Diljit Dosanjh, who recently made India proud at Coachella and Met Gala, has now found himself in a new controversy which has sparked nationwide backlash. It stemmed after the release of his latest film, Sardaar Ji 3‘s trailer, which stars Pakistani actress, Hania Aamir amid escalated Indo-Pak tensions due to Pahalgam attack which has created an uproar in the country. Although the film will only be released overseas, there is resentment and the FWICE has now demanded the makers of Diljit’s upcoming film, Border 2, to drop the actor.
Diljit Dosanjh may or may not get dropped from Border 2
After the trailer release of Sardaar Ji 3, the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) publicly urged the makers of Border 2 to drop Diljit from the cast. They highlighted how it is ‘unacceptable’ for the actor to lead in a patriotic film while simultaneously working with a Pakistani actress. The discussion sparked contrasting news reports. According to a highly placed source of the Hindustan Times, the makers have no plan to remove Diljit Dosanjh. Since he was cast almost 9 months ago when there wasn’t any tension between India and Pakistan, a significant part of the film has been shot, and changes can’t be made. It stated:
“There is no plan to replace or remove Diljit from Border 2. The announcement about his casting was made almost nine months back before any of the unfortunate situations had happened. Almost 40-50 per cent of the film’s shooting has already been done, so making any change at this point is not possible.”
In contrast, the Times Of India and India Today have completely different information. The former claimed that their source revealed only a few scenes have been shot with Diljit, and if the makers decide to replace him, then it’s easily possible. Moreover, during some internal discussions for the film, another actor-singer, Ammy Virk’s name, cropped up to replace Diljit. However, there is no confirmation about either report. At the same time, the producers of the film, Nidhi Dutta and co-producer, Bhushan Kumar didn’t answer any calls by the media for enquiry.
Neeru Bajwa unfollowed Hania Aamir, deleted all promotional posts related to Sardaar Ji 3
Apart from Diljit, Punjabi actress, Neeru Bajwa is another lead of Sardaar Ji 3. She did a few promotional activities with the actor and follows him on Instagram. But, unlike him, she decided to take a stance against Hania and unfollowed her co-star on Instagram. At the same time, the actress has deleted all the posts from Sardaar Ji 3 promotions which is being appreciated by fans across the country. At the same time, there are no links to songs or trailers for the film. Rather, her last post was about the announcement of her upcoming film, Son Of Sardaar 2.
Sardaar Ji 3 producer admitted that Hania Aamir ‘hit below the belt’ with her remarks against India
Sardaar Ji 3′s producer, Gunbir Singh Sidhu, recently sat down for a conversation with NDTV amid the backlash received by his film. During the conversation, he shared that he did believe, Hania Aamir shouldn’t have made comments condemning India on its Operation Sindoor, but he can’t say more about it. At the same time, the producer agreed Hania ‘hit below the belt’ with her remarks. However, Gunbir emphasised that industry insiders knew they worked with her before the Indo-pak tensions increased, and they faced no restrictions at that point in time.
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