Diljit Explains Why He Worked With Pakistani Actress

Diljit
Dosanjh
has
finally
decided
to
address
the
backlash
and
serious
repercussions
he
is
facing
after
co-starring
with
Pakistani
actress
Hania
Aamir
in
his
forthcoming
film,

Sardaarji
3.

In
an
interview
with
the BBC
Asian
Network,
the
singer-actor
claims
the
film
was
shot
in
February,
before
the
Pahalgam
attack
in
April.

‘Jab
yeh
film

bani
thi,
tab
situation

sab
theek
tha,’
Diljit
was
quoted
in
the
interview.

‘Producers

ne
decide

kiya
ki
film
obviously

ab
India

toh
nahi
lagegi,
toh
overseas
release

karte
hain.
Producers

ka
bahut
paisa
laga
hua
hai,’
Diljit
said,
adding
that
things
were
not
in
his
hands.

‘They
know
there
will
be
a
loss
because
you’re
removing
an
entire
territory…
If
the
producers
want
to
release
it
abroad,
I
support
them,’
he
added.

Meanwhile,
Mika
Singh
has
also
joined
the
protest
against
Diljit
Dosanjh
—
without
actually
naming
him
—
calling
him
a
‘fake
singer’
and
‘irresponsible’
for
releasing
content
featuring
an
artist
‘from
across
the
border.’ 

Titled

Desh
Pehle
(Nation
First),
the
note
on
Instagram
read,
‘Guys,
as
we
all
know,
the
relationship
between
India
and
Pakistan
isn’t
going
well
right
now.
Yet
some
people
continue
to
act
irresponsibly.
Before
releasing
any
content
that
involves
artists
from
across
the
border,
they
should
think
twice
—
especially
when
our
nation’s
dignity
is
involved.

‘There
was
a
film
featuring
Fawad
Khan
and
Vaani
Kapoor
that
many
of
us
opposed
and
yet
some
still
don’t
seem
to
get
the
message.
What’s
more
shocking
is
that
a
fake
singer,
after
doing
10
shows
in
India
with
thousands
of
fans
buying
tickets,
has
now
disappeared
—
leaving
fans
betrayed
and
helpless,’
wrote
Mika
Singh. 

Diljit
Dosanjh’s

Sardaarji
3 has
been
receiving
backlash
from
social
media
and
the
music
fraternity.

The
Federation
of
Western
India
Cine
Employees
(FWICE) has
condemned
Diljit
and
his
team
for
casting
Pakistani
actress
Hania
Aamir
in

Sardaarji
3 and
has
demanded
punitive
action
from
the
Indian
government.

Twenty-six
people
were
killed
in
the
April
22
attack
in


Pahalgam,
following
which
the
FWICE
issued
a
‘blanket
boycott
on
all
Pakistani
artists,
singers
and
technicians
participating
in
any
Indian
film
or
entertainment
projects’.

Photographs
curated
by
Satish
Bodas/Rediff