
Arjun Patiala(2019)
Hindi mins
Comic difficulties ensue when a tall female journalist falls in love with a short Punjabi man.
Director:Rohit Jugraj
Mood:
funnyupliftinglighthearted
Where to watch:
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon MX Player
- OTT Release Date
- 19 July 2019
- Theatrical Release
- 26 July 2019
- Director
- Rohit Jugraj
- Language
- Hindi
- Rating
- 4.8/10
Storyline
A cop named Arjun Patiala and his partner Onidda Singh try to make their town crime-free. They use a silly and clumsy approach to police work. The story follows their humorous attempts to succeed in their mission.
“A cop, a sidekick, and a town full of laughs.”
Film Details
4.8Rating
Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date26 July 2019
Also Known AsArjun Patiala · อารชุน ปาเตียลา
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
funnyupliftinglighthearted
Themes
justicefriendshiplovecorruption
Tonewhimsical
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitylight
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence1
Emotion2
Humor4
Rewatchability2
Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Arjun Patiala
Cast reunions in this film: Manjot Singh & Varun Sharma (3 films together), Jigar Saraiya & Sachin K Sanghvi (3 films together), Kriti Sanon & Varun Sharma (2 films together), Kriti Sanon & Diljit Dosanjh (2 films together), Kriti Sanon & Jigar Saraiya (2 films together), and Ronit Roy & Manjot Singh (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title character was originally named Arjun Singh but was changed to Arjun Patiala to avoid confusion with other characters.
- Diljit Dosanjh learned to ride a Royal Enfield motorcycle for his role as the cop, despite having little prior experience.
- The movie includes a cameo by veteran actor Pankaj Tripathi as a narrator, adding a meta-layer to the comedy.
- It was shot extensively in Punjab, India, to capture the authentic rural setting of the fictional town of Patiala.
- The film's humor heavily parodies typical Bollywood cop dramas, especially those from the 1970s and 1980s.
- Box office reports noted it had a low opening weekend in India, earning less than many other Bollywood releases that year.
- Director Rohit Jugraj stated in interviews that the script went through multiple rewrites to balance spoof and story.






