Shukamani (Hope for Life) | Gurdas Maan Juhi Chawla Divya Dutta | Best Award Winning Punjabi Movies

Cast & Crew: --
Starring: Gurdas Maan, Juhi Chawla, Divya Dutta, Anoop Soni , Bhagwant Mann, Pradeep Joshi, Rana Jung Bahadur, Shivendra Mahal, Shammi Malhotra, Gurwinder Gauri, Baby Safina & Baby Rushita.
Guest Appearance: Shammi Aunty
Special Appearance: Gurkirtan
Friendly Appearance: Tej Sapru
Story : Suraj Sanim & Manoj Punj
Producer : Gurdas Maan & Gurikk G Maan
Director : Manoj Punj
ScreenPlay & Dialogue: Irshad Kamil
Music & Background Score: Jaidev Kumar
Lyrics : Gurdas Maan
Cinematographer: R.A. Krishnaa
Executive Producer: Kanan Dhawan
Art Director: Raashid Rangrez
Action: Sham Kaushal
Choreographer: Shanker
Editor: Omkarnath Bhakri
Copyright : Goyal Music

Festivals & Awards:

• PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2011 At first PTC Punjabi Film Awards Sukhmani won various awards under different categories

• Best Director Award: Manjeet Maan

• Best Actress Award: Divya Dutta

• Best Editing Award: Omkarnath Bhakri

• Best Story Award: Suraj Sanim/Manoj Punj

• Critics Best Actor Award: Gurdas Maan

• Critics Best Film Award: Sukhmani – Hope for Life


Synopsis:

Sometimes it takes just one incident to transform your life forever. In war a soldier encounters such life changing experiences every day, necessitating an attitude of mind and course of conduct sometimes against social acceptance. We know, too, that war is never pleasant, that in the midst of war, even when it is a just war, evil is present. the backdrop of war has produced many stories of love and hatred, revenge and retribution some popular and some not so famous. Once such story is that of Maj. Kuldeep Singh, a decorated officer of the Para Battalion who overcomes personal truauma and social indignity to uphold the morals of the army and the honor of a women rejected by society and family, while keeping above the memory of his beloved daughter Sukhmani.
On that fateful day when the beautiful valley of Jammu & Kashmir is bloodied by the gruesome killings of his devoted wife and treasured daughter at the hands of terrorists, Maj. Kuldeep Singh's life is thrown into disarray. To maintain his sanity and avoid falling into a black hole of depression , returns to his duty, fighting the terrorists with renewed vigor and the need to avenge his family. When for a second time he fails to save the life of an innocent girl who becomes a victim of the terrorism , Maj. Kuldeep Singh becomes a broken man.
However, a soldiers war is never over and when duty calls again, he goes out to repatriate innocent civilians from the Wagah border. Meeting Reshma, he decides that protecting her from the social stigma of society as well as from the evil intentions of his own comrade has becomes his goal in life. He faces dishonor and social exclusion, but unwaveringly fights back for his rights, the rights of women dispelled by society and the future of a little girl who has nothing to do with terrorism and the hatred in this world. 'Sukhmani' shows us that both good and evil lie within each of us, however when faced with exceptional circumstances each, human acts differently. It shows us that sometimes we have to make choices that are not always accepted by society. 'Sukhmani' shows us that there is hope for life.