
Diljit Dosanjh on picking projects in Hindi films: 'Unlike in Punjab, I'm not in a position to choose roles in Bollywood'
FirstpostA few years ago people would wonder whether a turbaned sikh guy could be a mainstream Bollywood hero but Diljit Dosanjh has put those doubts to rest. So how can I have any such limitations?” He further adds, “In the beginning when I started with music in Punjab and was keen on acting as well, people would dismiss me saying it wasn’t possible as no sikh had ever been seen as a Punjabi film hero and that I should be restricted to music. My first Punjabi film didn’t but I slowly started delivering hits, some of which even became top grossers.. Later, people said that I won’t be successful in Bollywood because I wear a turban, but my turban helped me get films here.” Not easily accessible and also considered media-shy, Firstpost tracks him down on the sets of the singing reality show, Rising Star, where the jovial and happy go lucky jatt is the centre of attention. Diljit says jokingly, “When I was a kid, I didn’t get the opportunity to play much sports as my parents would tell me to study. I don’t treat myself as an actor who has a process, I perform with instinct.” And even as Bollywood is showering love on him, Diljit prefers to meet people only for work as he doesn’t like “bothering people unnecessarily”.
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