Diljit Dosanjh agreed to Satluj instantly, without hearing the script: ‘Tell me when and where to come’
Diljit Dosanjh’s film Satluj has been making headlines after it was taken down from OTT platform ZEE5 just two days after it began streaming. The film was originally scheduled for release in theatres, but after a three-year battle with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), it eventually premiered on OTT. In a recent interaction, the film’s director, Honey Trehan, opened up about how Diljit instantly agreed to be a part of the project without even reading the script. Diljit Dosanjh as Jaswant Singh Khalra in Satluj. Diljit instantly said yes to Satluj In an interaction with Mid-Day, Honey revealed that his association with Diljit began on the sets of Udta Punjab, where Honey served as the film’s casting director. Recalling how he first pitched Satluj to the actor, Honey shared that Diljit immediately agreed to do the film. He said, “Even before I told him I wanted to make a film on Jaswant Singh Khalra, he immediately said, ‘There’s only one story from Punjab worth making if it isn’t about 1984.’ I showed him …
