Diljit Dosanjh wins Best Debut at 62nd Jio Filmfare Awards

Punjabi actor and singer Diljit Dosanjh won the Best Debut (Male) award for the controversial movie 'Udta Punjab' at the 62nd Jio Filmfare Awards.

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Diljit Dosanjh is a Punjabi and Hindi film actor, singer and television presenter. 

Diljit made a standout debut in the controversial movie Udta Punjab.

He handled the conflicts of his character with conviction and made a super strong statement to all Hindi viewers who were watching him for the first time.

The much-talked about film "Udta Punjab" by filmmaker Anurag Kashyap had some serious issues before being cleared by the censor board because of "excessive swearing".

Attended by most actors of the Bollywood fraternity, the iconic 62nd Jio Filmfare Awards was a star-studded event hosted by actor Shah Rukh Khan.

Sooraj Pancholi and Kriti Sanon presented the Filmfare Best Debut Awards Male and Female to Diljit Dosanjh for "Udta Punjab" and Ritika Singh for "Saala Khadoos" respectively.

Diljit sung 'Ikk kudi' after winning the award.
Alia Bhatt’s powerful performance in Udta Punjab got her Best Actor Female award.

“Photo khichna yaad hi nai reha, friends da video banande reh gaye,” Diljit innocently admits why he doesn’t have a single picture from his big day at the Filmfare.
Here is the complete list of the award winners -

Born in the village of Dosanjh Kalan, Jalandhar, Punjab today he is recognized as one of the leading artists in the Punjabi music industry.

His recent Punjabi track Lamborgini has crossed over a million hits on YouTube.
According to a Bollywood tabloid report, Diljit has signed a Bollywood movie ‘Kaneda’, which is directed by Navdeep Singh andproduced by the super star Anushka Sharma. ‘Kaneda is how some Punjabis pronounce ‘Canada.

The movie has Diljit Dosanjh, Anushka Sharma and Arjun Kapoor in the lead role roles.

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Published 16 January 2017 3:53pm
Updated 16 January 2017 4:11pm
By Preetinder Grewal

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