{ "id": "ep585wqywm", "slug": "carry-on-jatta", "title": "Carry On Jatta", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films", "label": "Films and standalone screen works", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works", "label": "Individual films by title and year", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema", "label": "Indian films (individual works)", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema.films-in-other-indian-languages", "label": "Films in other Indian languages", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema.films-in-other-indian-languages" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.ind.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema.films-in-other-indian-languages", "label": "India · 2001 to 2020: Films in other Indian languages", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema.films-in-other-indian-languages", "path": [ { "id": "geo.ind", "label": "India", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2001", "label": "India · 2001 to 2020", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2001" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2001.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2001.culture" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2001.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2001.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2001.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2001.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films", "label": "Films and standalone screen works", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works", "label": "Individual films by title and year", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema", "label": "Indian films (individual works)", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema.films-in-other-indian-languages", "label": "Films in other Indian languages", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2001.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema.films-in-other-indian-languages" } ] } ], "excerpt": "Carry On Jatta is a 2012 Punjabi romantic comedy directed by Smeep Kang, starring Gippy Grewal and Mahie Gill, about a man hiding his family from his wife; it earned about Rs. 35 crore and spawned three sequels (2018, 2023, 2026).", "snippet": "Carry On Jatta is a 2012 Punjabi romantic comedy directed by Smeep Kang, starring Gippy Grewal and Mahie Gill, about a man hiding his family from his wife; it earned about Rs. 35 crore and spawned three sequels (2018, 2023, 2026).", "node": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.indian-cinema.films-in-other-indian-languages", "markdown": "# Carry On Jatta\n\n**Carry On Jatta** is a 2012 Punjabi-language romantic comedy directed by Smeep Kang, starring [Gippy Grewal](https://www.edgepedia.org/gippy-grewal) and [Mahie Gill](https://www.edgepedia.org/mahie-gill), in which a man hides his marriage and his entire family from his new wife after lying that he has no relatives. Released in India on 27 July 2012, it became one of the defining hits of modern [Punjabi cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/punjabi-cinema) and launched a franchise of three sequels.[1](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movies/previews/Carry-On-Jatta/articleshow/15015049.cms)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Release | 27 July 2012 (India); UK certificate dated 24/07/2012, 143 minutes[1](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movies/previews/Carry-On-Jatta/articleshow/15015049.cms) • [2](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/carry-on-jatta-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0znza0mtg) |\n| Director and writers | Smeep Kang (director and story); Naresh Kathooria (screenplay); Sukhdeep Singh Sandhu (dialogue)[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2245544/fullcredits/) |\n| Lead cast | Gippy Grewal (Jass), Mahie Gill (Mahie), Gurpreet Ghuggi (Honey), Binnu Dhillon (Goldy), Jaswinder Bhalla (Advocate Dhillon)[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2245544/fullcredits/) |\n| Production | Gurfateh Films & Sippy Grewal Productions; producers Sippy Grewal, Pushpinder Happy, Sukha Singh, Semi Dhaliwal[1](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movies/previews/Carry-On-Jatta/articleshow/15015049.cms) |\n| Music | Jatinder Shah composed the film score; Yo Yo Honey Singh is credited as composer on the soundtrack[1](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movies/previews/Carry-On-Jatta/articleshow/15015049.cms) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2245544/fullcredits/) |\n| Box office | A reported Rs. 50 million (Rs. 5 crore) budget against about Rs. 350 million (Rs. 35 crore) in earnings[4](https://ijarse.com/images/fullpdf/1564296198_P418.pdf) |\n| Franchise | Three sequels: Carry On Jatta 2 (2018), 3 (2023), and 4 (2026), all directed by Smeep Kang and led by Gippy Grewal[5](https://www.desiblitz.com/content/carry-on-jatta-4-arrives-on-chaupal) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Plot\n\nJass (Gippy Grewal), a spoiled but charming young man living with his lawyer father Advocate Raminder Bajwa ([Jaswinder Bhalla](https://www.edgepedia.org/jaswinder-bhalla)) and elder brother Goldy ([Binnu Dhillon](https://www.edgepedia.org/binnu-dhillon)), falls in love with Mahie (Mahie Gill) at a friend's wedding. He overhears that she wants to marry an orphan with no family, so he lies that he has none, and the two marry without his family's knowledge. When Mahie turns up at the family house looking for a place to live, Jass passes his friend Honey ([Gurpreet Ghuggi](https://www.edgepedia.org/gurpreet-ghuggi)) off as her husband, while Honey in turn poses as the advocate's son to win over his own girlfriend Preet (Khushboo Grewal). Lies pile on lies as both men try to keep wives and family apart.[6](https://www.bizasialive.com/movie-review-carry-on-jatta/) • [7](https://www.justpanjabi.com/movie-preview-carry-on-jatta/)\n\nThe Times of India's review noted that the film involves nearly every character in the story rather than resting on one or two leads, with the confusion driven by Jass and Honey having to \"follow the footsteps of their lie.\"[8](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movie-reviews/carry-on-jatta/movie-review/15231092.cms)\n\n### The franchise\n\nThe original spawned three sequels, all directed by Smeep Kang and led by Gippy Grewal.[5](https://www.desiblitz.com/content/carry-on-jatta-4-arrives-on-chaupal)\n\n- **Carry On Jatta 2 (2018)**, with [Sonam Bajwa](https://www.edgepedia.org/sonam-bajwa) joining the cast, became the biggest grosser in the history of Punjabi cinema at the time of its release.[13](https://www.bizasialive.com/box-office-carry-jatta-2-becomes-biggest-ever-hit-punjabi-cinema/) The Tribune's review called the trio of Grewal, Dhillon, and Ghuggi \"unbeatable\" and noted that some punchlines from the first film were carried forward in new form.[14](https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/movie-review-carry-on-jatta-2-598515/)\n- **Carry On Jatta 3 (2023)** opened to houseful shows, and according to the streaming platform Chaupal it became the first Punjabi feature to cross the Rs. 1 billion (Rs. 100 crore) mark at the global box office; trade estimates place it near ₹1.02 billion (₹102 crore).[5](https://www.desiblitz.com/content/carry-on-jatta-4-arrives-on-chaupal) • [15](https://rapturemuse.com/movies/carry-on-jatta-4) The Ormax box office report for 2023 lists it among the year's top Punjabi grossers.[16](https://www.ormaxmedia.com/data/library/TheOrmaxBoxOfficeReport-2023.pdf) A Hindi-dubbed version reached [Disney+ Hotstar](https://www.edgepedia.org/disney-hotstar) on 15 March 2024.[15](https://rapturemuse.com/movies/carry-on-jatta-4)\n- **Carry On Jatta 4 (2026)** was certified UA 13+ by India's Central Board of Film Certification on 24 June 2026 at a length of 142.20 minutes, produced by Humble Motion Pictures, and released in cinemas on 26 June 2026 with [Sargun Mehta](https://www.edgepedia.org/sargun-mehta) joining Grewal.[17](https://cbfcindia.gov.in/cbfcAdmin/search-result.php?recid=Q0EwNTA5MDYyMDI2MDAwMTI%3D) • [18](https://www.zee5.com/global/movies/details/carry-on-jatta-4/0-0-1z51083251) It features a posthumous appearance by Jaswinder Bhalla, who played Advocate Dhillon across the series and died in 2025.