This film was not released in India, but it has been released in Pakistan and other countries and has created a new history of success there, which shows that nothing wrong has been presented in this film. In fact, the controversy is because of the heroine of this film, who is Pakistani. When this film was shot, there was not as much tension between India and Pakistan as there is now. Many Sikh leaders question that the film ‘Sardar Ji 3’ was opposed because its heroine is Pakistani, but Diljit’s film about ‘Bhai Jaswant Singh Khalra’ was also not released, while there was no Pakistani artist in that film. In fact, Diljit’s films are being opposed by some people only because he is a turbaned Sikh.
Diljit Dosanjh has not been opposed for the first time, but he has been opposed by some extremists before because of his turban. Not only Diljit, but many Sikh artists have often faced discrimination in India. Malkit Singh, the famous singer of ‘Tutak Tutak Tutiyaan’, also once said that during the popularity of his Tutiyaan song, he got opportunities to work in Punjabi films, but the film makers wanted him to work without a turban, which was not acceptable to him. Similarly, there are many other Sikh artists who have faced discrimination in the Indian cinema world due to their turban.
In fact, there is such a lobby active in the film and national media sector of India, which instead of discussing the bravery, hard work and honesty of Sikhs, often makes fun of Sikhs and Punjabis. This is the reason why many Hindi films have scenes that provoke the feelings of Punjabis, especially Sikhs, which the Sikh community objects to. Many Hindi films show fake Sikh actors who are dressed in ridiculous outfits and act ridiculously. These actors are not Sikhs but their attire and attire are made to look like Sikhs and presented in films so that Sikhs can be made fun of. This is also because there is no Sikh member in the Indian Censor Board team. That is why the demand for a Sikh member in the Censor Board has been raised many times by the Sikh community, to which the Central Government has not paid any attention.
Sikhs have made a great contribution to India’s freedom movement. Even today, a large number of Sikhs are serving in the Indian Army, but instead of showing their patriotism, objectionable scenes about Sikhs are often shown in films. Some people say that this has started happening since the Modi government was formed in India, but this is not true. Even when the Congress was in power in India for a long time, many films and TV shows made in India were The serials showed objectionable scenes regarding Sikhs. Thus, it can be said that the trend of showing scenes of mocking Sikhs and discriminating against Sikh artists is quite old in the Indian cinema world, which is unfortunate. It is also worth mentioning here that some such films have also been made in Bollywood, in which the bravery of Sikhs has also been shown, but the number of such films is very small.
Diljit is one such Punjabi artist who has given recognition to the turban at the international level. He has attended world-class events wearing a turban and his dignity is seen differently in these events due to the turban. Diljit’s supporters say that only those people are opposing him who are jealous of his fame. There is also a large number of those who love Diljit. Leaders of the Akali Dal and many other organizations and institutions in Punjab have supported Diljit. What is needed is that instead of opposing Diljit, all Sikh artists should be encouraged by supporting him and raising their voice against the discrimination against Sikh artists in the Hindi cinema world.
