‘Apni Boli Apna Des’ is a family drama about love, loyalty and sacrifice, set in Punjab.

Sardar Arjun Singh (Moran Wale) is a wealthy and highly respected businessman known throughout the Punjab. When his family are suddenly beset by financial difficulties his son Sahideep (Sarabjit Cheema) steps forward to come to their aid and salvage the situation.

While he finds support in Bikramjeet Singh (Raj Babbar) and Yankee Singh (Gurpreet Ghugi), Sahideep's troubles deepen when he is faced with the impossible decision of choosing between his love and his family.

A family saga about emotional ties and social issues, Apni Boli Apna Des has been shot in locations ranging from Punjab itself to Tyneside in the UK.

Punjabi music star Sarabjit Cheema makes his debut as an actor alongside several well known names in Punjabi cinema such as Raj Babbar.

The film features songs with pulsating Punjabi rhythms, with Cheema providing the vocals along with Bollywood playback singer Sunidhi Chauhan.

Here goes, Balvinder Kaur who recently went to see the movie gives us her view on how it was! The movie in general was quite pleasant and family friendly.

Sarbjit Cheema, I found him come across as a 'poser'!! He carried out several outfit changes during every song and wore 'posh spice' style sunglasses unnecessarily. His acting was very plastic and he was constantly looking straight at the camera. One of the songs he sings later on when he's famous is done on a stage set up. The song is a very catchy number and emphasises the whole Punjabi theme. The only problem is there's NO Punjabi dancers just a load of white girls prancing around and to add insult further, the lead female dancer is dressed in a traditional outfit with stilettos and she too is white. I'm not racist in that, 'how dare a white girl wear traditional', but the meaning of the film and the lyrics of the song were lost when viewing this.

The leading lady, it was quite weird watching her as you'd normally associate her with the serial she's been in for years! I felt that she'd had a voice over and that was off putting. Her character was.......too 'tartified'!!! For a Punjabi girl she was portrayed incorrectly. Cheema's sister was far better dressed throughout the film than the lead.

On a positive note it's encouraging to see an actress from Mumbai ends doing a Punjabi film.

Gugghi, saw him and thought, 'yes some comedy'!! But guess what, hardly any!!

Sudesh Leri, less funnier than Guggi!!

Raj Babbar, always a joy to watch him, a natural actor through and through. One scene which seemed as though it was just thrown in for the sake of it and bearer no significance whatsoever was when a bunch of influential Asians sat around a table and encouraged Babbar to stand for local MP. He wins of course....but for what purpose was this done??? His new position as an MP wasn't used in any way. The worst bit about that scene was that all the characters were sat around a table with a glass of what resembled red wine, how pathetic!! How many proper Indians do you know who chill out in the afternoon with red wine!! Shot glasses of Grouse more like reality!!

Cheema's parent’s characters, they were great to watch, especially the father. I loved his acting and his dress was always appropriate for all scenes.

The leading girls' family (sister & co), a very unrealistic setup, I mean where were the in-laws or any elders. Why have characters and offer them no support, this is true of the western culture but not of ours.

There are many flaws in this movie but I wish that producers/directors would make a Punjabi based film on Punjabi qualities too. The ending was rushed and the story incomplete. Cheema's sister broke off her engagement and as her brother it IS his duty to make sure he finds her another suitor NOT get himself shacked up first!! That is not the Punjabi way; we sacrifice for others not other way round. That bugged me that he was dancing around with his dolly and his sister not taken care of in the story. Maybe I'm old fashioned but to me a Punjabi film should show all the aspects of day to day village life. None of the characters were shown to do anything; i.e. in the kitchen, on the field or even any cows.

I personally have been to the Punjab several times in a few years and am blessed to have seen all the normal 'pendhoo' way of life. This film showed none of that and concentrated heavily on the UK!! We know all of that and so do Canadians and other westerners. What we want is to keep in touch with our Punjabi roots and see our green fields, our cows, the manic chickens, the overloaded buses, tempoo's, rickshaws and not forgetting the trucks. Where else are you going to get a truck that tells you to 'Horn please'!!

Thanks and full credits to Balvinder Kaur for providing us this review.

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