Santa Banta Pvt. Ltd. is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language spy-comedy film directed by Akashdeep Sabir, produced by Viacom 18 and distributed by Viacom 18 and Cinetek Telefilms. The film features Vir Das, Boman Irani, Lisa Haydon and Neha Dhupia in leading roles.
Cast Vir Das as Banteshwar Singh Bollad/ Banta Boman Irani as Santheshwar Singh Sollad/ Santa Neha Dhupia as Kareena Roy / Biloo Kaur Lisa Haydon as Queenie "QT" Taneja Johnny Lever as Pushkar Nepali aka Chooza Ram Kapoor as Sonu Sultan Vijay Raaz as Arvind Dhariwal Sanjay Mishra as Akbar Allahbadi Ayub Khan as Shankar Roy, Indian High Commissioner and Kareena's husband
Production
The film was primarily shot in Fiji and Punjab.
On his film's association with Viacom 18, director Akashdeep said, "It’s very important to have a corporate firm that believes in you. At the end of the day, I don’t have an all-India network for the film’s release. Corporate firms guarantee a good release. Distribution of films is sheer commerce with no creative satisfaction".
Soundtrack Singer Sonu Nigam has sung five songs in the film.
Controversy The majority Sikh state of Punjab, India banned the film for allegedly portraying the Sikh community in a mocking manner.
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