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{{Short description|2022 Indian Punjabi-language thriller drama film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Aaja Mexico Challiye
| image          = Aaja Mexico Challiye film.jpeg
| alt            = Aaja Mexico Challiye Theatrical release poster
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = Rakesh Dhawan
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* Rahil Abbas
* Ammy Virk
}}
| writer         = Rakesh Dhawan
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Ammy Virk]]
* [[Nasir Chinyoti]]
* [[Zafri Khan]]
* Yasaman Mohsani
}}
| music          = Bhai Manna Singh, Gurmeet Singh and Avvy Sra
| cinematography = Navneet Misser
| editing        = Manish More
| studio         = Ammy Virk Productions <br /> Thind Motion Films
| distributor    = 
| released       = {{Film date|df=yes|2022|02|25|}}
| runtime        = 152 minutes
| country        = India
| language       = Punjabi
| budget         = 
| gross          = 
}}

'''''Aaja Mexico Challiye''''' ({{translation|Come, let's go to [[Mexico]]}}) is a 2022 Indian [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]-language [[thriller drama]] film<ref>{{Cite news |title='Aaja Mexico Challiye' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movies/previews/aaja-mexico-challiye/articleshow/89888098.cms |date=28 February 2022 |access-date=2022-09-18 |newspaper=The Times of India |language=en |archive-date=7 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307012124/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movies/previews/aaja-mexico-challiye/articleshow/89888098.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> directed by Rakesh Dhawan starring [[Ammy Virk]], [[Nasir Chinyoti]] and Yasaman Mohsani.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Tribune News |title=Ammy Virk-starrer 'Aaja Mexico Challiye' trailer is being lauded |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/entertainment/ammy-virk-starrer-aaja-mexico-challiye-trailer-is-being-lauded-369569 |access-date=2022-09-10 |website=Tribuneindia News Service |language=en |archive-date=11 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911025510/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/entertainment/ammy-virk-starrer-aaja-mexico-challiye-trailer-is-being-lauded-369569 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Plot ==
{{more plot|date=September 2022}}
The story of this film revolves around Ammy Virk's character Pamma and his "[[donkey flight]]" voyage to enter the United States by crossing the jungles of Mexico unbeknownst to the risks of the journey.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 February 2022 |title=Ammy Virk tells us why Punjabi film 'Aaja Mexico Challiye' is a sure-fire ticket to success |work=Gulf News |url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/ammy-virk-tells-us-why-punjabi-film-aaja-mexico-challiye-is-a-sure-fire-ticket-to-success-1.85979404 |url-status=live |access-date=6 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306145322/https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/ammy-virk-tells-us-why-punjabi-film-aaja-mexico-challiye-is-a-sure-fire-ticket-to-success-1.85979404 |archive-date=6 March 2022}}</ref>

== Cast ==
*[[Ammy Virk]] as Parminder "Pamma" Singh
*[[Nasir Chinyoti]] as Waqaar
*[[Zafri Khan]] as Guddu
*Sukhwinder Chahal as Pamma's father
*Honey Mattu as Jerry
*Mintu Kappa as Makkhan
*Yasaman Mohsani as Yaza
*Harpreet Kaler as Jagri 
*[[Baljinder Kaur]] as Pamma's mother
*Aman Kaur Deer as Satwant, Pamma's sister
*[[Sikander Ghuman]] as Shehbaaz’s father

== Soundtrack ==
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Safran Te
| extra1 = Bir Singh
| lyrics1 = Bir Singh
| music1 = Bhai Manna Singh
| length1 = 2:12
| title2 = Ser Nai Palosda
| extra2 = Ammy Virk
| lyrics2 = Harmanjeet
| music2 =  Gurmeet Singh
| length2 = 3:15
| title3 = Bhali Kare Kartar
| extra3 = [[Ammy Virk]] & Bir Singh
| lyrics3 = Bir Singh
| music3  = Bhai Manna Singh
| length3 = 3:12
| title4 = Amreeka Wale
| extra4 = Happy Raikoti
| lyrics4 = [[Happy Raikoti]]
| music4  = Avvy Sra
| length4 = 2:10
| total_length = 10:49
}}

== Release and reception ==
The film premiered in Dubai on 24 February 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 February 2022 |title=Ammy Virk's 'Aaja Mexico Challiye' to release on February 25 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movies/news/ammy-virks-aaja-mexico-challiye-to-release-on-february-25/articleshow/89264855.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326165105/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movies/news/ammy-virks-aaja-mexico-challiye-to-release-on-february-25/articleshow/89264855.cms |archive-date=26 March 2023 |access-date=2022-09-10 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

Neha Vashisht of ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film a rating of four out of five stars wrote that "A big shout out to the writer and director of the movie Rakesh Dhawan, who has come up with such a brave concept. He has also done the dialogues and the screenplay of the movie, which has kept the whole plot together. The jokes and punches in the movie are simply effortless and will make you laugh instantly. At the same time, when it comes to the portrayal of heavy emotions, the movie has the power to leave you with teary eyes".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vashisht |first=Neha |date=25 February 2022 |title=Aaaja Mexico Challiye Movie Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movie-reviews/aaaja-mexico-challiye/movie-review/89830545.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609104713/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movie-reviews/aaaja-mexico-challiye/movie-review/89830545.cms |archive-date=9 June 2022 |access-date=5 September 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Sukhpreeth Kahlon of ''Cinestaan'' opined that "The performances are adequate and the cinematography captures the vastness of the landscape and the ordeal of the migrants. However, in its zeal to depict hardships, the film becomes a protracted drama, especially in the second half".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sukhpreet Kahlon |date=25 February 2022 |title=Aaja Mexico Challiye review: Gritty, heart-wrenching cautionary tale about the graveyard of dreams |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/reviews/aaja-mexico-challiye-47682 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226023258/https://www.cinestaan.com/reviews/aaja-mexico-challiye-47682 |archive-date=26 February 2022 |access-date=5 September 2022 |website=Cinestaan}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|tt15554410}}

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[[Category:2022 Punjabi-language films]]
[[Category:2022 Indian films]]
[[Category:2022 thriller films]]
[[Category:Films shot in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Punjabi-language Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]
[[Category:Films about illegal immigration to the United States]]
[[Category:Films set in Mexico]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]