The festival of ‘Lohri’ is being celebrated with traditional enthusiasm and enthusiasm across the country today. Especially in Punjab and Haryana, the different splendor of this festival is being seen. Lohri is considered a symbol of farewell to harsh winter and arrival of Rabi crops. On this occasion, people light a sacred bonfire and offer sesame seeds, peanuts, rewari and gajjak to it and pray for prosperity. The echo of traditional folk songs and beats of Bhangra all around have made the festive atmosphere even more pleasant.

Lohri glimpse in cinema
The interesting thing is that Indian cinema has also presented this liveliness of Lohri very beautifully. The grand celebration of this festival has been shown on screen in many superhit films.

Matchbox (1996)
The film ‘Maachis’, directed by Gulzar, was released in the year 1996. Chandrachud Singh, Tabu, Om Puri and Jimmy Shergill were in important roles in it. This film tells the story of the era of terrorism in Punjab. In the initial part, the Lohri scene is shown where Chandrachud Singh and Tabu’s characters are seen singing ‘Chappa Chappa’.

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
Director Aditya Chopra’s film ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’ was released in the year 1995. In this, Shahrukh Khan and Kajol are in lead roles. This film shows Punjabi culture and family traditions. In a scene of the film, the characters are seen celebrating Lohri.

Veer-Zaara (2004)
Shahrukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini are in the lead roles in the romantic drama ‘Veer-Zaara’ directed by Yash Chopra, released in 2004. In the film, Zara (Preity Zinta) celebrates Lohri in her Punjabi village where the entire family and villagers are seen dancing and singing around the bonfire.

Yamla Pagla Deewana (2011)
Sameer Karnik’s film ‘Yamla Pagla Deewana’ was released in the year 2011. This is a comedy-drama film in which Dharmendra, Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol are in lead roles. The song ‘Chadha De Rang’ in the film has been shot during Lohri where Bobby Deol’s character celebrates in Punjabi style with his girlfriend.

Patiala House (2011)
Anushka Sharma and Akshay Kumar’s film ‘Patiala House’ was also released in the year 2011, which is directed by Nikhil Advani. Late actor Rishi Kapoor also plays an important role in the film. The beauty of Lohri has been shown in the film.

Son of Sardar (2012)
Ashwini Dhir’s action-comedy film ‘Son of Sardar’ was released in the year 2012. It stars Ajay Devgan, Sonakshi Sinha, Sanjay Dutt and Juhi Chawla in lead roles. The song ‘Tu Kamal Di’ of the film has been shot in the village during Lohri where Ajay Devgan and Sonakshi Sinha dance while flirting.

Good News (2019)
The film ‘Good News’, released in the year 2019, depicts the celebration of Lohri, family and fun in a modern style. Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh and Kiara Advani are in lead roles in the comedy-drama directed by Raj Mehta. The song ‘Lal Ghaghra’ in the film has been filmed while celebrating Lohri.

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