Honey Singh questions censorship of Diljit Dosanjh’s music: ‘Let’s make India a dry country first…’

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Honey Singh said, “They aren’t shutting down liquor stores. Let them make it a dry state, and make India a dry country. Then we can have a conversation about all this.” In fact, he also went on to share his solidarity towards a campaign for an alcohol-free country. While it might seem like too ironic a statement, especially since a majority of his songs do have references to alcohol in some form, it is to be noted that he has quit drinking. “We’ll definitely join this campaign. We’ll sing a song about lassi, about chhaas, about jal jeera. You know, something similar,” said the singer in jest.

Interestingly, when asked about what he’d have done if his songs, especially “Char Bottle Vodka,” had to be reworded to adhere to such directives, Honey said that the song would just be an instrumental. The iconic rapper also spoke about how alcohol references have seeped into everyday conversations, and it is even part of the culture in many places. He also added that it cannot just be called a ‘Punjabi’ thing when there is alcohol present in festivities and parties across cultures and communities. “We go to parties; people are drinking. We go to weddings; people are drinking. It’s in the culture, not just in Punjab…”

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Meanwhile, Diljit Dosanjh is in the last leg of his Dil-luminati tour, which is set to come to a close with the Ludhiana concert on New year’s eve.