Diljit Dosanjh is an In-
dian singer, actor, tele-
vision presenter and
social media celebrity
who works in Punjabi
and Hindi cinema. He
is recognized as one of
the leading artists in
the Indian music
industry.
He also acts in Punjabi mov-
ies, with many of them being
notable hits, including Jatt &
Juliet, Jatt & Juliet 2, Punjab
1984, Sardaar Ji, Ambarsari-
ya, Sardaar Ji 2, Super Singh,
Soorma, Sajjan Singh Rang-
root and Shadaa – which are
among the most successful
Punjabi movies in history. Diljit Dosanjh was born on 6
January 1984 to a Sikh family
in the village of Dosanjh Kalan
in Phillaur tehsil, Jalandhar
district, Punjab, India. His fa-
ther, Balbir Singh, is a former
employee of Punjab Road-
ways, and his mother, Sukh-
winder Kaur, is a homemaker.
He has two siblings, one
elder sister and one younger
brother. He spent his early
childhood in Dosanjh Kalan
and then moved to Ludhiana,
Punjab from where he com-
pleted his formal education,
including a high school diplo-
ma from Shri Guru Harkrishan
Public School. While still in
school, he began his singing
career by performing Kirtan
(Sikh religious music) at local
gurdwaras.
His first recorded mainstream
performance was his solo
track and music video Ishq Da
Uda Ada from his 2004 album
produced by Finetone Cas-
settes. He made his Bollywood
debut with Udta Punjab in
2016 for which he earned the
Filmfare Award for Best Male
Debut. He mostly works with
White Hill Productions. He is
also a judge in the reality show
Rising Star. Dosanjh made his debut in
Bollywood with social drama
Udta Punjab, his first Hindi
film. With a worldwide collec-
tion of Rs 996.7 million, the
film proved to be a commercial
success. His recent offering
Good Newwz is a smashing hit
and it already crossed Rs 200
crore mark worldwide. Akshay
Kumar, Kareena Kapoor and
Kiara Advani played the lead
roles in this comic entertainer.
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