Diljit Dosanjh: If you want alcohol censorship in songs, do it for cinema too
In a new video from his Lucknow concert, singer Diljit Dosanjh highlights the disparity in censorship rules for films and songs. He also talked about how singers easily become ‘soft targets’.
Diljit Dosanjh, who is currently performing on the Indian leg of his Dil-Luminati Tour, addressed the ongoing controversy surrounding his songs during his live show in Lucknow on November 22. The singer has faced criticism in recent times for allegedly promoting alcohol and gun violence. music.
talking to the audience, Diljit highlighted the disparity in censorship rules between songs and films and demanded uniform standards. He noted that many of the lead actors appeared in the scenes Supporting alcohol consumption without facing scrutiny, Whereas singers often become easy targets of such allegations.
,There is an anchor sir, I want to talk about him on TV, he was challenging me to do a hit song without alcohol.For your information Sir, Born to Shine, Kinni Kinni, Bakri, Naina, Lover… I have many songs which are huge hits from Patiala Peg. your challenge is useless (There is an anchor I would like to talk about. He challenged me to create a hit song without any reference to alcohol. For your information, Sir, Born to Shine, Kinni Kinni, GOAT, Naina and Lover are some of them My songs are much bigger hits than Patiala Peg, so your challenge has no meaning), Diljit said on stage.
Furthermore, the singer argued that if his songs are subject to censorship, the same standards should be applied to Indian cinema. “I am not defending my songs. I just want to say that if you want to censor songs then censorship should be on Indian cinema also. Which big actor has not done a song or scene involving alcohol? He said, “Censorship should be implemented in films also.”
“But my work is not cheap work (My work is not cheap), my films have also received National Film Awards. It is very easy for us to run a disclaimer that alcohol is injurious to health at concerts and while singing, but then it would look like we are targeting someone. So, if you have spread fake news, I challenge you to spread the right news. I am not angry with anyone at all,” Diljit concluded.
After enthralling audiences in the US, Canada and Europe, Diljit Dosanjh brings his Dil-Luminati Tour to India.
The India leg started on 26 October in Delhi. After this, demonstrations were held in Hyderabad and Ahmedabad. Actor Kartik Aryan also joined her on stage during the Ahmedabad show, which added to the excitement among the fans. After Lucknow he will go to Pune for the next show.
