouring wedding and wooed her family by performing Bhangra in the duel. Her brothers order Kaptaan to come ask for Nimmo's hand after the war, but as he fails to come, they arrange her alliance elsewhere. In the camp, Kaptaan's comrades cheer him up by beating the drum, and motivate him to return home. He goes to Nimmo's house in

375-668: The historical Sialkot District which is considered to have its purest or standard version as well as neighboring districts of Gurdaspur , Gujranwala , Gujrat , and Shekhupura of the Majha . The community form of traditional bhangra has been maintained in Gurdaspur, where farmers performed bhangra to showcase a sense of accomplishment and to welcome the new harvesting season in pre-partition times, and has been maintained by people who have settled in Hoshiarpur , Punjab, India. Traditional bhangra

400-447: The makers are trying too hard to convince us of a world in which a war of Bhangra – arguably the most globally recognized form of Indian dancing – is comparable to wartime love." Bhangra (dance) In a typical performance, several dancers execute vigorous kicks, leaps, and bends of the body—often with upraised, thrusting arm or shoulder movements—to the accompaniment of short songs called boliyan and, most significantly, to

425-506: The middle of her wedding preparations, and dances on one leg to woo her family again. Nimmo enters with the drum and provides him with support, and the family agrees to their wedding. In the present, Jaggi Singh is a Bhangra aspirant from Khalsa college who wants Bhangra to make it big in the world. Kaptaan is Jaggi's idol, and he believes that in order to perform the main move in Bhangra, the "jhoomar", one has to be in love. He meets Simi Kohli in

450-460: The past 30 years, bhangra has been established all over the world. It has become integrated into popular Asian culture after being mixed with hip hop, house and reggae styles of music. Certain bhangra moves have been adapted and changed over time but at its core remains a sense of cultural identity and tradition. Traditionally, bhangra is danced by men but now we see both men and women participating in this dance form. With bhangra competitions all over

475-674: The same energy now, and Pendu Club wins the competition. Simi and Jaggi finally unite as lovers. The film was scheduled to be released theatrically on 1 November 2019, but got delayed, and finally released in India on 3 January 2020. The film was later released on Netflix on 1 March 2020. The music of the film is composed by Shubham Shirule, Keeran, Aakashdeep Sengupta, Kaushik - Aakash - Guddu (KAG), Ana Rehman, Nilotpal Munshi, Kiranee for JAM8 , Rishi Rich , Yash Narvekar and A Bazz with lyrics written by Shloke Lal, Kiranee, Shubham Shirule for JAM8, Siddhant Kaushal, Mandy Gill, Raftaar , Yash Narvekar, Manisha and A Bazz. The song "Bhangra Paa Le"

500-456: The semi-final rounds. Jaggi and Simi meet again, and spend time together near the London Eye. He tells her about Kaptaan and Nimmo, and she tells him about her father who had abandoned her, who she recently met in London. They grow closer. Later, in the final round, Jaggi finds his leg collapsing. Simi enters in the wings with a drum, motivating Jaggi to keep dancing. He also performs "jhoomar" with

525-420: The story of two generations. Kaptaan, the grandfather of the protagonist Jaggi Singh, is a former army soldier whose passion is Bhangra. He continues to perform Bhangra after being recruited in the army. On the battlefield as well, he motivates his comrades to get up by beating a drum and performing Bhangra. Unfortunately, Kaptaan loses a leg in the war, and feels dejected and refuses to go home. Back home, Nimmo,

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550-477: The world, we see all sorts of people competing in these events. Nowadays, while bhangra was "traditionally not for women at all," many second-generation diaspora Punjabi women have connected with their culture through bhangra, though at the expense of the traditional women's giddha , which has more of an emphasis on softer movements, acting, and storytelling. Bhangra is often adapted to suit women in this circumstance, in choices of moves, costumes, and props. This

575-459: The ਸੰਮੀ sammī . Raaniyan Di Raunaq is India's first all-women's bhangra competition. Even with the abundance of female bhangra performers, many see this dance form as only masculine. Many women that compete in bhangra shows are judged according to a criterion that is made for male performers. Raaniyan Di Raunaq has customized a bhangra competition just for women or for those who identify as transgender or nonbinary. This competition has coveted

600-411: Was concurrent with the rise in popularity of bhangra music abroad in the 1970s and 1980s, mixing with Western music genres. Women partaking in bhangra, seen as a powerful dance, is often motivated by modern notions of equality, often clashing with standards of authenticity and tradition. Like the men's jhummar , bhangra's over-commodification has also prompted efforts to revive other women's dances like

625-548: Was popularized by migrants from West Punjab through culture shows and college campuses, as attitudes began to change. As a result, the dance began to thrive in East Punjab, while being suppressed in Western Punjab. The more vigorous bhangra would come to supplant the older, historically more popular ਝੁੰਮਰ jhummară , though the eventual ubiquity of bhangra would trigger a revival of jhummar in recent years. Bhangra connects to

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