Lao ji Chardikala ho gai panth khalsa di…………….wolverhampton di city council walo YODDHA, UK vich premier host kita ja riha hai…………..This is the great news for the Punjabi cinema and it’s for the 1st time that some city council or a government body is hosting a premier for any Punjabi movie in the history………..Thanks Waheguru and sangat. DharamSeva Records did this fantastic job that has chosen Wolverhampton to host it otherwise London and Birmingham council were also after Yoddha team to get this opportunity to host the premier. Yoddha rocks………….I am coming again UK. Thanks
Councillor Elias Mattu, prepares for the UK premiere of Yoddha- The Warrior – joined by (l-r) Kelly Jeffs, chief executive of the Light House Media Centre and Heather Ernstons, Wolverhampton City Council’s partnership operations and development coordinator UK premiere of Yoddha-The Warrior
Wolverhampton, which is home to one of the country’s largest Punjabi Sikh communities, beat competition from London and other major cities to land the first screening of ‘Yoddha – The Warrior’.
The city’s Light House Cinema, in Fryer Street, will roll out the red carpet today evening (28 October) to welcome the film’s stars and other invited VIPs.
All eyes will be on Kuljinder Singh Sidhu who plays the title role of Yoddha and also co-wrote and co-produced the film.
Limited space outside the Light House will be available for film fans who want to come along and see Kuljinder on the red carpet before he goes inside.
YODDHA-The Warrior tells the story of an ordinary Sikh man who becomes a fearless warrior through fate and circumstance.
VIPs invited to attend include the Mayor of Wolverhampton Councilor Mike Heap, Chancellor of the University of Wolverhampton the Rt Hon Lord Paul of Marylebone, local Sikh community leaders and representatives from Sikh charity organizations, Asian music artists, local film students and representatives from local businesses.
Comparing the premiere will be Channel 4 stars and BBC WM presenters Sunny and Shay Grewal.
Kuljinder Singh Sidhu, star of Yoddha-The Warrior, said: “We are delighted to be coming to Wolverhampton and thank you to the city for the warm welcome you have given us so far.
“The city motto is Out of Darkness Cometh Light and that fits perfectly with the film’s theme about goodness.”
Councilor Elias Mattu, Wolverhampton City Council’s cabinet member for leisure and community, explained that the city landed the premiere after wowing the film’s distributors with a welcoming, speedy, can do attitude.
He said: “We are a natural choice to host the premiere for this film when you consider we have 22,700 Sikhs living in Wolverhampton – the 2nd largest Punjabi community in the country.
