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{{Short description|Punjabi singer, actor and politician}}
{{Short description|Punjabi singer, actor and politician}}
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| name                = Muhammad Sadiq
| name                = Muhammad Sadiq
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| office              = [[Member of Parliament#China|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| office              = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| constituency        = [[Faridkot (Lok Sabha constituency)|Faridkot]]
| constituency        = [[Faridkot (Lok Sabha constituency)|Faridkot]]
| term_start          = 18 June 2019
| term_start          = 18 June 2019
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| predecessor        = [[Sadhu Singh]]
| predecessor        = [[Sadhu Singh]]
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| constituency1      = [[Bhadaur Assembly Constituency|Bhadaur]]
| term_start1        = 2012
| term_start1        = 2012
| term_end1          = 2017
| term_end1          = 2017
| predecessor1        = Balvir Singh Ghunas
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| alias             = Sadiq, Sadeeq
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| term_end            = 4 June 2024
| succeeded          = [[Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa]]
| caption            = Muhammad Sadiq at Punjab language department in May 2025
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'''Muhammad Sadiq''' is a Punjabi-language singer,<ref name="ti">{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120409/punjab.htm | title=Sadiq won't sing in Bhadaur | date=9 April 2012 | work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] | accessdate=4 May 2012 | location=Chandigarh}}</ref><ref name="ti2">{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120111/main6.htm | title=A song on their lips, aprayer in their hearts | date=11 January 2012 | work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] | accessdate=4 May 2012 | location=Chandigarh}}</ref><ref name="ti3">{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20111201/ldh1.htm | title=Artistes mourn Kuldeep Manak's demise | date=1 December 2011 | work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] | accessdate=4 May 2012 | location=Ludhiana}}</ref> actor and politician from [[Punjab, India]]. He is best known for his duets with singer [[Ranjit Kaur]]. He is the current [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] for [[Faridkot, Punjab]] constituency. He was the [[Indian National Congress|Congress party]] MLA from [[Bhadaur Assembly Constituency|Bhadaur]] in Punjab from 2012 to 2017.<ref name=ti/>
[[File:Ranjit kaur.jpg|thumb|Muhammad Sadiq plays harmonium with [[Ranjit Kaur]], his singing companion.]]
 
'''Muhammad Sadiq''' is a [[Punjabi language|Punjabi-language]] [[Singing|singer]],&lt;ref name="ti"&gt;{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120409/punjab.htm | title=Sadiq won't sing in Bhadaur | date=9 April 2012 | work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] | accessdate=4 May 2012 | location=Chandigarh}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="ti2"&gt;{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120111/main6.htm | title=A song on their lips, aprayer in their hearts | date=11 January 2012 | work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] | accessdate=4 May 2012 | location=Chandigarh}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="ti3"&gt;{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20111201/ldh1.htm | title=Artistes mourn Kuldeep Manak's demise | date=1 December 2011 | work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] | accessdate=4 May 2012 | location=Ludhiana}}&lt;/ref&gt; actor and politician from [[India]]. He is best known for his duets with singer [[Ranjit Kaur]]. He is the ex [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] for [[Faridkot, Punjab]] constituency. He was the [[Indian National Congress|Congress party]] MLA from [[Bhadaur Assembly Constituency|Bhadaur]] in Punjab from 2012 to 2017.&lt;ref name=ti/&gt;


