{"id":168297,"date":"2025-09-25T14:31:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T14:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/168297\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T14:31:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T14:31:11","slug":"diljit-dosanjh-breaks-silence-on-sardaar-ji-3-row-says-punjabi-can-never-go-against-his-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/168297\/","title":{"rendered":"Diljit Dosanjh breaks silence on Sardaar Ji 3 row, says \u2018Punjabi can never go against his country\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At his recent concert in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh finally addressed the controversy surrounding his film Sardaar Ji 3 and his collaboration with Pakistani actor Hania Aamir. The film became a subject of national debate following the tragic Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, 2025, after which Diljit was heavily criticised for working with a Pakistani artist.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cOh Mere Desh Da Jhanda Hai,\u201d said Diljit Dosanjh. Amid the past Sardaar Ji 3 India-Pakistan controversy, Dosanjh broke his silence in Kuala Lumpur while commencing the first show of his Aura Tour. Addressing the audience, he spoke of love for India, respect for the national\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/47ROMxIFOq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/47ROMxIFOq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gagandeep Singh (@Gagan4344) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gagan4344\/status\/1970987760145371619?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">September 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking in Punjabi to a packed international audience, Diljit clarified the timeline, saying\u00a0 that Sardaar Ji 3 was filmed well before the Pahalgam incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen my film Sardaar Ji 3 was shot in February, the matches were being played. After that, the tragic Pahalgam terror attack happened. At that time, and even now, we have always prayed that the terrorists receive the strictest punishment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tribuneindia.com\/news\/punjab\/bjp-backs-diljit-against-call-to-revoke-citizenship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BJP backs Diljit Dosanjh against call to revoke citizenship<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Diljit also pointed out the timing of the Asia Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan on September 14, their first encounter since the attack, subtly addressing the criticism of his film&#8217;s overseas release on June 27 .<\/p>\n<p>The singer said he had many answers, but he chose silence, admitting that he had faced immense pressure and criticism, but chose not to respond in public<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have many answers, but I kept quiet, kept everything inside me. Whoever tells you anything, you shouldn\u2019t take that poison inside you. I\u2019ve learned that from life. There are a lot more things to say, but I don\u2019t want to say them,\u201d he told the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Diljit also criticided sections of the national media for portraying him as anti-national.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe national media tried their best to label me anti-national. But Punjabis and the Sikh community could never go against the nation,\u201d he said, drawing applause from the audience.<\/p>\n<p>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tribuneindia.com\/news\/entertainment\/sardaar-ji-3-sets-new-box-office-benchmark-in-pakistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u2018Sardaar Ji 3\u2019 sets new box office benchmark in Pakistan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The controversy began after the trailer for Sardaar Ji 3 was released on June 22, revealing Hania Aamir\u2019s involvement. Her appearance in the film, following the April terror attack, sparked outrage from some Indian film bodies and public figures. In response, the film\u2019s release in India was halted, although it proceeded internationally on June 27.<\/p>\n<p>Several Indian film associations have since called for a permanent ban on the movie\u2019s release within the country.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"At his recent concert in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh finally addressed the controversy surrounding his film&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":168298,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[64,63,447,28572,134],"class_list":{"0":"post-168297","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-celebrities","11":"tag-diljit-dosanjh","12":"tag-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168297\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=168297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}