- By Swati Singh
- Fri, 05 Apr 2024 11:50 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Diljit Dosanjh is gearing up for the release of his upcoming highly-anticipated movie Chamkila, which is all set to make its debut on Netflix on April 12, 2024. The movie also stars Parineeti Chopra who will take on the role of late Punjabi singer Amar Singh Chamkila’s wife Amarjot. In a recent interview, the ‘Crew’ actor opened up about bond with his family. Born in the village of Dosanjh Kalan, Punjab, Diljit was sent away from his parents at the age of 11.
'I started becoming distant from my family'- Diljit Dosanjh
In a conversation with Ranveer Allahabadia, Dosanjh said, “I was eleven years old when I left my home and started living with my mamaji (maternal uncle). I came to the city leaving my village behind. I shifted to Ludhiana. He said ‘send him to the city with me’ and my parents said ‘yes, take him.’ My parents did not even ask me.”
Diljit further added, “I used to stay alone in a small room. I used to just go to school and come back, there wasn’t any TV. I had a lot of time. Also, we didn’t have mobile phones back then, even if I had to call home or receive a call from my parents, it cost us money. So I started becoming distant from my family.”
“I respect my mother a lot. My father is a very sweet person. He did not ask me anything. He did not even ask which school I studied. But my connection with them broke. Not just with them, with everyone,” he went on to state.
Earlier, talking about his film with PTI, the singer had said, “I had to unlearn things and start from zero. It’s a plus point in the life of an artist to do this. It’s tough to start from zero because you often get lost in your own personality and you feel this is who you are (but) the best thing about an actor’s job is that you get the opportunity to start from zero, and I look at this as an opportunity.”