Amid mounting backlash over Pakistani actor Hania Aamir’s presence in Sardaar Ji 3, singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh has posted a cryptic message on Instagram. The submit, titled “Censored before release?”, ostensibly referenced his unreleased film Panjab 95, which has confronted extended delays on account of objections from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), however probably additionally mirrored his response to the recent debacle.
Diljit’s submit comes only a day after the trailer for Sardaar Ji 3 was launched, revealing Hania Aamir in a outstanding function. The timing has added gasoline to the continued controversy, as tensions between India and Pakistan stay excessive following the latest Pahalgam terror assault and Operation Sindoor. The trailer announcement additionally confirmed that the film will launch abroad solely on June 27.
A screengrab from Diljit’s Instagram’s Stories
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The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) issued a pointy condemnation of the film and its makers, together with Dosanjh, administrators Amar Hundal, and producers Gunbir Singh Sidhu and Manmor Sidhu. Calling the collaboration with Aamir an “anti-national act,” FWICE demanded that the {industry} blacklist these concerned and that the federal government revoke their Indian passports.
In its official assertion, FWICE accused the Sardaar Ji 3 staff of defying an industry-wide ban on Pakistani artists and labelled Hania Aamir a “vocal propagandist against India.” The body additional urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take “strict and immediate action” and framed the collaboration as a “shameful betrayal” throughout a time of nationwide mourning.
Producer Gunbir Singh Sidhu responded to the backlash by clarifying that the film was accomplished earlier than present hostilities escalated. “We are not releasing the film in India, keeping in mind the present situation and the sentiments of India and the Indian people,” he stated, including that they’d await a extra applicable time for a home launch.
Despite the storm, Diljit Dosanjh continues to advertise Sardaar Ji 3 globally. The third installment of the favored Punjabi horror-comedy franchise options Diljit as a ghost hunter, alongside Hania Aamir, Neeru Bajwa, and others.
