Popular actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh is equipped for his subsequent Hindi movie. Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, of Sultan, Tiger Zinda Hai fame, the movie is titled Jogi and is about amid the 1984 riots. While Diljit is thought globally for his music, the actor has been very picky in deciding on Hindi movie tasks. Talking about Jogi, Diljit shared that the topic could be very near his coronary heart.
“The year of my birth is 1984 as well. I have grown up hearing about real-life experiences and stories about the riots and the era. In fact, I had even made a Punjabi film, Punjab 1984, sometime back, which won a National Film Award as well. So, the subject is really important for me, and Ali sir has picked the right story,” he instructed Hindustan Times.
The movie is heading straight for Netflix and is scheduled to launch on September 16. Diljit feels it’s the proper path for the discharge as it is going to attain a wider viewers. “It is very important for us to tell the story of the incident to the people. Sabko iss baare mein pata hona chahiye. (Everyone should know about it.) That’s why the film coming out on an OTT platform was needed for it. Because the subject is not yet explored in the digital space yet. It is the right chance for us to tell the story,” he mentioned. The 2021 Disney+ Hotstar sequence Grahan was set amid the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Bokaro.
Diljit recalled that whereas they have been taking pictures within the village for Punjab 1984, the residents would usually say that this isn’t a movie, this was their life. “That sense of reality stayed with us this time as well. There was a day when Ali sir also got emotional during a scene. That is the sort of feeling and atmosphere on the set,” mentioned the Loevr singer.
Diljit has not appeared in a Hindi film since 2020’s Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari. The final Punjabi movie he was seen in was 2021’s Honsla Rakh, which additionally starred Shehnaaz Gill and Sonam Bajwa.
