Afsar (2018 film)  Afsar is an Indian Punjabi film directed by Gulshan Singh starring Tarsem Jassar, Nimrat Khaira, Gurpreet Ghuggi and Karamjit Anmol in lead roles. The film is based on the concept that whether "Kanungo" is higher post than "Patwari" but the much respect is given to the "Patwari" rather than "Kanungo". The film is co-produced by Nadar Films and Vehli Janta Films and marks as debut for director "Gulshan Singh" and debut in lead role for Nimrat Khaira. The film was theatrically released on 5 October 2018. The romantic comedy received good reviews from public whereas mixed from critics. Commercially, the film opened well and earned ₹5.72 crore in its opening weekend worldwide. Jaspal Singh (Tarsem Jassar), an honest person is appointed as a Kanungo (Revenue Inspector under whom five Patwaris or agricultural land clerks work). Therefore, Kashmiro (Gurpreet Kaur Bhangu) a well wisher and senior lady from his village wants him to marry her niece Harman (Nimrat Khaira) who is a teacher in a government school and wants to marry someone in a government job. Bharpur Singh (Karamjit Anmol) who is a corrupt Patwari (agricultural land clerk) from Harman's village and eyes her. He lies and instigates Harman's drunkard and illiterate father when he approached him for his land, that Patwari post is higher and richer than that of Kanungo and therefore he should get her married to him. So when Jaspal and his family approaches Harman's family for her hand, Jaspal's father refuses them even though everyone including Harman likes Jaspal. As Jaspal is leaving, Harman advises him to work hard and any how get a post of Patwari so that her father accepts him. To which Jaspal replies that hard work leads to promotion and not demotion and how can he become a junior official when he is a senior official? And look at fate, when Jaspal is driving his car, another Jaspal Singh (Ravinder Mand) who has recently got the post of Patwari on grounds of his father's death, asks him for lift as his scooter gets broken down.