[5](https://www.desiblitz.com/content/carry-on-jatta-4-arrives-on-chaupal) • [15](https://rapturemuse.com/movies/carry-on-jatta-4) Trade figures reported for the film vary: roughly ₹320 million (₹32 crore) worldwide gross per Sacnilk-based tallies, or about ₹345.7 million (₹34.57 crore) gross and ₹187.1 million (₹18.71 crore) net in India on the same page's summary, making it the highest-grossing Punjabi film of 2026 but the second lowest-grossing entry in the franchise, behind *Carry On Jatta 3* and 2 and ahead only of the 2012 original.[15](https://rapturemuse.com/movies/carry-on-jatta-4) It began streaming exclusively on Chaupal in September 2026.[5](https://www.desiblitz.com/content/carry-on-jatta-4-arrives-on-chaupal) • [19](https://www.bizasialive.com/punjabi-blockbuster-carry-on-jatta-4-now-streaming-exclusively-on-chaupal/)\n\nThe series is known for mistaken identities, chaotic household situations, and dialogue-driven Punjabi wordplay, and it has built a following among diaspora audiences in North America, the UK, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and the Gulf.[5](https://www.desiblitz.com/content/carry-on-jatta-4-arrives-on-chaupal) • [19](https://www.bizasialive.com/punjabi-blockbuster-carry-on-jatta-4-now-streaming-exclusively-on-chaupal/)\n\n## Production and music\n\nThe film was produced under Gurfateh Films & Sippy Grewal Productions, with Binendra Menon as cinematographer.[1](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movies/previews/Carry-On-Jatta/articleshow/15015049.cms) Jatinder Shah composed the music, and songs such as \"Phulkari,\" \"Carry on carry on Jatta,\" \"Marjawan,\" and \"Sweety\" were already circulating widely on radio, television, and in cars by the time of release.[1](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movies/previews/Carry-On-Jatta/articleshow/15015049.cms) • [8](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movie-reviews/carry-on-jatta/movie-review/15231092.cms) IMDb separately credits [Yo Yo Honey Singh](https://www.edgepedia.org/yo-yo-honey-singh) as composer.[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2245544/fullcredits/)\n\nThe [British Board of Film Classification](https://www.edgepedia.org/british-board-of-film-classification) passed the film \"U\" with a note of mild slapstick, describing comic scenes involving a steak knife, an antique sword, and a policeman firing a gun into the air, plus very mild language.[2](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/carry-on-jatta-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0znza0mtg)\n\n## Reception\n\nThe Times of India gave the film 4 out of 5, calling it a fulfillment of the romantic-comedy preference of Punjabi audiences and crediting Smeep Kang, himself an actor, with establishing every character well.[8](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movie-reviews/carry-on-jatta/movie-review/15231092.cms) BizAsia praised the dialogue, story, and screenplay by Naresh Kathooria and the comic performances of Ghuggi, Dhillon, and Bhalla, while noting the story resembled the same year's Hindi comedy *Housefull 2* but carried its own Punjabi flavor.[6](https://www.bizasialive.com/movie-review-carry-on-jatta/)\n\nAt the PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2013, *Carry on Jatta* won 4 popular and 2 critics awards, placing third behind *Jatt & Juliet* and *Mirza – The Untold Story* in a record year for Punjabi cinema.[9](https://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/editor/jatt_juliet_mirza_the_untold_story_and_carry_on_jatta_bag_20_ptc_punjabi_film_awards)\n\n## Box office and reach\n\nAn academic survey of Punjabi cinema records the film as made on a Rs. 50 million (Rs. 5 crore) budget and earning about Rs. 350 million (Rs. 35 crore).[4](https://ijarse.com/images/fullpdf/1564296198_P418.pdf) [Box Office Mojo](https://www.edgepedia.org/box-office-mojo) tracks $648,911 internationally for the title, with an earliest release date of 26 July 2012 in Australia.[10](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt2245544/credits/)\n\nThe film's afterlife in Pakistan has been unusually durable. Punjabi YouTuber Nouman Warraich told [The Indian Express](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-indian-express) that *Carry on Jatta* (2012) \"is so famous in Pakistan that its jokes have become a part of daily conversation,\" and Indian Punjabi films have since released regularly in Pakistani cinemas, with *Carry on Jatta 3* distributed there by the Pakistan-based Distribution Club.