The market for regional films is growing every year, driven largely by an enthusiastic overseas audience. A good chunk of this NRI market is made of Punjabis, known for their exuberance and an eagerness to keep in touch with home. This is one reason why we now see many popular singers -- from Diljit Dosanjh and Gippy Grewal to Honey Singh, Raftaar, Baadshah, and many more -- trying their luck in acting as well. Their albums and films inevitably feature foreign locations and bank upon the idea of patriotism. The same is the case with Sardaar Ji too.

Diljit and Gippy escalated their game by featuring in full-length Punjabi films, and very soon they will be making their debuts in Bollywood as well: Gippy in Second Hand Husband, and Diljit with Shahid Kapoor's Udta Punjab.