Diljit Dosanjh’s first co-star says ‘he is a changed person now’, recalls him predicting his stardom: ‘He shot in the morning, did stage shows at night’ | Bollywood News

Diljit Dosanjh had the best 2024, where he didn’t just win hearts in India but also abroad with his Dil-Luminati tour and appearance on the American TV show, The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon. He also featured in popular films like Crew and Chamkila. Diljit, who started his career back in 2003 when he released his first album Ishq Da Uda Ada, marked his acting debut as a leading star with the 2010 film Mel Karade Rabba.ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO
However, before the 2010 film, Diljit shot for The Lion of Punjab, which released the next year, in 2011. While he was working hard to build a career for himself, he also dreamed big and always knew that he would become a big deal going forward.
In a recent interview with Lallantop, the singer-actor’s The Lion of Punjab co-star Jividha Sharma recalled how he predicted that one day he will make it to the biggest hoarding board in Mumbai. She shared, “I remember working with him. He is a changed person now. His experience over the years has made him an intellect. All that he has achieved today with his hardwork is commendable. And the best thing about him is that God too blessed him.” The actress who was a last minute replacement in the film, recalled how Diljit would do stage shows at night and be on time for film shoot in the morning.
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She said, “Although, it was Diljit’s first film, he was already a star due to his singing career. People recognised him and loved his songs. That’s how he bagged the film because in Punjab, there is a culture of bringing singers as lead stars. He is very hard working. He shot with us for the film in the morning and would rush at nights to do his stage shows. These stage shows used to be in different cities, sometimes would go until early morning, yet he would always look fresh and be on time for the shoot.” She added, “I used to ask him, how are you doing this? This was not humanly possible. And I guess because of all that hard work he is where he is today.
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Jividha said Diljit always wanted to be a star. Recalling an incident with him, she said, “Once we were travelling somewhere in Mumbai, towards Andheri West, I guess. There, we saw this huge hoarding board of a film or so. Looking at it, very innocently yet confidently Diljit said, ‘One day, I will be there on the hoarding.’ And years later, he was there.”