Kuljinder Singh Sidhu

The film is based on the acclaimed book, Dakkuan da Munda, an autobiography of the famous writer and journalist Mintu Gurusariya. Mintu became a drug addict when he was a young Kabbadi player. Exposure to drugs also introduced him to the crime market. But today, he is an inspiration for the youth and their families as he managed to come out of his shell and break his ties with crime.

Lali Sarkaria and his goons rule Amritsar, a holy city for Punjabis. A villager named Punjab Singh enters the holy city to make a living. But a tragic event changes him and he decides to rid the city of Lali Sarkaria and is men. Meanwhile, a honest cop tries to maintain law and order in the city.

Punjab is the land of people who are so warm, lively, loving and; when time comes, the greatest warriors as well. This race has been fighting with invaders for centuries and these centuries-long wars have made it a martial race. This characteristic has made Punjabis proud many times but there`s also another side of this characteristic, and, that is very tragic. With agriculture controlling the economy of the state, the Punjabi farmer class, known as `Jatts`, have had only one thing on their minds when it comes to prosperity - the land. And they can go to any extent for that even to the extent of shedding their own brothers` blood. That is what this film is all about. It highlights the various bloodbaths in many family feuds. The word `Shareek` may refer to `sharing` in a dictionary, but in Punjab it has always been opposite to it. As time flies, one doesn`t even notice that how and when brothers become enemies. Brothers are brothers and their children become cousins. But for the feudal society of Punjab, the word `cousins`, fighting over land, stands for `shareeks` and `shareeks` stand for `enemies`. Just for the ownership of a piece of a land, the cousins would wage a ruthless war between themselves. For centuries, this phenomenon has taken its toll and it has never stopped. The film `Shareek`, with all the emotion, romance, thrill and action; addresses this menace strongly, although in the undercurrent. With the protagonist Jassa and Dara the antagonist, the story aims at asking our society, ``Why, when and how we can stop our race from killing each other just for a piece of land which would not belong to us after the last breath deceives us?``

Featuring Gurdas Mann, Mini Punjab has all the flavors required for a masala flick- action, comedy, love, revenge, tragedy, etc. But what makes it stand out from the rest is that it also has a social message that shouldn't be missed.