Punjabi singer Jasbir Jassi has come forward in support of Diljit Dosanjh, who is currently facing criticism over the casting of Pakistani actress Hania Aamir in his upcoming film, Sardaar Ji 3. In a recent interview, Jassi acknowledged public sentiment but also highlighted what he described as “double standards”.
He asserted that numerous Indian songs are either “stolen” or feature vocals by foreign artists. Jassi further contended that if the government intends to impose a comprehensive ban on Pakistani artists, then their music should be entirely removed from all platforms within India.
Jasbir Jassi shared his perspective with a news channel, stating, “I’m seeing how Diljit Dosanjh and his film are facing protests on social media because that film also stars a Pakistani artiste. I respect people’s sentiments that we should love our country and that we should stand by our country. But, why these double standards? If you don’t want any Pakistani artists singing, acting or working in any Indian film, you want to ban them. But 80% of the songs of our industry have been stolen, be it their tunes or words or the entire songs. There are so many songs in our films that have been sung by the artists of that country. I don’t want to take names because the list is too long. So, why these double standards?”
The singer went on to elaborate on his point, arguing, “Either get rid of all those songs from YouTube, Spotify and other digital platforms. But not like this, you take just one artist and start protesting against them. It’s like someone came to your house with something to eat and then you start calling them the enemy but you keep eating the things or sweets they brought along with them. If you want to ban (Pakistani artists), ban them completely. Get all that content available in the world lifted… why are you banning films of one artist at a time?”
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