MUMBAI: Actress Sanjeeda Sheikh had to learn Punjabi for the film "Ashke" which will also be her maiden Punjabi film.

"Punjabis are always warm and welcoming and it was great fun picking a new dialect for the film. It has been a great shooting experience with Amrinder Gill and got to learn a lot in my debut along with a new language," Sanjeeda said in a statement.

She had great fun during the shooting in Chandigarh, where Sanjeeda even cooked for some team members, said a source from the production unit.

"Ashke", directed by Amberdeep Singh, also features Amrinder Gill, Hobby Dhaliwal, Jaswinder Bhalla and Gurshabad Singh.