Diljit Dosanjh is married to an Indian-American woman, they have a son: Friends open up about Chamkila star’s personal life

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Balvir Boparai, a singer-composer who worked with a Ludhiana-based record company decades ago, recalled in the Indian Express profile how Diljit approached him in the year 2000, looking for opportunities in the state’s thriving music scene. “He barely had any beard, but he had the rhythm, did bhangra well, and tied a very good turban. He was 16 when we cut his first album Ishq Da Uda Ada (The ABC of Love). By the time he was 17, he was charging Rs 50,000 for a show and was getting booked almost every day during the wedding season,” said Boparai, who partnered with him.

In the last year alone, Diljit has made waves as a musician internationally, becoming the first Indian artiste to perform at Coachella and then collaborating with international pop star Sia. He also performed at Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding festivities, a day after Rihanna. More recently, Diljit was seen in the film Crew, alongside Kareena Kapoor. And next, he’ll star in perhaps his biggest Hindi film yet, Amar Singh Chamkila, based on the life of the slain Punjabi folk singer.