1. Diljit Dosanjh was born on 6 January 1984 and is an Indian singer, actor and film producer who works in Punjabi and Hindi cinema.
38 Facts About Diljit Dosanjh
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Diljit Dosanjh has been featured in various music charts, including the Canadian Albums Chart, the UK Asian chart by Official Charts Company and the New Zealand Hot Singles.
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Diljit Dosanjh had a cameo in the Punjabi movie Mel Karade Rabba in 2010 and began to pursue acting, debuting as a leading actor in the Punjabi movie The Lion of Punjab in 2011.
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Diljit Dosanjh made his Bollywood debut in 2016 with the crime thriller Udta Punjab, for which he earned the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut, in addition to a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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Diljit Dosanjh has appeared as a judge in three seasons of the reality show Rising Star.
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In 2024, Diljit Dosanjh started global concert tour named as Dil Luminati.
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Diljit Dosanjh was born on 6 January 1984 to a Jat Sikh family in the village of Dosanjh Kalan in Phillaur tehsil, Jalandhar district, Punjab, India.
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Diljit Dosanjh's father, Balbir Singh, is a former employee of Punjab Roadways and his mother, Sukhwinder Kaur, is a homemaker.
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Diljit Dosanjh has two siblings, one elder sister and one younger brother.
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Diljit Dosanjh released his first album Ishq Da Uda Ada in 2003 with Finetone Cassettes, a division of T-Series.
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Diljit Dosanjh gave his next song in 2010 for Mel Karade Rabba: Original Soundtrack.
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Diljit Dosanjh gave vocals to six of the twelve tracks in the film's soundtrack.
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Diljit Dosanjh continued his collaboration with Honey Singh in 2012 and released a single titled "Goliyan" which was released as a part of the latter's album International Villager.
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Diljit Dosanjh next sang for the soundtrack of the Bollywood film Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya, released in January 2012, in a single called "Pee Pa Pee Pa" that featured Priya Panchal.
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Diljit Dosanjh acted in that music video in the film.
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Dosanjh Diljit won the PTC Punjabi Film Award for Best Actor for the film.
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Diljit Dosanjh gave vocals to five of the seven songs in the soundtrack of the film.
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Diljit Dosanjh sang for two songs in the film's soundtrack, which was composed by Jaidev Kumar.
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Diljit Dosanjh made a guest appearance in the April 2013 Punjabi film Bikkar Bai Sentimental with his track "Main Fan Bhagat Singh Da".
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Diljit Dosanjh gave vocals for the track "Main Taan Aidaan Hi Nachna" from the soundtrack of the Bollywood film Yamla Pagla Deewana 2, which was released in June 2013.
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Diljit Dosanjh is only the first south Asian artist who visited the US headquarters of Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram on the same day.
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In 2015, the Most Sensational Celebrities study among most famous people in Pollywood, the riskiest personalities on the web, Diljit Dosanjh was found number one from number five in 2014 thus leaving behind Mika Singh, Gippy Grewal and Harbhajan Mann.
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Diljit Dosanjh next starred in the crime drama Udta Punjab, his first Hindi film.
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In 2017, Diljit Dosanjh starred in Phillauri, alongside Anushka Sharma and Suraj Sharma.
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In 2018, a film based on World War I, titled Sajjan Singh Rangroot was released in which Diljit Dosanjh played the titular character.
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In 2021, Diljit Dosanjh released his twelfth album "Moonchild Era", which was penned by Raj Ranjodh and Arjan Dhillon.
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In 2024, Diljit Dosanjh played Punjabi singer Amar Singh Chamkila opposite Parineeti Chopra in Imtiaz Ali film Amar Singh Chamkila, that released on Netflix.
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Diljit Dosanjh performed two songs, "Born to Shine" and "GOAT" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in June 2024.
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Diljit Dosanjh sang the promotional song "Bhairava Anthem" where he shared screen with Prabhas for the Telugu sci-fi film Kalki 2898 AD.
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Diljit Dosanjh will reunite with director Anurag Singh for Border 2, the sequel to Border.
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Diljit Dosanjh grew up learning music from Gobinder Singh Alampuri and Kartar Singh, and his initial work reflected their style.
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Diljit Dosanjh's goal is to make a Punjabi song that becomes a worldwide hit like Korean single Gangnam Style.
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Diljit Dosanjh was ranked in The Times of Indias Most Desirable Men at No 9 in 2016, at No 13 in 2017, at No 20 in 2018, at No 16 in 2019, at No 14 in 2020.
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Diljit Dosanjh was ranked in the Chandigarh Times Most Desirable Men at No 2 in 2018, at No 1 in 2019, at No 2 in 2020.
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Diljit Dosanjh was appointed the brand ambassador of Season 4 of the Star Sports Pro Kabbadi along with Rana Daggubati and Puneeth Rajkumar.
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Diljit Dosanjh sang and performed the Pro Kabbadi League theme song "Asli Panga", produced by Yo Yo Honey Singh.
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Diljit Dosanjh started an NGO called Saanjh Foundation focusing on underprivileged children and seniors, contributing to orphanages and old age homes.
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Diljit Dosanjh launched this organisation on his birthday in 2013.