Most famous for the popular song ‘Dil Le Gayee’, the singer Jasbir Jassi extended his support to Diljit Dosanjh and the makers of ‘Satluj’, are praising the film for portraying the life of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra. Sharing a video of himself speaking in Punjabi, Jasbir said it took a lot of courage to bring Khalra’s story to the stage, adding that “sometimes people are afraid of the truth,” and urged people to stand up for truth and humanity.
Jasbir Jassi appreciates it Honey Trehan when choosing the topic
Speaking in Punjabi, Jasbir said that since ‘Satluj’, which was originally called ‘Punjab 95’ and based on the life of Sardar Jaswant Singh Khalra Sahib, was released, “many media people, media friends were calling to say something about this, because it is a topic of discussion.” He added: “I don’t think old films are talked about much. First of all, I want to thank Honey Trehan. Paaji, you chose this theme, the theme of Khalra Sahib, and you chose a theme for the benefit of Punjab. You chose a topic that benefits people. All the best to you.”
Jasbir Jassi appreciates Diljit Dosanjh’s courage in participating
Jassi said that making a film like this takes a lot of courage. He went on to praise Diljit for taking up and portraying the role. “It was a topic that benefited Punjab. It was a topic of truth for Punjab. Because people who speak the truth, people who walk on that path, it is their responsibility to speak the truth in front of the people. So, thank you to everyone.”
Jasbir Jassi criticizes those who speak against Punjab
Then he said: “People who used to speak against Punjab, are still opposing Punjab. I want to tell them that you cannot argue with this matter.” This is the subject of humanity. You see, this is a special topic. When a person leaves his family to serve the people, abandons all his work, neglects his life, takes his life for the people, Khalra was the hero of that time. I thought you didn’t want to talk about Punjabi movies. But now you don’t even want to talk about them. This is too much. You want to do more than what Khalra did. And you will not be ashamed. You will not be ashamed, but you must be respectful. You must have respect for people. So, you talked about the main hero, Honey paaji. “
Jasbir Jassi asks why the film was banned
The singer said that he did not know why the film was banned. “Why was it banned? Why was it banned from the show? But I think sometimes people are afraid of the truth. It’s very difficult to tell the truth. It’s very difficult to recognize the truth. It’s very difficult to tell the truth. So, to stand with Punjab, Honey Paaji, I really appreciate you standing with Punjab.”
Jasbir Jassi says people in America are still talking about the film
Jasbir shared that he is currently in America, and said that wherever he goes, people keep bringing the film. “We have been taught by our Guru that we have to stand with the truth. We have to stand with the truth. Let us stand for Punjab. Punjab stands with the whole world. We have to stand with Punjab.”In his speech, written in Punjabi, Jasbir Jassi said: “Eddan dian movies n Songs bnaun Layee Punjabi Jigra chahida hai, Shabashi Bandi aa @honeytrehan bhajiiii @diljitdosanjh veer n team (It takes Punjabi courage to make movies and songs like this. Kudos to Honey Trehan bhaji, Diljit Dosanjh veer, and the whole team.)”
About ‘Satluj’
‘Satluj’ was pulled from the OTT platform a day after its release. The film is an epic drama directed by Honey Trehan, based on the life of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra. It stars Diljit along with Arjun Rampal, Kanwaljit Singh, Suvinder Vicky and Geetika Vidya Ohlyan. The film shows how Khalra investigated the disappearances and murders committed by the Punjab Police during the Punjab insurgency in the early 1990s.