==Early life==
==Early life==


Sadiq was born in 1939 in a [[Punjabi Muslim]] family, to father Walayat Ali and mother Parsinni, in the village of Kup Kalan (now [[Ludhiana district|Sangrur district]]) in [[British Punjab]].<ref name=av>{{cite web|url=http://aarsivartak.blogspot.in/2009/01/blog-post_4507.html|title=ਆਰਸੀ ਰਿਸ਼ਮਾਂ: ਸੁਰਿੰਦਰ ਰਾਮਪੁਰੀ -ਲੇਖ|date=29 January 2009|publisher=aarsivartak.blogspot.in|accessdate=2 March 2012}}</ref> According to him he belongs to ''Doom'' caste (a [[Mirasi|Marasi]] sub-caste).<ref name=ie>{{cite news |title=Denied ticket over name, Punjabi singer cries foul |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/denied-ticket-over-name-punjabi-singer-cries-foul/21631/|author=Amrita Chaudhry|author-link=Amrita Chaudhry|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=24 January 2007 |accessdate=19 June 2015}}</ref> His uncle was a folk singer who inspired him a lot.
Sadiq was born in 1939 in a [[Punjabi Muslim]] family, to father Walayat Ali and mother Parsinni, in the village of Kup Kalan, [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]], [[British Raj]] (now in [[Malerkotla district]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]).&lt;ref name=av&gt;{{cite web|url=http://aarsivartak.blogspot.in/2009/01/blog-post_4507.html|title=ਆਰਸੀ ਰਿਸ਼ਮਾਂ: ਸੁਰਿੰਦਰ ਰਾਮਪੁਰੀ -ਲੇਖ|date=29 January 2009|publisher=aarsivartak.blogspot.in|accessdate=2 March 2012}}&lt;/ref&gt; According to him, he belongs to ''Doom'' caste (a [[Mirasi|Marasi]] sub-caste).&lt;ref name=ie&gt;{{cite news |title=Denied ticket over name, Punjabi singer cries foul |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/denied-ticket-over-name-punjabi-singer-cries-foul/21631/|author=Amrita Chaudhry|author-link=Amrita Chaudhry|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=24 January 2007 |accessdate=19 June 2015}}&lt;/ref&gt; His uncle was a folk singer who inspired him a lot.


==Career==
==Career==
He has sung with many female singers of Punjab including [[Surinder Kaur]], [[Narinder Biba]], [[Rajinder Rajan]], Swaran Lata & many others including a duo with [[Ranjit Kaur]]. Most of his songs been written by famous Punjabi folk lyricist [[Babu Singh Maan]]. In his starting career he sang songs written by [[Inderjeet Hasanpuri]] & his friend [[Didar Sandhu]].  
He has sung with many female singers of Punjab including [[Surinder Kaur]], [[Narinder Biba]], Rajinder Rajan, [[Swaran Lata (singer)|Swaran Lata]] &amp; many others including a duo with [[Ranjit Kaur]]. Most of his songs been written by famous Punjabi folk lyricist [[Babu Singh Maan]]. In his starting career he sang songs written by [[Inderjeet Hasanpuri]] &amp; his friend [[Didar Sandhu]]. He recorded most of his songs &amp; live performances with [[Ranjit Kaur]] for approximately 40 years. They were one of the most famous singing couples of Punjab in the 1970s and '80s. He first sang the famous folk song ''"Nigah Maarda Aayin Ve Mera Laung Gawacha"'' as duet with Bibi [[Surinder Kaur]] in late 60s written by lyricist [[Babu Singh Maan]]. Many of Punjabi singers have re-recorded his songs such as ''Na De Dil Pardesi Nu'', ''Lammi Seeti Maar Mittra'', ''Mera Laung Gawacha'' and ''Boliyaan''.
He recorded most of his songs & live performances with [[Ranjit Kaur]] for approximately 40 years. They were one of the most famous singing couples of Punjab in the 1970s and '80s. He first sang the famous folk song ''"Nigah Maarda Aayin Ve Mera Laung Gawacha"'' as duet with Bibi [[Surinder Kaur]] in late 60s written by lyricist [[Babu Singh Maan]]. Many of Punjabi singers have re-recorded his songs such as ''Na De Dil Pardesi Nu'', ''Lammi Seeti Maar Mittra'', ''Mera Laung Gawacha'' and ''Boliyaan''.
He also acted in few Punjabi films like [[Putt Jattan De]], Guddo, [[Punjwood|Patola]], Jatt Jeona Morh and Tabaahi.
He also acted in few Punjabi films like [[Putt Jattan De]], [[Guddo]], [[Punjwood|Patola]], Jatt Jeona Morh and [[Tabaahi]].


