Diljit Dosanjh opens up on Singers as easy targets; Calls For Alcohol Censorship In Indian Films

Diljit Dosanjh who was told by the government to avoid singing Alcohol related songs, didn't hold back when he called out a news anchor for targeting him over his song lyrics about alcohol. He took to Instagram and shared a lengthy video addressing the Lucknow audience. Diljit emphasized that if singers are expected to censor their songs, the same standards should apply to Indian films. He highlighted that singers often become easy targets but made sure to remind the anchor that films have also been honored with National Award

In the video, Diljit said, “Ek anchor sahab hai TV pe unke baare mein zaroor baat karna chahta hoon. Woh mujhe challenge derahe the k Diljit sharab ke bina gaana hit kar ke dikhaye. For your kind information sir, Born To Shine, GOAT, Lover, Kinni Kinni, Naina mere bahot saare gaane hai jo Patiala Peg se zyada stream karte hai Spotify pe. Woh jo aapka challenge hai woh toh bekaar ho gaya kyuki mera already bohut saare gaane hai jo hit hai Patiala Peg se bohut zyada (There is an anchor on TV that I’d like to talk about. He challenged me to make a hit song without the mention of alcohol. For your kind information, sir, Born To Shine, GOAT, Lover, Kinni Kinni, and Naina, there are a lot of songs which are streamed more on Spotify than Patiala Peg. So, your challenge doesn’t count since I've many songs which are bigger hits than Patiala Peg)."

He also said, “I am not defending my songs or myself. Main sirf itna chahta hoon ke agar aap censorship lagana chahte ho gaano pe toh woh censorship Bhartiya cinema pe bhi hona chahiye. Right? Bhartiya cinema mein toh jitni badi gun utna bada hero. Kausa bada actor hai jisen sharab ka gaana ya scene nahi kiya? Hai koi? Yaad araha hai? Mere ko toh koi yaad nahi araha. Toh agar aapne censorship lagana hai toh please sab pe lagao (I just want that if you want to censor songs, then the censorship should be applied to Indian cinema too. In Indian films, the bigger the gun, the bigger the hero. Which big actor has not done a song on alcohol or similar scene? Is thre anyone? I can't remember. So if you want to apply censorship, then do it on everyone)."

Just to give you a heads up, Diljit Dosanjh received a notice instructing him not to perform songs at the event that promote alcohol, drugs, or violence. The notice also advised him against involving children in his show and highlighted the potential harm of loud sounds and flashing lights to children. This notice was issued by the District Welfare Officer of the Department of Welfare of Women and Children, Disabled, and Senior Citizens in Rangareddy, based on a complaint from a resident of Chandigarh.