Jaspal Bhatti

Jaspal Bhatti

Born: March 3, 1955
Died: October 25, 2012
in Amritsar, Punjab, India
Jaspal Singh Bhatti (3 March 1955 – 25 October 2012) was an Indian television personality known for his satirical take on the problems of the common man. He is most well known for his television series Flop Show, Full Tension and mini capsules Ulta Pulta which ran on Doordarshan, India's national television network, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was commonly known as "King of Comedy" and also "King of Satire". He carried out various anti corruption crusades in Chandigarh. His frontal attack on issues like redtapism, nepotism, and corruption was both comic and awakening for masses.

Movies for Jaspal Bhatti...

Dil Pardesi Ho Gaya
Title: Dil Pardesi Ho Gaya
Released: September 20, 2013
Type: Movie
The film is an emotional drama based on the generations who have suffered ]he divide families following the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947.
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Power Cut
Title: Power Cut
Released: October 26, 2012
Type: Movie
Power Cut is a 2012 Indian Punjabi romantic comedy film. It was the last film directed by Jaspal Bhatti and produced by Paveljeet Singh under B & R Films and Madarts Jaspal Bhatti's Film School. The lead actors include Jaspal Bhatti himself, his wife Savita Bhatti and several well-known Punjabi actors. The film is releasing on 26 October, 2012 worldwide. The movie mocks at the power outage and corruption situation in India, especially in the state of Punjab. Contents
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Hum Tum Shabana
Title: Hum Tum Shabana
Character: Wadhwa
Released: September 23, 2011
Type: Movie
Employed with Paradigm Entertainment and assigned to work under Company President Ravi Agarwal by their employer, Wadhwa, two Mumbai-based rival colleagues, Rishi Malhotra and Karthik Iyer, who both had hoped to secure Ravi's position, travel to Goa to participate in a beauty pageant 'Miss Glamorama'. Both get attracted to a nervous contestant, Shabana Raza, and do try to outwit each other to assist her in gaining confidence - but the winner turns out to be a much taller, seasoned, and determined Rhea Dixit. Crestfallen at her loss, Shabana returns home but the duo follow her there, and are told that she likes both of them but her life and marriage is not under her control.
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Dharti
Title: Dharti
Character: Bani's Dad
Released: April 22, 2011
Type: Movie
Dharti' is a family drama set in Punjab on the backdrop of Punjab Politics. Prem Chopra plays the character of Baljit Singh Wadala, the head of ruling party in Punjab and he has two sons. The elder son Vikramjit Singh Wadala played by Randeep Arya is following his father's footsteps and is a prominent Political leader, while the younger son Jasdeep Singh Wadala played by "Jimmy Sheirgill" is a Squadron Leader in the Indian Air Force. The younger son has a conflict with his father and had left his father's legacy to join the Indian Air Force. Due to certain circumstance Jimmy's character is forced to come to Punjab and then after lots of emotional turmoils the son unites with his father.
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Ek: The Power of One
Title: Ek: The Power of One
Character: Amrik Singh Nasa
Released: March 27, 2009
Type: Movie
Mumbai-based Nandkumar Sharma is a high-priced hit-man. He is paid a princely 1.5 Crore Rupees to injure Anna Mhatre, so that the later can get enough 'sympathy' votes to get him elected as the next Chief Minister, but ends up killing him. On the run from the Police, he ends up assuming the guise of Hoshiyarpur's Puran Singh, who has been away from home for the last 18 years, and does succeed in fooling Puran's joint family. But his hopes for settling there appear to be in vain with the arrival of a CBI Team, led by Inspector Mahendra Kumar Rane - who is determined to expose and arrest Nandkumar at any and all costs.
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Chak de Phatte
Title: Chak de Phatte
Character: Thanedar Pyara Singh Lovely
Released: December 5, 2008
Type: Movie
Four Punjab-based men attempt to immigrate abroad by wooing a Canadian resident.
