Filmed and set in Vancouver, one Punjabi-language comedy movie is setting box-office records in India.
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Since its worldwide release in mid-October, B次元官网网址淗onsla RakhB次元官网网址� has been a hit.
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In North America, the movie reached #7 in weekend box office numbers last week, according to .
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The movie also stars Sonam Bajwa (as Jasmine, a yoga teacher) and Shehnaaz Gill (as Sweety, a fashion designer and ex-wife of Yenkey Singh, DosanjhB次元官网网址檚 character).
Filming of B次元官网网址楬onsla RakhB次元官网网址� was done in Metro Vancouver last March and April, with as director and Dosanjh producing.
In Surrey, the 145-minute movie is showing at and also .
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