[11](https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/punjabi-movies-pakistan-9069980/) In India, the original film has been available on streaming platforms including [MX Player](https://www.edgepedia.org/mx-player) and Airtel Xstream.[12](https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/diaspora/while-punjabi-films-have-been-doing-well-on-ott-platforms-thanks-to-the-diaspora-theatrical-releases-have-not-scored-well-of-late-experts-share-their-opinion%E2%80%A6-501103/)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Carry On Jatta – Punjabi Movie News, The Times of India (17 July 2012)](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movies/previews/Carry-On-Jatta/articleshow/15015049.cms)\n2. [Carry On Jatta – BBFC classification record](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/carry-on-jatta-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0znza0mtg)\n3. [Carry on Jatta (2012) – Full cast & crew, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2245544/fullcredits/)\n4. [Punjabi cinema survey, International Journal of Advance Research in Science and Engineering](https://ijarse.com/images/fullpdf/1564296198_P418.pdf)\n5. [Carry On Jatta 4 arrives on Chaupal, DESIblitz](https://www.desiblitz.com/content/carry-on-jatta-4-arrives-on-chaupal)\n6. [Movie Review: 'Carry On Jatta', BizAsia (30 July 2012)](https://www.bizasialive.com/movie-review-carry-on-jatta/)\n7. [Movie Preview: Carry on Jatta, Just Panjabi (25 July 2012)](https://www.justpanjabi.com/movie-preview-carry-on-jatta/)\n8. [Carry On Jatta Movie Review {4/5}, The Times of India (28 July 2012)](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movie-reviews/carry-on-jatta/movie-review/15231092.cms)\n9. [Jatt & Juliet, Mirza – The Untold Story, and Carry On Jatta bag 20 PTC Punjabi Film Awards, FilmFestivals.com](https://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/editor/jatt_juliet_mirza_the_untold_story_and_carry_on_jatta_bag_20_ptc_punjabi_film_awards)\n10. [Carry on Jatta (2012) – Box Office Mojo](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt2245544/credits/)\n11. [United we screen: How Punjabi movies are making a splash in theatres across the border, The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/punjabi-movies-pakistan-9069980/)\n12. [Punjabi films on OTT platforms, The Tribune](https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/diaspora/while-punjabi-films-have-been-doing-well-on-ott-platforms-thanks-to-the-diaspora-theatrical-releases-have-not-scored-well-of-late-experts-share-their-opinion%E2%80%A6-501103/)\n13. [Box Office: 'Carry On Jatta 2' becomes biggest ever hit in Punjabi cinema, BizAsia](https://www.bizasialive.com/box-office-carry-jatta-2-becomes-biggest-ever-hit-punjabi-cinema/)\n14. [This jatt, truly carries on – Carry On Jatta 2 review, The Tribune](https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/movie-review-carry-on-jatta-2-598515/)\n15. [Carry On Jatta 4: cast, story, and box office, Rapture Muse](https://rapturemuse.com/movies/carry-on-jatta-4)\n16. [The Ormax Box Office Report: 2023](https://www.ormaxmedia.com/data/library/TheOrmaxBoxOfficeReport-2023.pdf)\n17. [CBFC film search: Carry On Jatta 4, Central Board of Film Certification](https://cbfcindia.gov.in/cbfcAdmin/search-result.php?recid=Q0EwNTA5MDYyMDI2MDAwMTI%3D)\n18. [Carry On Jatta 4 – ZEE5 movie page](https://www.zee5.com/global/movies/details/carry-on-jatta-4/0-0-1z51083251)\n19. [Punjabi blockbuster 'Carry On Jatta 4' now streaming exclusively on Chaupal, BizAsia](https://www.bizasialive.com/punjabi-blockbuster-carry-on-jatta-4-now-streaming-exclusively-on-chaupal/)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Films and standalone screen works › Individual films by title and year › Indian films (individual works) › Films in other Indian languages*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n", "same_as": [], "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/carry-on-jatta", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/carry-on-jatta.md", "license": { "name": "Edgepedia Community License 1.0", "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license", "summary": "Free with credit, commercial use included. 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