Diljit Dosanjh charged ₹1 for Satluj, says director Honey Trehan: ‘Shameful if I charge to play Jaswant Singh Khalra’
Diljit Dosanjh’s Satluj first got caught in a certification row with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), and then the film was quietly removed from Zee5 within 48 hours of its release. But amid the film’s struggle, one thing remains clear: Diljit was committed to the project from day one. In a recent interaction, the film’s director Honey Trehan spoke about the actor’s commitment to the film and revealed that he charged only Re 1 for it. Diljit Dosanjh in Honey Trehan’s Satluj. Diljit charged Re 1 for Satluj Speaking about Diljit, Trehan told The Print, “Had Diljit not been there, this film would not have existed. I wanted an actor who knows that world. I was keen on casting a Sardar because if I put a Bollywood actor in the film, the narrative would suddenly become, ‘This actor is playing a Sardar.’ That would’ve been an injustice to Khalra Sahab’s journey and the people whose pain this story carries,” he said. Satluj is based on the life of Jaswant Singh Khalra, a bank …
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