Last Updated:January 28, 2026, 09:24 IST Diljit Dosanjh shares memories of Border and weighs in on his role as Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon in Border 2. Diljit Dosanjh in a still from Border 2. Diljit Dosanjh, who plays IAF officer, Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon in Border 2, has opened up on the memories of Border. Border, released in 1997, was a war film written, produced and directed by J. P. Dutta, set during the India–Pakistan war of 1971. In a nostalgic video, Diljit opened up on the film after the release of Border 2. “Shor bahut tha ki Border aayi hai, matlab poore desh mein shor tha ki Border aayi hai. Tab gharwale aise theatre mein jaane bhi nahi dete the. Humare paas koi aise paise bhi nahi the ki hum theatre mein dekhein. Maine phir TV par dekhi thi jab Border aayi thi. Toh hum wait hi kar rahe the — kab aayegi aur kab dekhenge. Do-teen baar dekhi hai maine Border, kyunki yeh ek aisi film hai, mujhe lagta hai yeh humare desh …