| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film |
| Founded | 17 November 2017; 6 years ago (2017-11-17)inChandigarh, Punjab, India |
| Founders | Ammy Virk Bhagwant Virk Nav Virk |
| Headquarters |
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India
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| Products | Movies Studio Production |
Villagers Film Studio Private Limited is an Indian film production company founded by Ammy Virk and his brother Bhagwant Virk in 2017.[1] Villagers Film Studio began to produce films in 2018 with Laung Laachi followed by Harjeeta and Guddiyan Patole.[2]
Villagers Film Studio was founded by Ammy Virk, Bhagwant Virk, and Nav Virk on 17 November 2017 in Chandigarh, India. Studio began to produce films in 2018 with Laung Laachi. The film was directed by Amberdeep Singh and starred Amberdeep Singh, Neeru Bajwa, and Ammy Virk in lead roles. The film plots the story of a newly married man who shares an unusual relationship with his wife as they decide to live separately as strangers. He sets out to win her heart. The film was commercial success with its music getting most appreciation; it was one of highest-grossing Punjabi films of 2018.[3] The title song of the film sung by Mannat Noor is viewed over 800 million times on YouTube making it most-viewed Indian song of all time.[4]At9th PTC Punjabi Film Awards, the film won the highest number of awards (four) shared with Qismat, Carry On Jatta 2, and Sajjan Singh Rangroot.[5]
Later, Studio co-produced Harjeeta with Sizzlen Productions, Malika Productions, and Omjee Group. The film was based on the hockey player Harjeet Singh, who was a captain in the Junior Indian Hockey team in World Cup. The film was written by Jagdeep Sidhu and directed by Vijay Kumar Arora. The film was praised by critics as well as audience but was commercially not much successful.[6]
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Director | Star Cast |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Laung Laachi | Amberdeep Singh | Amberdeep Singh, Neeru Bajwa, Ammy Virk |
| 2018 | Harjeeta | Vijay Kumar Arora | Ammy Virk, Sawan Rupowali, Pankaj Tripathi |
| 2019 | Guddiyan Patole | Vijay Kumar Arora | Gurnam Bhullar, Sonam Bajwa |
| 2020 | Rang† | Vijay Kumar Arora | Gurman Bhullar, Sonam Bajwa |
In House Group was launched by Ammy Virk in 2019 as a distribution company based in India. The first film distributed by the group was Guddiyan Patole, which was a commercial success both in India and International territories.[7][8]
| Rank | Highest-grossing film(s) | Year | Gross (Indian currency) |
Gross (US dollars) |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019 | Guddiyan Patole | ₹4.86 crore | US$699,627 | [9] |
