Best known for the popular track ‘Dil Le Gayee’, singer Jasbir Jassi has extended its support to Diljit Dosanjh and the makers of ‘Satluj’, praising the film for its depiction of the life of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra. Sharing a video of himself speaking in Punjabi, Jasbir said it took immense courage to bring Khalra’s story to the screen, adding that “sometimes people are afraid of the truth” and urged people to stand by truth and humanity.
Jasbir Jassi congratulates himself Honey Trehan to choose the topic
Speaking in Punjabi, Jasbir said that since ‘Satluj’, originally titled ‘Punjab 95’ and based on the life of Sardar Jaswant Singh Khalra Sahib, was released, “many media people, media friends called to say something about it, because it is a topic of discussion”. He added, “I don’t think any of the old films have been talked about so much. First of all, I would like to congratulate 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 for the benefit of humanity. Congratulations to you.”
Jasbir Jassi praises Diljit Dosanjh’s courage in taking on the role
Jassi remarked that making a film like this takes a lot of courage. He went on to congratulate Diljit for taking up and playing this role. “It was an issue for the benefit of Punjab. It was an issue for the truth of Punjab. Because the people who speak the truth, the people who walk this path, it is their duty to speak the truth to the people. So congratulations to everyone.”
Jasbir Jassi criticizes those who speak against Punjab
He then shared, “People who used to speak against Punjab, are still speaking against Punjab. I would like to tell them that this is an issue you cannot speak against. Even if it is a hot topic, it is still controversial. This is a human issue. You see, this is a unique issue. When a person leaves his family for the service of humanity, leaves all his work, ignores his life, takes his life for the sake of humanity, Khalra was a hero of that time. I was thinking you don’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 Khalra did. And don’t be ashamed. You won’t be embarrassed, but you should have some respect. You should have some respect for humanity. So you talked about a great hero, Honey paaji.
Jasbir Jassi wonders why the film was banned
The singer said he is not sure why the film was banned. “Why was it banned? Why was it banned on the app? 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 for being on the side of Punjab, Honey Paaji, I thank you so much for being on the side of Punjab.”
Jasbir Jassi says people in the US are still talking about the film
Jasbir shared that he is currently in America and mentioned that wherever he goes, people keep bringing up the film. “Our Guru has taught us that we should stand by the truth. We should stand by the truth. We should stand for Punjab. Punjab is with the whole world. We should stand with Punjab.”In his caption, 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 true Punjabi courage to make movies and songs like this. whole team).
About ‘Satluj’
“Satluj” was removed from an OTT platform just a day after it was released. The film is a biographical 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 carried out by the Punjab police during the Punjab insurgency in the early 1990s.