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Shahji Ki Advice
Title: Shahji Ki Advice
Released: June 6, 2006
Type: Movie
This movie will definitely tickle your funny bone as Jaspal Bhatti brings a very unusual consultancy. This is a consultancy that offers unusual solutions to everyday problems and extraordinary solutions to unusual problems. In short keep laughing your way to health.
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Fanaa
Title: Fanaa
Character: Jaspal Bhatti
Released: May 26, 2006
Type: Movie
Zooni Ali Beg is a blind Kashmiri girl who travels without her parents for the first time with a dance troupe to Delhi to perform in a ceremony for independence day. On her journey, she meets Rehan Khan, a casanova and tour guide who flirts with her. Although her friends warn Zooni about him, she cannot resist falling in love with him and he takes her on a private tour of New Delhi. But there is more to Rehan than meets the eye and Zooni will have to make a heartbreaking decision.
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Nalaik
Title: Nalaik
Character: Daku Mann Singh
Released: May 5, 2005
Type: Movie
The Municipality of Hoshiarpur not only honors it's Assistant Commissioner of Police Pratap Singh but also promotes him as the Commissioner. While Pratap's brother-in-law is also a police officer, his son, Nishant, quite comically, wants to be a bandit, and much to Pratap's chagrin, wants to follow in the steps of Sholay's Gabbar Singh. Things get out of control after a bank is robbed, and the police launch a man-hunt for the robbers, whose leader they believe is none other than Nishant.
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Jija Ji
Title: Jija Ji
Character: Jijaji
Released: May 5, 2005
Type: Movie
Jija Ji - Watch Jaspal Bhatti play the role of brother-in-law of an IAS officer and he holds a powerful position in his family. He even carries a card on which he has got printed Jijaji brother-in-law of a Senior IAS Officer. Mr Sandhu the IAS officer is totally frustrated at the hands of his jija as he is always interfering in his official matters.
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Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye
Title: Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye
Character: Ram Saran Dubey
Released: April 15, 2005
Type: Movie
A group of people are stranded at a small airport, when their plane experiences technical difficulties, and soon they find their lives clashing.
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Kuch Naa Kaho
Title: Kuch Naa Kaho
Character: Monty Ahluwalia
Released: August 26, 2003
Type: Movie
Raj a mere bachelor, who has no intention of marrying is being convinced by his uncle. His uncle passes on the duty to Namrata a married woman whose husband Sanjeev leave her five years ago. Namrata is responsible for finding Raj a suitable bride, while she is busy finding girls for him, he is busy along with his mischievous friend Adi straying away all the girls by making up wired plans. But Raj falls in love with the match - maker herself. While this is happening Sanjeev, Namrata's husband return and foil all plans between Raj and Namrata.
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Tujhe Meri Kasam
Title: Tujhe Meri Kasam
Released: January 3, 2003
Type: Movie
Rishi and Anju are childhood buddies struggle to find out if they have more than friendship between them.
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Shakti: The Power
Title: Shakti: The Power
Character: Nandini's Uncle
Released: September 20, 2002
Type: Movie
A couple visits the husband's family in India and finds itself in the middle of a fratricidal battle.
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Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani
Title: Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani
Character: Raju's coach
Released: August 16, 2002
Type: Movie
Diyva and Karan Saxena are in love and plan to marry. Karan has a younger step-brother, Vivek Saxena who he looks after him as though he were his own brother. Divya and Vivek hang out with quite a few young people of their own age, Atul, Vijay, Prem, Ashok, Nita, Rashmi, Niki, and Priti, just to name a few. Two male members try to sexually molest Divya, and get a sound thrashing from Karan. After apologizing, these two members decide to avenge their beating and humiliation. After entrapping Divya, they sexually molest her to such an extent that Divya attempts to kill herself. Unknown to Divya, she was the lover of Kapil a snake with magical powers, in a previous life. Their love life was shattered by an angry sage who cursed them with separation until the 21st century. Divya, who was called Vasundhara in her previous life, dies after this curse, and is reborn as Divya.
