Surkhi Bindi
Surkhi Bindi is a 2019 Indian-Punjabi drama film written by Rupinder Inderjit and directed by Jagdeep Sidhu. The film produced by Shri Narotam Ji Films and bankrolled by Ankit Vijan, Navdeep Narula, Gurjit Singh and Santosh Subhash Thite, stars Sargun Mehta, Gurnam Bhullar, Rupinder Rupi and Nisha Bano. Film production started on 4 April 2019 and was theatrically released on 30 August 2019 to positive reviews with Gurnam Bhullar and Sargun Mehta's chemistry being highly praised by critics and audiences. The film performed well at the box office with a domestic gross of INR 7.20 crores ($1.02 million) . Synopsis
Surkhi Bindi (Surkhi- lipstick; Bindi- a red dot sticker applied by women) is the story of a village girl's dream to migrate to Canada and how her husband fulfills her dream by giving her wings with his limited resources but a very big heart. Randeep Kaur alias Raano (Sargun Mehta) as a child in a Punjab village always dreamt of marrying her Prince Charming and moving to Canada. But when she grows up she soon realizes that her dreams were dreams only as all her school friends made it big in life except for her. She works in the city at a beauty parlor and is brilliant at her job. One day as per suggestion from her younger sister, she visits an immigration consultant who advises her to join a two-year course in a Canadian cosmetology college post which she can obtain her permanent residence status. She is supposed to pay Rs. 4 lakhs every semester plus Rs. 5 lakhs upfront as their commission. Raano says she doesn't have any money at which the immigration consultant tells her not to worry as there were several guys here who are willing to shell out that much money to obtain a Canadian permanent residence by marrying her on paper. She is hesitant to do this contract/ paper marriage but the immigration consultant sends a prospective groom to the beauty parlor where she works, without her knowledge and he creates a scene with her and everyone there. She is therefore fired from the job and when she returns to her village, her father gets her married to Sukhwinder Singh alias Sukha (Gurnam Bhullar) against her will. She then moves to her in-law's house where she has to live with Sukha's non-cooperative aunt and abusive brother-in-law. She is very unhappy with Sukha and starts cursing her fate as she is now become a housewife but Sukha then starts changing her mind towards him by telling her not to give up in life and that she should temporarily start her own beauty parlour and move to Canada within six months from the earnings. Sukha's brother-in-law gets jealous and drives them away from the house and they then move to the city where the landlady helps her by set up the beauty parlour in her leased upper floor apartment and also helps her to get new clients by referring her shop customers to the beauty parlour. Sukha personally helps Raano in the beauty parlour by doing all the odd jobs like cleaning, mopping and serving tea to her clients. Soon their world turns around and they start earning money and even the landlady later helps them in their personal life by getting Sukha's cousin brother freed from the jail and then the aunt changes for good and starts living together with Sukha and Raano along with her son. Sukha and Raano have saved money but still fall Rs. 2 lakhs short to give to the immigration consultant. So they borrow some money from the landlady and collect some more from Sukha's company friends who start a chit fund to help each other. Meanwhile, Sukha's brother-in-law gets to know of the money which Sukha has collected and demands its from him otherwise he threatens to throw Sukha's sister out from his home. Sukha gives in to this threat and therefore gives him the money but still Sukha's sister and her kids leave that house as her husband beat her up and they therefore start living with Sukha and Raaano. Now with no money left for Raano to migrate to Canada, the landlady advises her to participate in a bridal make-up artist contest held by real life actress Neeru Bajwa. Raano is looked down by the event manager as she is a simpleton and doesn't know English but still goes on to win the competition through her hard work and supportive husband who keeps encouraging her to never give up. On the stage when she receives the trophy, she gives a speech that no one in her life ever supported her and everyone including her father crushed her dream but her husband lifted her up and supported her at every step and made her dreams turn into reality and that every girl should get a thoughtful & supportive husband like Sukha. She also conveys that she will now not go to Canada as her Canada is here in India with her husband through the love and happiness that he gives her. She then invites him on stage and everyone applauds them. The film closes by showing them having a new beauty parlour at Sukha's village where she is taking care of her client who is Sukha's classmate. Sukha comes in with tickets to Canada and the film ends with the two of them on a flight on their way to visit Canada. 