[5] His first Punjabi film as director was Reehjan [6] in November 2005, starring Ranjeet, Aryan Vaid, and Bunti Garewal.
Pankaj Batra's first hit as director was Naughty Jatts, released in 2013,[9] starring Neeru Bajwa, Binnu Dhillon and Aarya Babbar.
His next film Goreyan Nu Daffa Karo was hit in 2014 starring Amrinder Gill, Binnu Dhillon, Amrit Manghera.
[12] It was released in over 65 screens in key international markets on 29 July and grossed approximately US$1 million at the overseas box office in the first week.
[14] His next is with super star Jassi Gill, Ranjit Bawa and Ninja, titled High End Yaariyan, which is scheduled for 22 February 2019 release.