==Politics==
==Politics==
He contested from [[Bhadaur Assembly Constituency|Bhadaur]] constituency in 2012 assembly elections as candidate of Congress and won defeating Darbara Singh Guru of [[Shiromani Akali Dal]]. His election was challenged by the defeated Akali candidate Guru on the ground that he is a Muslim and thus does not belong to a scheduled caste making him ineligible to contest from a reserved seat.<ref name="len">{{cite news | url=http://www.lawetalnews.com/article/46/Election-of-Congress-MLA-from-Bhadaur-challenged-.htm | title=Election of Congress MLA from Bhadaur challenged | date=30 March 2012 | agency=[http://lawetalnews.com lawetalnews] | accessdate=4 May 2012 | location=Chandigarh}}</ref> While the [[Punjab and Haryana High Court]] quashed his election, the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]], on his appeal, has stayed the HC order.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/punjab-and-haryana-high-court-sets-aside-congress-mla-mohammad-sadiq-s-election-from-bhadaur/article1-1334734.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407194159/http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/punjab-and-haryana-high-court-sets-aside-congress-mla-mohammad-sadiq-s-election-from-bhadaur/article1-1334734.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 April 2015|date=8 April 2015|title=Punjab and Haryana high court sets aside Cong Bhadaur MLA Sadiq's election|accessdate=19 June 2015|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> In 2017 assembly elections, he contested from [[Jaitu Assembly Constituency|Jaito]] constituency as candidate of Congress and lost against Master Baldev Singh of [[Aam Aadmi Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Top SAD, BJP leaders bite dust, some Conressmen unlucky in Punjab|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/mar/11/top-sad-bjp-leaders-bite-dust-some-conressmen-unlucky-in-punjab-1580366.html|access-date=2021-02-11|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
He contested from [[Bhadaur Assembly Constituency|Bhadaur]] constituency in 2012 assembly elections as candidate of Congress and won defeating Darbara Singh Guru of [[Shiromani Akali Dal]]. His election was challenged by the defeated Akali candidate Guru on the grounds that he is a Muslim and thus does not belong to a scheduled caste making him ineligible to contest from a reserved seat.&lt;ref name="len"&gt;{{cite news | url=http://www.lawetalnews.com/article/46/Election-of-Congress-MLA-from-Bhadaur-challenged-.htm | title=Election of Congress MLA from Bhadaur challenged | date=30 March 2012 | agency=[http://lawetalnews.com lawetalnews] | accessdate=4 May 2012 | location=Chandigarh}}&lt;/ref&gt; While the [[Punjab and Haryana High Court]] quashed his election, the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]], on his appeal, has stayed the HC order.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/punjab-and-haryana-high-court-sets-aside-congress-mla-mohammad-sadiq-s-election-from-bhadaur/article1-1334734.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407194159/http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/punjab-and-haryana-high-court-sets-aside-congress-mla-mohammad-sadiq-s-election-from-bhadaur/article1-1334734.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 April 2015|date=8 April 2015|title=Punjab and Haryana high court sets aside Cong Bhadaur MLA Sadiq's election|accessdate=19 June 2015|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]}}&lt;/ref&gt; In 2017 assembly elections, he contested from [[Jaitu Assembly Constituency|Jaito]] constituency as candidate of Congress and lost against Master Baldev Singh of [[Aam Aadmi Party]].&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|title=Top SAD, BJP leaders bite dust, some Conressmen unlucky in Punjab|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/mar/11/top-sad-bjp-leaders-bite-dust-some-conressmen-unlucky-in-punjab-1580366.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224052919/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/mar/11/top-sad-bjp-leaders-bite-dust-some-conressmen-unlucky-in-punjab-1580366.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 February 2018|access-date=2021-02-11|website=The New Indian Express}}&lt;/ref&gt; He won [[2019 Indian general election]] from [[Faridkot Lok Sabha constituency]].&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |title=Faridkot (Punjab) Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 -Faridkot Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name |url=https://www.elections.in/punjab/parliamentary-constituencies/faridkot.html |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=www.elections.in}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5168 |title=Lok Sabha Member Bioprofile |access-date=25 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613051054/http://loksabhaph.nic.in:80/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5168 |archive-date=2019-06-13}}&lt;/ref&gt;


