MUMBAI: Eros International will release the Punjabi film Khushiyaan worldwide.

Khushiyaan will reflect on the experiences of many families across the world. “It’s a slice of life; it’s the poetry of what we learn from our relationships,” said director Tirlok Malik.

Malik is a pioneer of films about Indian-American immigrant themes. His romantic comedy, Lonely in America, was featured in 74 countries on HBO and 37 national and international film festivals. Winning many awards, the film won a special mention at the London Film Festival.

Produced by Darshan Garg, D.P Goyal and Pradeep Bansal under the banner of Kanhiya Film Production, the film stars Kulbushan Kharbanda, Rama Vij, Tisca Chopra, Deep Dhillon, Shrey Bawa, Vivek Shauq and Gurpreet Guggi.

In addition to making his own films, Malik and his New York-based company Apple Productions has line produced the US portion of many films with some of India’s biggest stars such as Rajinikanth in Sivaji, Kamal Haasan in Vettayadu
Villayadu, Surya in Vaaranam Aayiram, Mammootty in Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and Sunny Deol in I Love New Year.