Rhythm Boyz Entertainment


Rhythm Boyz Entertainment INC, or simply known as Rhythm Boyz is a Punjabi film production and distribution company founded by Karaj Gill and Amrinder Gill in 2013. The company was named after their college time Bhangra group. Rhythm Boyz began to produce films in 2014 with Goreyan Nu Daffa Karo.
Since 2014, Rhythm Boyz has produced total 13 films till date, out of which 9 are in List of highest-grossing Punjabi films including Angrej, Love Punjab, Bambukat, Vekh Baraatan Challiyan, Lahoriye, Golak Bugni Bank Te Batua, Ashke and Chal Mera Putt. At Filmfare Awards Punjabi all the top three award-winning films are produced by Rhythm Boyz Entertainment.
Films produced by Rhythm Boyz are based on the culture of Punjab or revolve around the issues of Punjab. Angrej was based on love in Punjab of 1940s. Lahoriye was based on love across the border between people of two different Punjabs whereas Ashke was based on Punjabi folk dance Bhangra which released with a new experiment of releasing trailer just some hours before of release. In 2019, Rhythm Boyz collaborated with Pakistani artists in Chal Mera Putt, which was based on the Punjabis trying hard to make living in foreign countries. Also, the film became highest-grossing Punjabi film at overseas. Its sequel Chal Mera Putt 2 was released in 2020.

History

From the school days to Khalsa College, Amritsar Amrinder Gill and Karaj Gill were in same Bhangra team. And Amrinder in his first recording for program Kala Doria on Doordarshan decided to give singing credits to their group instead of their names and the group was named as Rhythm Boyz. In an interview Gill revealed the reason to found company, said, “We make films with such passion but they fail to reach the audience because of poor marketing and distribution. So we decided why not turn producers and have the freedom to produce and market our own films.”
On 19 March 2013, the company was registered at British Columbia, Canada. In 2014, Judaa 2 album sung by Amrinder Gill was released by Rhythm Boyz. Later in 2015, Rhythm Boyz released their first film Angrej in association with Dara Productions and J Studios. The film was based on love in Punjab of 1940s. The film grossed ₹30 crore in its theatrical run and became one of the highest-grossing film of all time. The film ran over fifty days in India and overseas. The film settled the trend following couple of period films releasing every year. The film won ten awards at PTC Punjabi Film Awards including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress.

Films produced

Denotes films that have not yet been released

YearFilmDirectorStarcast
2014Goreyan Nu Daffa KaroPankaj BatraAmrinder Gill, Amrit Maghera, Yograj Singh, Binnu Dhillon
2015AngrejSimerjit SinghAmrinder Gill, Sargun Mehta, Aditi Sharma, Ammy Virk, Binnu Dhillon
2016Love PunjabRajiv DhingraAmrinder Gill, Sargun Mehta, Yograj Singh, Nirmal Rishi, Manvir Johal
2016BambukatPankaj BatraAmmy Virk, Simi Chahal, Binnu Dhillon, Sheetal Thakur
2017LahoriyeAmberdeep SinghAmrinder Gill, Sargun Mehta, Yuvraj Hans, Nimrat Khaira, Gugu Gill
2017Vekh Baraatan ChalliyanKsshitij ChaudharyBinnu Dhillon, Kavita Kaushik, Jaswinder Bhalla, Ranjit Bawa, Amrinder Gill
2017Bhalwan SinghParam ShivRanjit Bawa, Navpreet Banga
2018Golak Bugni Bank Te BatuaKsshitij ChaudharyHarish Verma, Simi Chahal, Aditi Sharma, Amrinder Gill, Jaswinder Bhalla, BN Sharma
2018AshkeAmberdeep SinghAmrinder Gill, Sanjeeda Sheikh, Roopi Gill, Jaswinder Bhalla, Gurshabad, Sarbjit Cheema
2018Bhajjo Veero VeAmberdeep SinghAmberdeep Singh, Simi Chahal, Gugu Gill, Hardeep Gill
2019Laiye Je YaarianSukh SangheraHarish Verma, Roopi Gill, Rubina Bajwa, Amrinder Gill
2019Chal Mera PuttJanjot SinghAmrinder Gill, Simi Chahal, Iftikhar Thakur, Akram Audas, Nasir Chinyoti, Gurshabad
2020Chal Mera Putt 2Janjot SinghAmrinder Gill, Simi Chahal, Garry Sandhu, Iftikhar Thakur, Nasir Chinyoti, Akram Udas, Gurshabad
2020JodiAmberdeep SinghDiljit Dosanjh, Nimrat Khaira, Gurshabad, Hardeep Gill
2020Untitled ProjectAmberdeep SinghAmrinder Gill
2021Ucha Buraj Lahore DaAmberdeep SinghTBA

Upcoming Films

Film distribution

Rhythm Boyz Entertainment also distribute films in United States and Canada. In 2019, Guddiyan Patole produced by Villagers Film Studio was also distributed by Rhythm Boyz.
YearFilmDirectorCountries DistributedNotes
2016BambukatPankaj BatraCanada, United States
2017LahoriyeAmberdeep SinghCanada, United States
2017Vekh Baraatan ChalliyanKsshitij ChaudharyCanada, United States
2018AshkeAmberdeep SinghCanada, United States
2018Bhajjo Veero VeAmberdeep SinghCanada, United States
2019Guddiyan PatoleVijay Kumar AroraCanadaProduced by Villagers Film Studio
2019Laiye Je YaarianSukh SangheraCanada, United States
2019Munda Hi ChahidaSantosh Subhash Thite, Deepak ThaperCanada, United StatesProduced by Neeru Bajwa Productions
2019Chal Mera PuttJanjot SinghCanada, United States
2020Chal Mera Putt 2Janjot SinghCanada, United States

Highest-grossing films

Canada

Following is the list of highest-grossing films produced or distributed by Rhythm Boyz. Angrej became highest-grossing Punjabi film in Canada of all time upon its release. Chal Mera Putt became the highest-grossing Punjabi film at overseas:
RankHighest-grossing filmYearGross
Gross
1Chal Mera Putt20199.33 crore$1,301,322
2Angrej20158.35 crore1,350,000
3Love Punjab20166.95 crore1,048,110
4Ashke20185.94 crore821,126
5Guddiyan Patole20194.86 crore699,627
6Bambukat20164.76 crore710,096
7Lahoriye20173.84 crore594,605
8Vekh Baraatan Challiyan20173.79 crore590,323
9Laiye Je Yaarian20193.01 crore432,799