Movie On Slain Punjabi Singer Sidhu Moosewala On The Anvil

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New Delhi: Jupinderjit Singh’s book on the life and murder of popular Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala. Singh’s book, titled “Who Killed Moosewala? The Spiralling Story of Violence in Punjab” will be developed into either a movie or a series. Production house Matchbox Shots, also behind filmmaker Sriram Raghavan’s hit movie Andhadhun and most recently produced Hansal Mehta’s crime series Scoop, has acquired the rights for it. The book, which was published in June this year, offers a spine-chilling account of crime, fame, and tragedy in the life of Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, who was famously known as Sidhu Moosewala.

“The book delves into the ominous influence of drugs and the eruption of violence driven by gangsters’ growing dominance in Punjab. The narrative is more than just a mystery; it paints a comprehensive picture of the dark underbelly of an industry often glamourised but rarely understood,” according to a statement.

The author expressed his excitement and said the book generated a lot of interest from various production houses after its publication. “I was really impressed with the kind of work Matchbox Shots is producing, and I am thrilled that they have taken the rights to the book to develop it further,” he was quoted as saying by News18.