Jasbir Jassi has come out in support of Diljit Dosanjh, saying people are ignoring the fact that many Indian films use music lifted from Pakistani songs.
As Diljit Dosanjh continues to get backlash for starring alongside Hania Aamir in his upcoming film Sardaar Ji 3, Punjabi singer Jasbir Jassi has come out to back Diljit, slamming the double standards of the public
He feels it’s unfair to target artists for cross-border collaborations when many Indian films “use stolen Pakistani music”.
He said, “I’m seeing how Diljit Dosanjh and his film are facing protests on social media because that film also stars a Pakistani artiste. I respect people’s sentiments that we should love our country and that we should stand by our country. But why these double standards? If you don’t want any Pakistani artists singing, acting or working in any Indian film, you want to ban them. But 80% of the songs of our industry have been stolen, be it their tunes or words or the entire songs. There are so many songs in our films that have been sung by the artists of that country…So, why these double standards?”
“Either get rid of all those songs from YouTube, Spotify and other digital platforms. But not like this, you take just one artist and start protesting against them. It’s like someone came to your house with something to eat, and then you start calling them the enemy, but you keep eating the things or sweets they brought along with them. If you want to ban (Pakistani artists), ban them completely. Get all that content available in the world lifted,” added the singer.