Meet 'Pinda' from 'Dhurandhar: The Revenge', whose famous one-liner, 'Ghar ki yaad nai aayi tujhe, Jassi?' left the viewers screaming at the top of their lungs. Was there any real-life 'Pinda'?
Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar: The Revenge has been grabbing attention lately. The movie shows 'Jaskirat Singh Rangi's journey of becoming 'Hamza' and his way from taking revenge for his family to taking revenge on those who were behind the killing of thousands of innocent people of our country. The movie has been making history in only four days of running, and people aren't able to stop talking about it.
One of the most talked about scenes has been just before the interval, which ended with such a line and masterstroke, shock, and emotional wave that viewers remained shocked to the core. The line was said by 'Pinda', 'Hamza's friend and brother-in-law. The audience was stuck to the line, 'Ghar ki yaad nahi aayi tujhe, Jassi'? And a pin-drop silence turned into 'oh no-s' and 'whats' and screams from the audience when the interval was followed. So, let's know all about him and whether his role was inspired by any real-life character.
Udaybir Sandhu has strong Punjabi roots. The actor, besides winning hearts with his role as 'Pinda', has already left a mark in the industry. He completed his schooling from Yadavindra Public School (YPS) in Patiala and later graduated from Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) in Delhi. He is a national-level hockey player from Punjab. He started his modelling career in South Africa and India, and made his acting debut in 2018 with the movie, Gold.
Udaybir was also seen in the movie, Amar Singh Chamkila, wherein he played the role of 'Jitender Jinda', a character based on real-life folk singer Surinder Shinda. Apart from that, he was also seen in the movies like Ikk Kudi and Blindsided. Moreover, his role as 'Pinda' in the movie, Dhurandhar: The Revenge, has been grabbing the attention lately. He played the role of 'Pinda', 'Jassi's friend and brother-in-law. Sharing a snap from his role as 'Pinda', Udaybir revealed that the role needed him to gain and lose 15 kgs. He penned:
"Played a 20yr old boy and a 40yr old man in the same film… gained & lost 15 kgs to look the part. Pushed my limits I didn’t know I had. A lot of discipline, blood, sweat and tears have gone into making this. Hope you enjoy watching Pinda on the big screen."
There have been speculations about the movie being based on real-life; however, Aditya Dhar clarified that the movie is not based on any real-life events but is influenced by many. Speaking about 'Pinda' reports have been suggesting that his role was inspired by a real-life character, Harwinder Singh Sandhu, who was also known as Rinda, a gangster from Sarhali village in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district. If the reports are to be believed, Rinda was a name that appeared on India's terrorist watchlist.
Reportedly, he lived for years in Pakistan's Lahore and worked for Babbar Khalsa International, which is a designated terrorist organisation. Rinda was connected to Pakistani terrorist gangs and was involved in cross-border smuggling of arms, ammunition, militant hardware, and drugs.
He committed several crimes, including murder, attempted murder, contract killing, robbery, and extortion, and then relocated to Pakistan. Reportedly, in 2022, he allegedly died due to a drug overdose. In Dhurandhar: The Revenge, 'Pinda's story ran along a similar storyline, where he moved to Pakistan for the drug business, and was killed while he was fighting 'Hamza', after recognising that he was working as an Indian agent.
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