Blackia (2019)

Blackia is a 2019 Punjabi period action drama directed by Sukhminder Dhanjal and starring Dev Kharoud, who became a leading action hero of Punjabi cinema after Rupinder Gandhi. Set in the 1970s in the border villages of Punjab, it follows a young man who is pushed into the world of smuggling, where 'blackias' moved gold and goods across the border, and the rivalries, police pressure and loyalties that come with it. Ihana Dhillon plays the female lead. The film is notable for recreating a rural Punjab of decades past and for its rugged, grounded action.