Pankaj Batra  Pankaj Batra is an Indian film director. Batra comes from Chandigarh in India. He has more than 10 years of experience as a director in Indian cinema. He is working in Punjabi cinema, from 2005. Batra is a Mumbai-based film director known for "Sajjan Singh Rangroot" Starring (Diljit Dosanjh),"Bambukat" Starring (Ammy Virk),"Goreyan Nu Daffa Karo" Starring (Amrinder Gill)," Naughty Jatts", and "Dildariyaan". In 2017 he released his film Channa Mereya (film) starring Ninja, Payal Rajput, Amrit Maan, Karamjit Anmol. His first Punjabi film as director was "Reehjan"  in November 2005, starring Ranjeet, Aryan Vaid, and Bunti Garewal. After that he directed a soap titled Chaldi Da Naam Gaddi  for Zee television in November 2007 later on for Zee he directed another show in 2008 titled "Hum Tum". His second Punjabi feature film was "Virsa"  in 2008 starring Gulshan Grover and Aryan Babbar. Batra's first hit as director was Naughty Jatts, released in 2013, starring Neeru Bajwa, Binnu Dhillon and Aarya Babbar. His next film Goreyan Nu Daffa Karo was hit in 2014 starring Amrinder Gill, Binnu Dhillon, Amrit Manghera. His third titled " Dildariyaan "  with Jassi Gill was his connective hit in 2015. "Bambukat"  grossed Rs.1.38 crore in Punjab on its first day. It was released in over 65 screens in key international markets on 29 July and grossed approximately US$1 million at the overseas box office in the first week. Sajjan Singh Rangroot is eighth highest Punjabi grossing film of all time and second highest-grossing film of 2018. His next is with super star Jassi Gill, Ranjit Bawa and Ninja, Tilted High End Yaariyan, which is scheduled for 22 Feb 2019 release.