30 June 2025 : Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah has come forward to defend Diljit Dosanjh amid the controversy surrounding Sardaar Ji 3 and his collaboration with Pakistani actor Hania Aamir. He clarified that Diljit wasn’t responsible for the film’s casting, and expressed his disapproval of restricting personal interactions between India and Pakistan.
Naseeruddin Shah supports Diljit
On Monday, Naseeruddin took to social media to support Diljit amid the hate that he is getting for starring alongside Hania. He shared his views via a post on Facebook.
“I STAND FIRMLY WITH DILJIT. The dirty tricks deptt of Jumla Party has been awaiting a chance to attack him. They think they’ve got it at last. He was not responsible for the casting of the film, the director was,” Naseeruddin said.
The actor continued, “But no one knows who he is whereas Diljit is known the world over, and he agreed to the cast because his mind is not poisoned. What these goons want is to put an end to personal interaction between the people of India and Pakistan. I have close relatives and some dear friends there and no one can stop me from meeting them or sending them love whenever i feel like it”.
“And my response to those who will say “Go to Pakistan” is “GO TO KAILASA”,” he concluded.
Summary:
Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah has supported Diljit Dosanjh over backlash for casting Pakistani star Hania Aamir in Sardaar Ji 3, blaming political manipulation and telling critics to “go to Kailasa.”