There's no space for folk songs in Bollywood: Diljit Dosanjh
The actor-singer on why he never anticipated a career in B-Town
He's a Punjabi superstar, but following Udta Punjab, Diljit Dosanjh's popularity in Bollywood is gaining as well. How well that popularity will work for him will be seen when Phillauri, a film he stars in opposite Anushka Sharma, releases later this week.
He told the Hindustan Times that he was the last one to become a part of Phillauri. “Everything — the recce, script, other cast members, music, dialogues was already final when only my look test was done, which the team liked,” he said.
He admitted he never planned his entry into Bollywood. “I would always think that Bollywood isn’t made for me. I don’t compose rap songs or party numbers. I only compose folk. But there’s no space for folk songs here,” he said.
The man doesn't believe he has carved a niche for himself, despite his success in Pollywood (the Punjabi film industry) and a lauded debut in Bollywood. He remarks, “We keep making our space with each and every product. I don’t consider myself a part of even Punjabi cinema. If I get a good Punjabi or a Hindi film, I’ll do it. So, thinking that I have made a space for myself in Punjabi films, and that I am trying to make space in Bollywood would be wrong. I haven’t even bought a house in Mumbai yet. As of now, I am just trying to get an apartment for myself in Mumbai,” said the actor.