Looking North

With the Punjabi film industry booming,many Bollywood actors are making a beeline for it. The latest to step in is television actor and model Gurmeet Choudhary,who will be seen in his first Punjabi film Yaar Mera Rab Warga. Born in Chandigarh,Choudhary debuted in TV show Ramayana as the lead character and also played the role of Maan Singh Khurana in Geet – Hui Sabse Parayi. He is currently seen in Zee TV’s Punar Vivah as Yash Sindhia. “I was born in Chandigarh,and Punjab and Punjabiyat have always been close to my heart. I am playing the lead role of Armaan in Yaar Mera Rab Warga,which is a romantic saga of two friends and two lovers,” says Choudhary. The film revolves around childhood friends Bhagat and Arman who part ways in their teens,as Arman’s family moves to Canada. The cast also includes Gurpreet Ghuggi,Lakhwinder Singh Kandola,Rana Ranbir and Neetu Singh. The film is directed by Dinkar Kapur and music is by Jitender Shah.