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Yeh Hai Jalwa
Title: Yeh Hai Jalwa
Character: Buta Singh
Released: July 25, 2002
Type: Movie
Raj Saxena goes to London, expecting his long lost Dad to warmly greet him. But things do not go as planned.
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Bhand Punjab De
Title: Bhand Punjab De
Released: May 16, 2001
Type: Movie
Bhands of Punjab presented by Jaspal Bhatti
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Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai
Title: Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai
Character: Balwinder (Balu)
Released: August 24, 2000
Type: Movie
Inspired by the Telegu (southern Indian) film, "Pelli Chuskundam," the plot follows the life of a rape victim (Aishwarya Rai). Now, a disgrace to her family, she is turned away from her house after the sexual assault. But she finds shelter in the character played by Anil Kapoor.
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Khauff
Title: Khauff
Character: Hawa Singh
Released: March 2, 2000
Type: Movie
While returning home from the marriage of her friend, Ritu Pereira, Neha Verma, an air hostess, witnesses the brutal death of Superintendent of Police Jaidev Singh,...
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Kartoos
Title: Kartoos
Character: Mini's uncle
Released: May 7, 1999
Type: Movie
On May 1st 1993 a bomb explodes in Gangaram Park in Bombay, killing more than 150 people, many of whom are children. ACP Jay Suryavanshi is assigned this case, quick arrests are made of four individuals. Jagat Jogia, a terrorist, claims responsibility for these killings, but the police are unable to arrest him as he is now located in London, England. Jay discusses this matter with his senior, and together they recruit dreaded killer, Jeet Balraj, rename him Raja, save him from death-row, promise him freedom in exchange for killing Jagat Jogia, to which Jeet agrees. Jeet is provided with money, passport and living quarters in London, and he re-locates. Upon arrival, he meets with Manpreet Kaur, and both of them fall in love. With someone to motivate him in life, Jeet decides to give up his past life - only to find out that not only Jay has other plans for him, but Jagat is also on the look-out for him - and both their agendas are the same - his death!
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Jaanam Samjha Karo
Title: Jaanam Samjha Karo
Character: Ishwar Singh 'Tubby'
Released: April 2, 1999
Type: Movie
Love slowly develops between a spoiled young rich man and a nightclub dancer he tries to impress.
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Mahaul Theek Hai
Title: Mahaul Theek Hai
Character: SSP Bhatti
Released: February 14, 1999
Type: Movie
Mahaul Theek Hai (meaning 'the situation is okay') is a comedy satire about the police force in India. The plot involves a romance between the hero (Smeep Kang) and heroine (Chandni Toor). The hero's brother (Raj Babbar) is involved with an illegal businessman. Played by director and satirist Jaspal Bhatti, the villain of the film is a corrupt SSP (police superintendent) who misuses his authority to threaten people and hide his own excesses. His love interest is played by Bhatti's real life wife (Savita Bhatti).
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Aa ab Laut Chalen
Title: Aa ab Laut Chalen
Character: Iqbal Singh
Released: January 22, 1999
Type: Movie
An ambitious, unemployed youth goes to the US to find a job and gets caught in a love triangle between Pooja and Loveleen. However, he soon realises that he loves Pooja and reconciles with her.
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Title: Full Tension
Released: January 1, 1994
Type: TV
Jaspal Bhatti's satirical comedy show, which aired on DD National. Ace comedian Jaspal Bhatti comments on daily situations in his unique humorous manner.
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Title: Flop Show
Character: Jaspal Bhatti
Released: October 31, 1989
Type: TV
Flop Show is an Indian television sitcom that first aired on Doordarshan in 1989. The show was written and directed by satirical humourist Jaspal Bhatti, who also played himself as the main character. His wife Savita Bhatti produced the show and also acted in all the episodes as his wife. The sitcom was a satire on the socio-cultural problems faced by the common man in India at the time. Although only 10 episodes of the show were ever produced, the show has had a long and powerful legacy.