{"id":7633,"date":"2017-03-01T02:30:57","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T07:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amindhillon.com\/blog\/?p=7633"},"modified":"2019-06-06T21:38:39","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T01:38:39","slug":"neeru-bajwa-rubina-sargi-toronto-premiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amindhillon.com\/blog\/neeru-bajwa-rubina-sargi-toronto-premiere\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bajwa Sisters Bring SARGI To Toronto: Inside The World Premiere!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>After achieving success with her film <em>Channo Kamli Yaar Di<\/em>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Neeru Bajwa<\/span> is back with her second home production.<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_7634\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7634\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7634\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amindhillon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/20170223_134543-02_1-e1488351941973.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amindhillon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/20170223_134543-02_1-e1488351941973.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.amindhillon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/20170223_134543-02_1-e1488351941973-300x168.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7634\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Neeru Bajwa addresses media in Toronto just before the world premiere of SARGI<\/p><\/div>\n<h4>The film <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">SARGI&nbsp;<\/span>had its world premiere in Toronto and is now in theatres everywhere. Prior to the premiere, Neeru appeared at a press conference to chat with reporters while her sister Rubina Bajwa joined in over skype.<\/h4>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0039743795063875\" data-ad-slot=\"4997725053\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amindhillon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170228_213326_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amindhillon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170228_213326_1-1.jpg 530w, https:\/\/www.amindhillon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170228_213326_1-1-248x300.jpg 248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4>Rubina is making her debut in SARGI while Neeru is making her debut as a director. Joining Rubina in the film are Jassi Gill, Babbal Rai, Karmjit Anmol, and B.N. Sharma.<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_7637\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7637\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7637\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amindhillon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170228_213341_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amindhillon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170228_213341_1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.amindhillon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170228_213341_1-300x297.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The cast<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0039743795063875\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4997725053\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h4>The film resolves around a simple girl from a small city in Punjab named Sargi (played by Rubina) who is the daughter of a poor carpenter. Her childhood friend is Babbu (played by Jassi Gill) who is the son of a very rich farmer and has been in love with Sargi since they were kids. As his love grows for her, he is unable to tell her how he really feels for her and Sargi ends up marrying Amrik Singh (played by Karmjit Anmol) for immigration purposes. She leaves India with her new husband and starts her new life abroad. Sargi finds a job working in a coffee shop where she soon finds herself between two men\u00e2\u20ac\u201dher husband who has now fallen in love with her and Kaim (played by Babbal Rai), who is the son of the shop\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s owner. Suddenly Babbu shows up at her coffee shop unexpectedly to get his shot at love with Sargi but Sargi has already developed feelings for Kaim. When Kaim proposes to her, she hesitantly says yes and a heartbroken Babbu returns to his village. Who will Sargi choose in the end? You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll have to watch the film to find out! Here&#8217;s the trailer:<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tV271kQbaDo?rel=0\" width=\"660\" height=\"415\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>&nbsp;At the press conference, it was my first time meeting Neeru but I have been following her career for YEARS. I remember when I was first entering the entertainment industry. It was around 2010 and I remember Neeru had a Bollywood film coming out at that time.&nbsp;Back then, there weren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t too many Canadian girls hitting it on a big scale in Mumbai so for most of us Canadian girls we were looking at Neeru as inspiration. Here was a girl from Vancouver with no filmy connections and making things happen for herself in Indian cinema. But while us foreign girls were being coached to strive for Hindi film, Neeru suddenly started appearing continuously in Punjabi films, which was a BIG NO NO back then. If a newcomer was offered a Punjabi film, everyone would say not to do it as it was a career killer.&nbsp;\u00e2\u20ac\u0153There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s no prestige or money there,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d I was told over and over again.<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_7638\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7638\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amindhillon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170223_163000_481_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amindhillon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170223_163000_481_1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.amindhillon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170223_163000_481_1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.amindhillon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170223_163000_481_1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meeting Neeru!<\/p><\/div>\n<h4>Gosh, how times have changed! The Punjabi film industry has really evolved into a bigger and better industry&nbsp;and aspiring actors everywhere are eager to land a role. For Neeru, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s thrilling to&nbsp;see how the industry has changed since her first film fifteen years ago. She told me how excited she is to be able to tell the stories that matter to her and how important it is for her to make films with strong positive female leads. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153When I started out, people didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t expect much from the female actors. It was a stand here, go sit there mentality. But I was always the one who did more then&nbsp;get told where to stand\u00e2\u20ac\u201dI always asked questions. I wanted to understand what was happening and I often thought to myself how I would shoot the scene. Because I wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t someone who would just stand in the background, I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t think many people liked me but they had to put up with me\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e2\u20ac\u009d she said with laughter. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The industry is very male dominated and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s important for more women to get involved in these bigger roles. I make sure all the films I produce are with characters who other girls can look up to. Sargi is a strong character who can hold her own and when it came to casting her, I kept seeing Rubina in the role. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s why she got this film. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not because she is my sister. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s because I knew she would fit this role and she would work twice as hard as any other actor to prove to everyone that she deserved this role. People think Rubina was handed this film on a platter and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not true. She put in the work. She was struggling for years in the industry and I saw her talent. When this film came together, I just knew she would be perfect as Sargi and I think the audience will see that too.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_7639\" style=\"width: 572px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7639\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amindhillon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170228_213952_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"562\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amindhillon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170228_213952_1.jpg 562w, https:\/\/www.amindhillon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170228_213952_1-263x300.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Don&#8217;t Neeru and Rubina look so alike?! Gorgeous sisters!<\/p><\/div>\n<h4>Check out my full interview with Neeru on ATN (check your local TV listings). One thing you may not see is a little behind-the-scenes sister love that I witnessed at the press conference. The day of the press conference was also Rubina\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s birthday and with all the craziness around the premiere, Neeru forgot! As we said goodbye to Rubina via skype, she jokingly scolded Neeru for not wishing her happy birthday, to which Neeru cringed in disbelief. To make it up to her, Neeru sang Happy Birthday and those of us in attendance joined in. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sure it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s understandable why Neeru didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t realize what day it was and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m pretty sure she will make it up to Rubina. As she put it, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I gave her a film for her birthday!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/h4>\n<h4>Happy belated birthday Rubina and good luck to the Bajwa sisters. Go see the film everyone. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s getting fabulous reviews!<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After achieving success with her film Channo Kamli Yaar Di, Neeru Bajwa is back with her second home production. The film SARGI&nbsp;had its world premiere in Toronto and is now in theatres everywhere. 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