Carry On Jatta


Carry On Jatta is a 2012 Indian Punjabi comedy film directed by Smeep Kang and starring Gippy Grewal, and Mahie Gill. The film released on 27 July 2012. This movie was remade in Odia in 2015 as Pilata Bigidigala, in Telugu in 2016 as Eedo Rakam Aado Rakam, in Bangladesh in 2017 as Dhat Teri Ki and in Bengali in 2019 as Jamai Badal. The core storyline was loosely based on the 1989 Malayalam movie Chakkikotha Chankaran.

Plot

Jass falls in love with Mahie at a friend's wedding, but she is convinced by her friends to marry someone who does not have a family, like herself. Mahi does not want to deal with the nagging, and interference of in-laws after marriage. So, to woo her, Jass with the help of his friend Honey pretends that he is an orphan. She falls in love with him, but when she tells her brother, Taji he forces them to get married right away. So, Jass marries Mahie without telling his father Advocate Dhillon, brother Goldy Dhillon, or his wife Diljit Dhillon. Now, after marriage, Jass tells Mahie to find them a place to stay, and she finds a sublease room in Jass's own home, and that is where the comedy of errors begins. Jass and his best friend Honey cook up several plans to confuse Jass's family so Jass can live with his wife Mahie in his own home without his family ever finding out. But in between all this, Honey marries his girlfriend Preet in secret because his dad Inspector Sikander Tiwana won't agree to his marriage, but Honey tricks Preet's parents into believing that she is marrying Jass without Jass even knowing it. This leads to a big time fiasco.

Cast

This is Gippy Grewal's home production where he launched his banner Gurfateh Films along with his brothers Sippy Grewal who launched his banner Sippy Grewal Productions, sukha production and Pushpinder Happy. The entire shoot of the film took place in Jalandhar, Punjab.

Box office

Carry On Jatta had the second-highest opening for a Punjabi film in Punjab with Rs. 61 lakh net on its opening day; this is Rs. 1 lakh more than Gippy Grewal's last movie Mirza, which was the biggest opener at that time. It then went on to have a weekend collection of Rs 2.05 Cr, an opening week collection of Rs 3.75 Cr and is on its way to make a total of Rs 10 Crore in India, making it the second-highest grossing Punjabi film in India.

Soundtrack

Track listing

Awards

Carry On Jatta won eight awards at the 3rd PTC Punjabi Film Awards in 2013.
CategoryWinner's Name
Best EditingBunty Nagi
Best Performance In A Comic RoleBinnu Dhillon
Jaswinder Bhalla
Popular Star Of The YearGippy Grewal
Best Supporting ActorGurpreet Ghuggi
Best DialoguesNaresh Kathoria
Critics Award for Best FilmGurfateh Films, Sippy Grewal Productions,Sukha production
Critics Award for Best DirectorSmeep Kang

Sequel

Carry on Jatta 2 a sequel with Gippy Grewal and Sonam Bajwa in lead roles and Gurpreet Ghuggi, Binnu Dhillon, Jaswinder Bhalla, B.N. Sharma, Karamjit Anmol, Upasana Singh and Jyotii Sethi in supporting roles was released on 1 June 2018.