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Singer Daler Mehndi addressed the massive success that Diljit Dosanjh is currently enjoying, but expressed his displeasure at Diljit’s decision to cut his hair. Diljit appeared with short locks in the film Amar Singh Chamkila, which opened to acclaim earlier this year. In the film, Diljit played the slain folk singer of the same name, whose music, Daler revealed, was banned from his household. Chamkila was known for using double entendre in his lyrics, and Daler said that he wasn’t allowed to listen to his music growing up.
In an interview with The Lallantop, he was asked if he remembers stories about Chamkila’s success. He said, “He was a trendy new singer in the market. He earned a name for himself. But basically 99% of his songs were double-meaning. My parents wouldn’t allow me to sing those songs at home.” Chamkila attracted controversy throughout his career for his music, and this was also addressed in the film. Chamkila was murdered in 1988 by gunmen while attending a show in the village of Mehsampur in Punjab.
Speaking about Diljit’s performance in the film, Daler said, “I don’t understand. He keeps saying that he will never remove his pagdi, he presents himself as a devotee… But I don’t understand why he cut his hair for the Chamkila movie. I don’t think he should’ve done it. I have a big movie coming up myself, and I’m keeping my pagdi.”
In a past interview with Radio Nasha, Imtiaz Ali clarified that Diljit didn’t actually cut his hair for the role, but wore a wig. He said, “I would not want to share his personal details, but yes, Diljit has worn a wig. That wig is like his turban only. He has not sacrificed a single hair for this film. Because he played a character and he knew how Chamkila looked, so he managed to look the part with a wig. He donned the look very sincerely and with very good intentions.”
Diljit recently attracted controversy over the lyrics of his own songs. The Telangana authorities issued a notice barring him from performing songs with objectionable lyrics. He addressed the controversy at one of his shows, and said, “I just request you that if you are so eager to add censorship to our songs, can you please do that to Indian films as well? Today, a star is defined by the length of his weapon in the movie. The bigger the gun, the greater the star. Also, please remind me which actor today hasn’t done a scene with alcohol or cigarette. I can’t remember any such name. I will stop singing all my songs with alcohol references the day you ban it from movies too.”
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