Punjabi filmmaker Jagdeep Sidhu is proud of his film Harjeeta, which is a sports biopic of Indian Hockey Player Harjeet Singh Tuli. The film won 2 National Awards but didn’t initially get the recognition it deserved. Ammy Virk played the lead role and today the film turns 3 years old. Speaking on the film Sidhu said, “I remember Harjeet's one of the pictures went viral, where he was sleeping holding the world cup. So I read about him, the whole journey. Then I had a word with Ammy regarding the same. I told him we can do this movie, however, for that you will have to work hard.” 

The director added, “Getting a National Award was certainly a very big achievement. It gave me a sense of relief. Finally, the movie which could not get the deserved appreciation earlier on the box office finally was able to garner the right response. Moreover, I think we created history, as I am not sure if another Punjabi movie ever got two National Awards. We got Punjabi Best Film and Sameep Singh won the child artist title. It was a rare thing.” He further adds, “If 'Harjeeta' had received the deserved appreciation, Punjabi cinema would have been different today. There would have been more sensible movies today, more relatable ones; and the industry would have witnessed growth. However, when a movie like this doesn't work at the box office, it scares the other filmmakers and everything goes back to square one. People then only make masala or commercial films. So when a good movie doesn't work, it leads to a great loss for all.”