==Family==
==Family==
He has six daughters, all of them married. He has 5 grandsons and 3 granddaughters.<ref name=ti/>
He has six daughters, all of them married. He has 5 grandsons and 3 granddaughters.&lt;ref name=ti/&gt; In 2012, Sadiq revealed that he was brought up in a [[Cultural Muslims|non-practicing Muslim]] family, and he converted to [[Sikhism]] in 2006.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|title=‘Faith’ ghost back to haunt Sadiq|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/punjab/faith-ghost-back-to-haunt-sadiq-756603/|website=The Tribune|access-date=2026-02-01|language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite news|title=Sikh or Muslim? It's all about love of Guru, says Mohammad Sadiq|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/sikh-or-muslim-its-all-about-love-of-guru-says-mohammad-sadiq/articleshow/69552202.cms|access-date=2022-02-05|website=[[Times of India]]|date=29 May 2019}}&lt;/ref&gt;
 
Muhammad considers himself a Sikh as his father would sing kirtan in Gurdwara and he was brought up in the Sikh faith.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
* [[Kulli Yaar Di]] (1970) ...
* Kulli Yaar Di (1970) ...
* [[Saidan Jogan]] (1979) ... Goga
* Saidan Jogan (1979) ... Goga
* Rano ... Kanwar Harphool Singh
* Rano ... Kanwar Harphool Singh
* [[Putt Jattan De]] (1983) ... Jabar Jang Singh
* [[Putt Jattan De]] (1983) ... Jabar Jang Singh
* [[Guddo]] (1985) ... Mangal/Jawala (Double Role)
* Guddo (1985) ... Mangal/Jawala (Double Role)
* [[Patola (1987 film)|Patola]] (1988) ... Kishna Kautki
* [[Patola (1987 film)|Patola]] (1988) ... Kishna Kautki
* Jatt Jeona Mour (1991) ... Daaku Chatraa
* Jatt Jeona Mour (1991) ... Daaku Chatraa
* Zakhmi (1996) ... Thanedaar Rachhpal Singh
* Zakhmi (1996) ... Thanedaar Rachhpal Singh
* [[Tabaahi]] (1996) ... Thanedaar Seva Singh  
* Tabaahi (1996) ... Thanedaar Seva Singh
* Laali (1998)  
* Laali (1998)  
* Kaun Kise Da Beli (2007) ... Sohan
* Kaun Kise Da Beli (2007) ... Sohan
* [[Jatt Boys - Putt Jattan De]] (2013) ... Jassa
* Jatt Boys - Putt Jattan De (2013) ... Jassa
* [[Dulla Vaily]] (2019) ... Gheela
* [[Dulla Vaily]] (2019) ... Gheela


