Sardaar Ji 2 (previously The Return of Sardaarji) is a 2016 Indian Punjabi action comedy film starring Diljit Dosanjh in a triple role alongside Monica Gill, and Sonam Bajwa in lead roles and directed by Rohit Jugraj Chauhan. The film was released on 24 June 2016. It is a standalone sequel to the 2015 film Sardaar Ji. On release, the film received mixed reviews.
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Cast
Diljit Dosanjh in a triple role as
Sardaarji Jaggi Singh
Sardaarji Athraa Singh
Sardaarji Satkaar Singh
Monica Gill as Soni
Sonam Bajwa as Diljot
Yashpal Sharma as Teja
Samreen Kaur as Shiney
Jaswinder Bhalla as Pathan Chacha
Dev Gill as Diljyot's fiancée
Mandy Takhar (special appearance in "Poplin")
Amritpal Chotu as Fauji's son
Anjana Sukhani as Dr. Teena (Anger management therapist)
Planning and shooting
After the success of Sardaar Ji, producers decided on a sequel The Return of Sardaarji. The shooting of the film took place in different locations in Australia mainly. Diljit was mobbed by his Australian fans to his surprise when he reached the airport in Australia. The crew also shot at the Macarthur region of New South Wales. During the shoot, Diljit rescued Sonam and others from a horrible accident at the set. Diljit had to undergo 6 months of intensive physical training by hiring Ranbir Kapoor's personal trainer Pradeep Bhatia.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of Sardaarji 2 was composed by Jatinder Shah & Nick Dhammu while the lyrics were written by Veet Baljit and Ranbir Singh.
The video of the film's title track Sardaarji was shot for two days in a row, created a record as it features 2500 Sardars dressed in white attires and turbans, out of which 1200 are Diljit's fans who came specially to shoot for the song.
Release
The film was released on the big screens on 24 June 2016.