Diljit Dosanjh's cryptic post amid backlash over casting Hania Aamir sends fans into speculation spiral: 'Censored before release?'

Diljit Dosanjh is facing a massive backlash online over his collaboration with Pakistani actress Hania Aamir for his upcoming film Sardaar Ji 3. Following the uproar on social media, the singer and actor shared a cryptic post on his Instagram on Monday that read, "Censored before release?". The message has once sparked discussions.?

The 41-year-old singer, on Monday, took to his social media to share a cryptic post about censoring a project even before its release.?

The post refers to his long-delayed film Punjab 95, and this post comes amid the controversy of his working with Hania Aamir following the tensions between India and Pakistan after the recent Pahalgam terrorist attack and Operation Sindoor.?

Diljit Dosanjh's cryptic post amid Hania Aamir controversy?

According to HT, on Monday, Diljit re-shared a cryptic post referring to his previous film, Punjab 95, which was banned before its release. Punjab 95 is based on the life of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, and it tells the story of the extra-judicial killings of Sikh men in the late 1990s.?

The post is significant because it recounts filmmaker Sunayana Suresh’s experience of watching the movie and sharing how the director and Diljit are standing by the film and not agreeing to the 127 cuts suggested by the CBFC, which led to strong objections.?

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Despite the backlash over his collaboration with Hania Aamir, Diljit Dosanjh continues to promote Sardaar Ji 3 on a global scale. While the latest Instagram story by Diljit has brought film back into conversation once again, with many wondering if he was hinting at the ongoing censorship battle.?

Netizens and fans react to Diljit Dosanjh's cryptic post

As soon as the post surfaced on social media, it quickly went viral. Amid this, a Reddit thread sparked a major discussion, and the title read, "Diljit shares a post regarding the censoring of Punjab 95."

One user said, "My theory is that casting Hania in Sardaarji 3 is a big slam to the Indian government, as he wasn’t allowed to release Panjab 95."

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While another wrote, "I kinda agree, they did all they could to get the movie released. Asked for certification in India but govt suggested 127 cuts, decided to release it only outside India but the govt then put pressure on the producer, he even met with the PM but all of it for nothing. A movie made with so much effort and courage, can't be released for audiences. The part that I don't agree with is that he casted her as a FU to govt, but that he's releasing it as a FU to govt"

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"Fr. Diljit didn’t even need to make Sardaarji 3, let alone be the producer for it. No one asked for it. Especially with how Jatt & Juliet 3 turned out to be shit," another user added.?

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About Diljit Dosanjh's recent controversy on Sardaarji 3?

On Sunday, Diljit shared the film's trailer on Instagram, revealing Hania Aamir's role in the movie. According to the trailer, Hania joins Diljit's character as a ghost hunter assigned to expel a spirit from a mansion in the UK.

Since the time the trailer was posted by the singer, there's a growing outrage on social media, with many criticising the decision to cast a Pakistani actor during such a sensitive period.