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*Mitran di Khang wich Khang Balliye
*Mitran di Khang wich Khang Balliye
*Aa Mundey Ve Zara Beh Mundeya
*Aa Mundey Ve Zara Beh Mundeya
*Na De Dil Pardesi Nu (Remixed by [[Panjabi MC]] as "[[Jogi (Panjabi MC song)|Jogi]]")
*Na De Dil Pardesi Nu (Remixed by [[Panjabi MC]] as "[[Jogi (Panjabi MC song)|Jogi]]" and [[Shashwat Sachdev]] as "Sound of Dhurandhar")
*100 da note
*100 da note
*Mera Laung Gawacha
*Mera Laung Gawacha
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| constituency = Faridkot, Punjab
| before= [[Sadhu Singh]]
| before= [[Sadhu Singh]]
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| after= [[Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa]]
| years= [[2019 Indian general election|2019]] – }}
| years= [[2019 Indian general election|2019]] – [[2024 Indian general election|2024]]}}
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For other people with the same name, see Muhammad Sadiq (disambiguation).
Muhammad Sadiq
Muhammad Sadiq at Punjab language department in May 2025
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
18 June 2019 – 4 June 2024
Preceded bySadhu Singh
Succeeded bySarabjeet Singh Khalsa
ConstituencyFaridkot
Member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
In office
2012–2017
Preceded byBalvir Singh Ghunas
Succeeded byPirmal Singh Dhaula
ConstituencyBhadaur
Personal details
BornKup Kalan, Punjab province, British India (now Sangrur district), Punjab, India
Died<!--Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day (death date 1st)-->
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
ProfessionSinger
Musical career
Also known asSadiq, Sadeeq
GenresFolk, Duets
Occupation(s)Singer, actor, politician and composer
InstrumentsTumbi
Years active<!--YYYY–YYYY (or –present)-->
Website<!--example.com-->
Muhammad Sadiq plays harmonium with Ranjit Kaur, his singing companion.

Muhammad Sadiq is a Punjabi-language singer,<ref name="ti">"Sadiq won't sing in Bhadaur". The Tribune. Chandigarh. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.</ref><ref name="ti2">"A song on their lips, aprayer in their hearts". The Tribune. Chandigarh. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.</ref><ref name="ti3">"Artistes mourn Kuldeep Manak's demise". The Tribune. Ludhiana. 1 December 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2012.</ref> actor and politician from India. He is best known for his duets with singer Ranjit Kaur. He is the ex Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha for Faridkot, Punjab constituency. He was the Congress party MLA from Bhadaur in Punjab from 2012 to 2017.<ref name=ti/>

Early life

Sadiq was born in 1939 in a Punjabi Muslim family, to father Walayat Ali and mother Parsinni, in the village of Kup Kalan, Punjab Province, British Raj (now in Malerkotla district, Punjab, India).<ref name=av>"ਆਰਸੀ ਰਿਸ਼ਮਾਂ: ਸੁਰਿੰਦਰ ਰਾਮਪੁਰੀ -ਲੇਖ". aarsivartak.blogspot.in. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2012.</ref> According to him, he belongs to Doom caste (a Marasi sub-caste).<ref name=ie>Amrita Chaudhry (24 January 2007). "Denied ticket over name, Punjabi singer cries foul". The Indian Express. Retrieved 19 June 2015.</ref> His uncle was a folk singer who inspired him a lot.

Career

He has sung with many female singers of Punjab including Surinder Kaur, Narinder Biba, Rajinder Rajan, Swaran Lata & many others including a duo with Ranjit Kaur. Most of his songs been written by famous Punjabi folk lyricist Babu Singh Maan. In his starting career he sang songs written by Inderjeet Hasanpuri & his friend Didar Sandhu. He recorded most of his songs & live performances with Ranjit Kaur for approximately 40 years. They were one of the most famous singing couples of Punjab in the 1970s and '80s. He first sang the famous folk song "Nigah Maarda Aayin Ve Mera Laung Gawacha" as duet with Bibi Surinder Kaur in late 60s written by lyricist Babu Singh Maan. Many of Punjabi singers have re-recorded his songs such as Na De Dil Pardesi Nu, Lammi Seeti Maar Mittra, Mera Laung Gawacha and Boliyaan. He also acted in few Punjabi films like Putt Jattan De, Guddo, Patola, Jatt Jeona Morh and Tabaahi.

