Diljit Dosanjh On Making Sure Sardars Are Not Made Fun Of In His Films; Read Up!
With his next Bollywood film, Arjun Patiala, gearing to hit the theatres soon, Diljit Dosanjh had a few things to say about the portrayal of Sardars in Bollywood.
Diljit
Dosanjh
has
grown
to
be
one
of
the
most-loved
celebrities
in
the
country.
As
a
hard-working,
multi-talented
artist,
Diljit
never
stops
pushing
the
envelope,
concerning
the
kinds
of
roles
he
explores.
With
his
next
Bollywood
film,
Arjun
Patiala,
gearing
to
hit
theatres
soon,
Diljit
had
a
few
things
to
say
about
the
portrayal
of
Sardars
in
Bollywood.
He
also
spoke
about
how
films,
in
general,
have
started
accepting
turbaned
heroes,
which
was
not
the
case
before.
According
to
Pinkvilla,
in
a
recent
interview,
Diljit
spoke
about
what
kind
of
change
he
would
like
to
see
in
the
film
industry's
portrayal
of
Sardars.
This
is
what
he
said
-
"What
change
can
I
bring
alone?
But
what
I
feel
is
that
whatever
film
I
am
doing,
I
will
make
sure
that
a
Sardar
character
is
not
made
fun
of.
It
is
a
different
thing
that
Sardars
love
making
merry
and
having
fun,
but
that
doesn't
mean
people
should
make
fun
of
us."
He
further
added
that
he
was
initially
discouraged
from
acting
in
films
because
there
were
no
turbaned
heroes
at
that
time.
"Because
there
were
no
turban
heroes.
Initially,
even
Punjabi
films
didn't
have
actors
with
turbans.
Even
when
I
had
started
acting,
we
didn't
have
heroes
wearing
turbans.
People
had
told
me
not
to
enter
the
film
industry
as
it
was
not
my
zone'.
They
said
that
I
should
stick
to
singing
songs
only
because
we
had
Sardar
singers
but
we
didn't
have
Sardar
actors," he
said.
Diljit
Dosanjh
will
next
be
seen
in
the
quirky
romantic-comedy
Arjun
Patiala,
playing
the
titular
role
of
a
small-town
man.
Starring
opposite
him
will
be
Kriti
Sanon,
who
will
be
playing
the
role
of
a
journalist.
The
film
also
features
Ronit
Roy,
Varun
Sharma,
and
Manjot
Singh.
Directed
by
Rohit
Jugraj,
and
produced
by
T-Series
and
Maddock
Films,
Arjun
Patiala
is
set
to
release
on
July
26,
2019.