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Patiala House

Patiala House

20116.12h 20m

Overview

Parghat Singh 'Gattu' Kahlon is a middle aged shopkeeper who secretly practices bowling at night in order to keep his dream of playing for England alive. Even though his family members despise him for giving up his dreams only due to his father's wish, they find a ray of hope and convince him to play for England while they plan to hide the truth from his father.

Directed by Nikkhil Advani
Written by Nikkhil Advani, Anvita Dutt
Produced by Mukesh Talreja, Bhushan Kumar, Zoeb Springwala
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0MRevenue: $4.1M

Top Cast

Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar

Parghat Singh Kahlon aka Gattu

Anushka Sharma

Anushka Sharma

Simran

Rishi Kapoor

Rishi Kapoor

Gurtej Singh Kahlon a.k.a. Bauji

Dimple Kapadia

Dimple Kapadia

Guneet Kahlon a.k.a. Bebe

Masha Paur

Masha Paur

Young Bebe

Soni Razdan

Soni Razdan

Dimple Bua

Neelu Kohli

Neelu Kohli

Harleen Chachi

H

Hard Kaur

Komal Chatwal

Tinnu Anand

Tinnu Anand

Mr. Bedi

N

Nasser Hussain

himself

Themes & Keywords

sports

About Patiala House

Patiala House is a drama film released in 2011 exploring themes of sports. Directed by Nikkhil Advani, it stars Akshay Kumar, Anushka Sharma, Rishi Kapoor. Parghat Singh 'Gattu' Kahlon is a middle aged shopkeeper who secretly practices bowling at night in order to keep his dream of playing for England alive. Even though his family members despise him for giving up his dreams only due to his father's wish, they find a ray of hope and convince him to play for England while they plan to hide the truth from his father.

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