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|name = Simerjit Singh<br />
|image = Simerjit Singh (cropped).jpg<br />
|alt = <br />
|caption = Singh on the set of ''[[Angrej]]''<br />
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1973|12|6}}<br />
|birth_place = [[Moga district|Moga]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India<br />
|occupation = {{hlist|Film director|screenwriter}}<br />
|parents = <br />
| years active = 1997–present<br />
}}<br />
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'''Simerjit Singh''' (born 6 December 1973) is an Indian film director and writer. He is best known for directing the Punjabi film [[Angrej]].<br />
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==Career==<br />
After completing his graduation Simerjit moved to [[Mumbai]] in 1997 to pursue his passion of films. He started his career as an assistant director to Director [[Anees Bazmee]] for his second directorial venture, [[Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha]] (1998), After that he joined to [[Anil Devgan]] for [[Raju Chacha]] (2000) & [[Blackmail]] (2005), He also assisted to [[Rohit Shetty]] for his directorial debut film, [[Zameen (2003 film)|Zameen]] (2003). While doing [[Blackmail]] he gets a chance to work as a chief assistant director for his first Punjabi film [[Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris]] (2006) Directed by [[Manoj Punj]]. This film was his last film as an assistant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.initiativefilms.com/team.php|title=INITIATIVE FILMS|website=www.initiativefilms.com}}</ref><br />
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Simerjit made his directorial debut with his own written Punjabi film Chak Jawana (2010) starring [[Gurdas Maan]], Jonita Doda, [[Rana Ranbir]], [[Karamjit Anmol]], and Harry Sharan. Although this film could not do well on box office. His second film was [[Daddy Cool Munde Fool]] (2013) starring [[Harish Verma]], [[Amrinder Gill]], [[Ihana Dhillon]], [[Yuvika Chaudhary]], [[Jaswinder Bhalla]], [[Amar Noorie]] & [[Rana Ranbir]]. This film scored the fifth highest Punjabi film opening week collections at the time of release with an opening week collection of Rs 2.60 cr. The next venture of Simerjit was film Baaz (2014), an action Drama starring [[Babbu Maan]], [[Pooja Verma]], [[Yograj Singh]], [[Sardar Sohi]] and [[Mukul Dev]] is in negative role. His latest released film [[Angrej]] (2015) starring [[Amrinder Gill]], [[Aditi Sharma (actress, born 1983)|Aditi Sharma]], [[Sargun Mehta]], [[Ammy Virk]] and [[Binnu Dhillon]], became huge success at the box office.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}} Currently he is working for his upcoming Punjabi film [[Nikka Zaildar]] starring [[Ammy Virk]], [[Sonam Bajwa]], [[karamjit Anmol]], & many more.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unp.me/f185/nikka-zaildar-2016-ammy-virk-and-%E2%80%8Esonam-bajwa-karamjit-anmol-and-more-movie-297747/|title=NIKKA ZAILDAR (2016) – Ammy Virk & Sonam Bajwa,Karamjit Anmol & more – Movie|date=23 April 2016|website=UNP}}</ref> This is a family Drama film full of comedy and Punjabi flavored punches, Produced by Patiala Motion Pictures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://punjabimania.com/sonam-ammy-starrer-nikka-zaildar-to-release-on-nov-11/|title=Sonam, Ammy starrer Nikka Zaildar to release on Nov 11|last=Sameer|date=23 April 2016|publisher=}}</ref> [[Nikka Zaildar]] was scheduled to be released on 11 November 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.viralbulb.in/confirmed-sonam-bajwa-star-opposite-ammy-virk-nikka-zaildar/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=28 May 2016 |archive-date=15 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215181453/http://www.viralbulb.in/confirmed-sonam-bajwa-star-opposite-ammy-virk-nikka-zaildar/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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== Filmography ==<br />
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===Director===<br />
* '' [[Oye Makhna]]'' (2022)<br />
* ''[[Nikka Zaildar 3]]'' (2019)<br />
* ''[[Muklawa]]'' (2019)<br />
* ''[[Mar Gaye Oye Loko]]'' (2018)<br />
* ''[[Subedar Joginder Singh (film)|Subedar Joginder Singh]]'' (2018)<br />
* ''[[Nikka Zaildar 2]]'' (2017)<br />
* ''[[Nikka Zaildar]]'' (2016)<br />
* ''[[Angrej]]'' (2015)<br />
* ''Baaz'' (2014)<br />
* ''[[Daddy Cool Munde Fool ]]'' (2013)<br />
* ''Chak Jawana'' (2010)<br />
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===Producer===<br />
* ''Television'' (2020)<br />
* ''Parauhneya Nu Daffa Karo'' (2020)<br />
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===Writer===<br />
* ''Chak Jawana'' (2010)<br />
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===Assistant Director===<br />
*2006 ''[[Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris]]''<br />
*2005 ''[[Blackmail (2005 film)|Blackmail]]''<br />
*2003 ''[[Zameen (2003 film)|Zameen]]''<br />
*2000 ''[[Raju Chacha]]''<br />
*1998 ''[[Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha]]''<br />
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==Awards==<br />
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;PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2016<br />
*[[PTC Punjabi Film Awards|PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2016]] for Best Director For the Film [[Angrej]] (2015)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://punjabimania.com/list-of-winner-ptc-punjabi-film-awards-2016/|title=List of Winners: PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2016|first=Sukhpal|last=Bajwa|date=14 April 2016|publisher=|access-date=14 April 2016|archive-date=14 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414094240/http://punjabimania.com/list-of-winner-ptc-punjabi-film-awards-2016/|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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*[http://starblockbuster.com/simerjit-singh-friday-shows-were-already-housefull starblockbuster.com]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb name|nm3792294}}<br />
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