In a recent conversation with Times Now, Mika said he was proud of Diljit’s success but was confused by what he sees as a lack of promotion for some of his Hindi films, including Border 2 . Mika Singh has praised Diljit Dosanjh for taking Punjabi music to a global audience, but he also has one question for the singer-actor: why does he not promote his Bollywood films more?
And Main Vaapas Aaunga was also released, but he didn’t put up any post. The singer-actor will now be bringing his Aura stadium tour to India and has announced multiple cities as the tour stops. He didn’t even thank Sunny paaji one percent. I have never seen Diljit say, ‘It is a big thing that my film with Sunny Deol is coming. When the film came out, and even afterwards, I didn’t see him post about it. He made only one post about his film in which there was a Pakistani artist,” Mika added. Diljit Dosanjh was last seen in Imtiaz Ali’s Main Vaapas Aaunga.
“I could be wrong, but I feel that when Border 2 came out, Diljit paaji did not promote it even one per cent. He never spoke about Border 2. The film released in June 2026, in which co-starred alongside actors like Naseeruddin Shah, Rajat Kapoor, Sharvari and Vedang Raina.
Diljit could have spoken more about the film and his experience of working with Sunny Deol, according to Mika.
Mika also spoke about Diljit’s Sardaar Ji 3 , which starred Hania Aamir alongside Diljit and Neeru Bajwa. What’s more shocking is that a fake singer, after doing 10 shows in India with thousands of fans buying tickets, has now disappeared — leaving fans betrayed and helpless.” Mika was asked if he felt jealous of Diljit’s success. Mika dismissed any suggestion of jealousy, saying he was proud of Diljit and his achievements. He credited Diljit with carrying forward the legacy of Daler Mehndi as a turbaned Punjabi singer who has made a strong mark in the music industry. “The only one he posted was about his film with the Pakistani heroine ( Hania Aamir ). Neeru Bajwa is also in that film, but there was no mention of Neeru Bajwa. Despite his recent comments about Diljit Dosanjh’s film promotions, Mika made it clear that his remarks do not take away from the support he has shown the singer over the years. He recalled standing by Diljit when he faced backlash from Khalistani groups, publicly defending him at a time when he was being targeted. The singer went on to add, “There was a film featuring Fawad Khan and Vaani Kapoor that many of us opposed, and yet, some still don’t seem to get the message.
He said there was no reason for him to feel that way and instead spoke about how proud he was to see another Punjabi singer make it big. I feel you should promote everything,” he said.
He also looked back at their equation from the early days of Diljit’s career. He recalled Diljit visiting him and the two sharing butter chicken, adding with a laugh that the singer has since turned vegetarian. Because he was proud of the way Diljit had taken Punjabi music to a wider audience, he maintained that he had supported the singer.
Mika pointed out that Diljit had always represented Punjabi music on a global stage and said he did not deserve the criticism he was facing.