Politics

He contested from Bhadaur constituency in 2012 assembly elections as candidate of Congress and won defeating Darbara Singh Guru of Shiromani Akali Dal. His election was challenged by the defeated Akali candidate Guru on the grounds that he is a Muslim and thus does not belong to a scheduled caste making him ineligible to contest from a reserved seat.<ref name="len">"Election of Congress MLA from Bhadaur challenged". Chandigarh. lawetalnews. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012. {{cite news}}: External link in |agency= (help)</ref> While the Punjab and Haryana High Court quashed his election, the Supreme Court, on his appeal, has stayed the HC order.<ref>"Punjab and Haryana high court sets aside Cong Bhadaur MLA Sadiq's election". Hindustan Times. 8 April 2015. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.</ref> In 2017 assembly elections, he contested from Jaito constituency as candidate of Congress and lost against Master Baldev Singh of Aam Aadmi Party.<ref>"Top SAD, BJP leaders bite dust, some Conressmen unlucky in Punjab". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2021.</ref> He won 2019 Indian general election from Faridkot Lok Sabha constituency.<ref>"Faridkot (Punjab) Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 -Faridkot Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name". www.elections.in. Retrieved 18 May 2023.</ref><ref>"Lok Sabha Member Bioprofile". Archived from the original on 13 June 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2021.</ref>

Family

He has six daughters, all of them married. He has 5 grandsons and 3 granddaughters.<ref name=ti/> In 2012, Sadiq revealed that he was brought up in a non-practicing Muslim family, and he converted to Sikhism in 2006.<ref>"'Faith' ghost back to haunt Sadiq". The Tribune. Retrieved 1 February 2026.</ref><ref>"Sikh or Muslim? It's all about love of Guru, says Mohammad Sadiq". Times of India. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2022.</ref>

Filmography

  • Kulli Yaar Di (1970) ...
  • Saidan Jogan (1979) ... Goga
  • Rano ... Kanwar Harphool Singh
  • Putt Jattan De (1983) ... Jabar Jang Singh
  • Guddo (1985) ... Mangal/Jawala (Double Role)
  • Patola (1988) ... Kishna Kautki
  • Jatt Jeona Mour (1991) ... Daaku Chatraa
  • Zakhmi (1996) ... Thanedaar Rachhpal Singh
  • Tabaahi (1996) ... Thanedaar Seva Singh
  • Laali (1998)
  • Kaun Kise Da Beli (2007) ... Sohan
  • Jatt Boys - Putt Jattan De (2013) ... Jassa
  • Dulla Vaily (2019) ... Gheela

Famous songs

  • Baggi Titri Kamaadon Nikli
  • Mitran di Khang wich Khang Balliye
  • Aa Mundey Ve Zara Beh Mundeya
  • Na De Dil Pardesi Nu (Remixed by Panjabi MC as "Jogi" and Shashwat Sachdev as "Sound of Dhurandhar")
  • 100 da note
  • Mera Laung Gawacha
  • Haase Naal Si Chalawan Phull Mareya
  • Je Mundeya Teri Akh Ve Dukhdi
  • Khich Lai Vairiya
  • Kurti Malmal Di
  • Lammi Seeti Maar Mittra
  • La La Hogayi (Sucha Soorma)
  • Jatti Mili Jatt Nu
  • Solvin ch Deor Parda
  • Patt ditti Gutt
  • Malki Keema
  • Yaar Bimar Peya
  • Saari Saari Raat Pardi
  • Aavan gi jaror Mitra
  • Telu Raam di Hatti da Zarda
  • Mukk gayi Feem
  • Billo Teri Hikk
  • Roadways di Laari
  • Sohreya da Pind
  • Umar Munde di Niani

See also

References

Unrecognised parameter
Preceded by
Sadhu Singh 		Member of Parliament
in Lok Sabha for Faridkot, Punjab
2019 – 2024 		Succeeded by
Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa


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