Popular actor and singer Gippy Grewal is currently in Pakistan, visiting from across the border to tour the many Sikh holy sites in the country. Although the Carry On Jatta 2 star has been present for only a few days now, he has managed to generate quite a buzz – especially after one of his media interactions, where the actor expressed his desire of working with our very own Gangster Guriya, Mehwish Hayat.
Gippy confessed to watching Mehwish Hayat’s tour-de-force Punjab Nahi Jaungi and loving her in the film. Gippy also maintained that following his visit, he is more aware of rich Pakistani culture and that he would be interested in catching more feature films and entertainment content coming from the country.
Mehwish took to twitter to welcome the celebrated actor in Pakistan, and she also thanked him for expressing his desire of working with her. Interestingly Mehwish also said: “Let’s get you a Pakistani flick soon,” which set the grapevine abuzz with speculation that Gippy will be signing a Pakistani project.
Welcome to Pakistan @GippyGrewal . Thank you for your words of appreciation. Glad that you are enjoying our films and hospitality. Let's get you a Pakistani flick soon ! 🇵🇰@TBajwa7 https://t.co/0D4Jxko6Do
— Mehwish Hayat TI (@MehwishHayat) January 21, 2020
The Load Wedding star who refused Bollywood films such as Derh Ishqiya and Fanney Khan, had previously used the platform of an international awards ceremony to draw attention to Bollywood’s negative depiction of Pakistanis in their movies.
It’s worth noting Gippy has quite a following amongst Pakistani masses, especially in the Punjabi hinterland where his songs and films are extremely popular, often being played on weddings and functions even in the smaller towns of the area. Pakistan also has a strong Punjabi film tradition dating back over 70 years, and thus is a tailor-made market for Punjabi content. It should also come as no surprise that the highest budget film to date in the country is a Punjabi language film, The Legend of Maula Jatt.
Final word
We believe Gippy is a perfect fit in the country’s entertainment industry, and any collaboration that he would be involved with would also have additional appeal in East Punjab in India. As far as on-screen theatrics go, Mehwish and Gippy will surely make an exciting filmi jori, appealing to both the classes and the masses, making their collaboration a big winner.
Stay tuned for the latest developments on this end!
