Diljit Dosanjh is in the UK promoting his film called “Sardaar Ji,” in which he plays the hero.
Diljit plays a sensitive orphan boy called Jaggi who is often bullied at school. Everything changes when he discovers that not only can he connect to human beings, he can also connect to beings from another realm. This ability lands him in comic circumstances with harmless ghosts, and he build a reputation as the go-to man to drive away a spirit.
As Jaggi builds relationships with these spirits, they in turn seek his advice with their problems.
Perhaps with a shrewd eye on one of the main markets in part of the British diaspora community, the film has Diljit’s character flying to the UK from India in order to catch a lady ghost.
Once in the UK, Jaggi helps to solve the dilemma of a couple that has unknowingly booked a possessed castle for its wedding venue. To add to its trouble, the wedding is to be attended by a special guest – a British royal.
There is not enough time to change the venue or the date. The couple has tried every ghost hunter in the world. Jaggi is the couple's last hope for a peaceful wedding. The plot thickens as the audience waits to see if Jaggi is able to convince the beautiful witch to leave the castle for the couple’s marriage. Jaggi thinks it'll be fairly easy to convince the witch, but little does he know the challenges that await him.
During his promotional visit to London, Diljit took some time out from his busy schedule to talk to the Asian Voice.
Without detailing exactly what motivated him to enter the movie world, he said that his first film was called “The Lion of Punjab,” and was released in 2011. He has been in the film industry full time since then.
Jaggi also claimed not to have encountered any major challenges while entering the film industry; “My fans have really supported me and help me grow into a great actor,” he said.
Diljeet Dosanjh seems to be that rare film actor in that it has all been plain sailing for him, he commented. He said that he succeeded in film because of his own “hard work and with working on the right kinds of scripts and stories.”
Diljeet also said that working on Sardaar Ji was a walk in the park and there were no big challenges for him. “The best part about making Sardaar Ji is that it is the first fantasy film in the Punjabi film industry. When I read the script it was really amazing to imagine myself in the role of Jaggi. I felt totally at ease.”
The film is directed by Rohit Jugraj and includes Neeru Bajwa, Mandy Takhar, and Jaswinder Bhalla in the cast. There is lots of fashionable Punjabi song and dance, and, naturally, lots of sardaarjis on screen.
