Diljit Dosanjh is among the most quickly rising Indian stars globally. From being a well-liked Punjabi singer-actor to attaining nationwide love for his artwork after which going world, there was no stopping for him. However do you know, that the much-loved artist did not have a supervisor when he was approached for his Bollywood debut movie Udta Punjab?
Again in 2022, throughout an interview with Movie Companion, Diljit opened up about not having a supervisor when he was approached for Udta Punjab. The singer-actor recalled when he obtained a name from the makers of the movie, he was requested to ship his supervisor for dialogue. “Supervisor to koi tha nahi (I did not have a supervisor),” he quipped.
When requested if he informed the makers he did not have a supervisor or employed one the subsequent day, Diljit added that he requested his then-friend and now-manager Sonali Singh to go to them as a favor. Recalling his humble beginnings, the singer-actor mentioned that his profession began by acting at marriages, therefore he by no means says no to something.
“Sonali jaanti thi mujhe. Maine kaha, ‘Sonali yaar tu jaa, aur jaa ke naa tu baat karke aa. Movie hame karni hai, aive na tu aisi waisi baat kar dena ke movie hamari haath se choot jaaye. Hindi movie hame pehli mil rahi hai, to unko bol paise vese nahi chahiye ham movie karenge bas’. (I knew Sonali and therefore requested her to go to the makers to finalize the movie. ‘I’ve to do the movie, so do not say something that I find yourself dropping the chance. I’m being supplied my first Hindi movie so inform them that I do not need any appearing charges’),” he mentioned whereas including that he made her cram all of the phrases she needed to say and even double-checked together with her after she returned.
Udta Punjab, an crime drama starring Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Alia Bhatt, and Diljit Dosanjh launched in 2016. Directed by Abhishek Chaubey, it was one of the mentioned movies of that yr.
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