Filmed and set in Vancouver, one Punjabi-language comedy movie is setting box-office records in India.
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In North America, the movie reached #7 in weekend box office numbers last week, according to .
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The movie also stars Sonam Bajwa (as Jasmine, a yoga teacher) and Shehnaaz Gill (as Sweety, a fashion designer and ex-wife of Yenkey Singh, Dosanjh含羞草研究社檚 character).
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In Surrey, the 145-minute movie is showing at and also .
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