Ammy Virk - Actor, Producer, Singer

Interview

Recently Ammy Virk was in the capital to promote his film ‘Oye Makhna’.Directed by Simarjit Singh and written by Rakesh Singh the cast also includes Tania and Guggu Gill in the lead roles. Ammy interacted with Retropop Lifestyle and expressed his joy at the way regional cinema is now making an impact across India and garnering attention beyond language barriers.

Excerpts

What’s that ‘Oye Makhna’ moment in the film?

This film is based on that special bond which is shared by chacha ( Father’s younger brother) bhatija (nephew) (Uncle and his nephew). Throughout the film, the chacha addresses his nephew (me in the film) as 'Oye Makhna' so that Oye Makhna moment is dedicated to my chacha in the film which is played by Guggu Gill.

The Punjabi industry is a huge phenomenon today. What would you say about the rise and growth of Punjabi Cinema over a few years?

Yes, Punjabi movies are doing pretty good; the industry is growing day by day. People used to have different assumptions of Punjabi films that of the 80s, but now they see good content and sensible comedy. Our films are generally family oriented and portray family bonding that everyone can connect with.

The coming of OTT platforms has provided a further boost for producers; before the pandemic, the scenario was different. COVID-19 has changed our streaming habits. In the lockdown period a whole new segment in India that was not hooked on to OTT earlier, has started now.