Best known for the popular track ‘Dil Le Gayee’, singer: Jasbir Jassi added his support to: Diljit Dosanjh and the makers of ‘Satluj’, praised 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 that bringing Khalra’s story to the screen required a lot of courage, adding that “sometimes people are afraid of the truth,” and urged people to stand up for truth and humanity.
Jasbir Jassi congratulated Honey Trehan to choose a 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 have 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 discussed so much. First of all, I want to congratulate Honey Trehan. Paaji, you have chosen this subject, the subject of Khalra Sahib, and have chosen a subject for the good of Punjab. You have chosen a topic for the benefit of humanity. Congratulations to you.”
Jasbir Jassi praised Diljit Dosanjh’s courage in taking up the role
Jassi said that making a film like this takes a lot of courage. He congratulated Diljit for portraying this role. “This is a topic for the welfare of Punjab. This is a topic for the truth of Punjab. Because the people who speak the truth, the people who walk that path, it is their duty to speak the truth in front of the people. So, congratulations to all.”
Jasbir Jassi criticized those who spoke against Punjab
He then shared, “People who used to speak against Punjab, they are still speaking against Punjab. I want to tell them that this is a topic you cannot speak against. Even though it is a hot topic, it is still controversial. This is a human subject. You see, this is a wonderful topic. When a person leaves his family for the service of humanity, abandons all his work, ignores his life, takes his life for humanity, Khalra is a hero of that time. I thought you didn’t want to talk about Punjabi films. But now you don’t want to talk about them. This is too much. You want to do more than Khalra does. And you are not shy. You should not be shy, but you should have respect. You must have respect for people. So, you are talking about a great hero, Honey paaji.”
Jasbir Jassi asked why the film was banned
The singer mentioned that he is not sure why the film was banned. “Why is it banned? Why is it banned in 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, standing with Punjab, Honey Paaji, I appreciate you so much that you stand with Punjab.”
Jasbir Jassi said that people in America keep talking about the film
Jasbir shared that he is currently in America, and mentioned that wherever he goes, people keep bringing the film. “Our Guru taught us that we should stand with truth. We should stand with truth. We should stand for Punjab. Punjab stands 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 films and songs like this. Kudos to Honey Trehan bhaji, Diljit Dosanjh veer, and the entire team.)”
About ‘Satluj’
‘Satluj’ was pulled from an OTT platform just a day after its release. The film is a biographical drama directed by Honey Trehan, based on the life of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra. It stars Diljit alongside Arjun Rampal, Kanwaljit Singh, Suvinder Vicky and: Geetika Vidya Ohlyan. The film shows how Khalra investigates the disappearances and killings carried out by the Punjab Police during the Punjab insurgency in the early 1990s.
