Gippy Grewal: ‘If Pushpa can work in Punjab, Akaal can do well in south’
Updated On: 03 April, 2025 07:02 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
Ready with his ambitious period drama Akaal, Punjabi star Gippy Grewal discusses teaming up with producer Karan Johar to take the film across India
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Gippy Grewal (in blue) has written, directed and fronted the upcoming movie
Right when we begin our chat, Gippy Grewal tells us that he is averse to the term ‘pressure’. Writing, directing and starring in the ambitious venture, Akaal, must have been an arduous responsibility, but the Punjabi actor-director says he had prepared himself mentally before setting foot on the set. “When I go on the set, I never go with pressure. I know exactly the performance I have to deliver, what to extract from my actors, and how to shoot. I was prepared for [all the hurdles] when I decided to do this,” he says.
Set in Punjab of the 1840s, Akaal tells the story of Sardar Akaal Singh and his village as they are attacked by Jangi Jahan. As he retold a chapter of Sikh history, Grewal says that he was mindful about not depicting any community in a bad light. “This story is of Sikhs, but Hindus, Muslims and other religions have been shown in a positive light because I believe it’s not about religion. In the past, a lot of people have [furthered] these divisive narratives. Even during the partition, if there were bad people on both sides, there were good people too. We’ve told the story of Sikh warriors, but we’ve not shown that people belonging to any particular religion are bad—that will never happen in my film,” he asserts.
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