Overview

• The Diljit Dosanjh horror-comedy has earned over ₹42 crore (about USD 5 million) overseas in ten days, making it the highest-grossing Punjabi film of 2025 abroad
• Producers voluntarily withheld its Indian release after the April Pahalgam attack, citing respect for public sentiment and responding to FWICE boycott demands
• The film set new records in Pakistan—surpassing Salman Khan’s Sultan on opening day—and logged strong runs in North America, the UK and the Middle East
• Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and BJP national spokesperson R. P. Singh have emphasized that filming concluded before recent India-Pakistan tensions
• The debate over cross-border casting has reignited industry scrutiny of collaborations with Pakistani talent following past Uri and Pulwama-era bans