Diljit Dosanjh will not be doing traditional promotional rounds for his upcoming release Main Vaapas Aaunga, continuing a pattern that has become something of a trademark for the Punjabi superstar. According to a source close to the actor, the decision is deliberate and consistent with how he handled his last major Bollywood outing.
“Diljit Dosanjh has taken the decision to not promote his latest release Main Vaapas Aaunga. This is in line with his stance of not promoting Border 2 as well. It’s not that he has a problem with film promotions, but he doesn’t want to be exposed to the rigmarole of media queries and unnecessary controversies. He’s very excited for the release of Imtiaz Ali’s Main Vaapas Aaunga, but he doesn’t want to adopt the run-of-the-mill approach to making noise about this movie,” the source revealed.
The decision will raise eyebrows but will surprise few who have followed Dosanjh’s career closely. It was only in April that the singer-actor sat alongside director Imtiaz Ali, composer AR Rahman and lyricist Irshad Kamil to tease the film’s music, a rare and carefully curated public appearance that pointedly came after he had stayed away from the Border 2 press circuit altogether. The war drama, which starred Sunny Deol and Suniel Shetty, was already dogged by industry controversy surrounding Dosanjh, making his absence from its promotional tour the path of least resistance.
That controversy stemmed from the backlash over Sardaar Ji 3, in which Dosanjh had cast Pakistani actress Hania Aamir. Released internationally in June 2025 and withheld from Indian cinemas, the film triggered boycott calls from film bodies including the FWICE and AICWA, and briefly saw aspersions being cast around Dosanjh involvement with Border 2, before it was made official that he was slated to complete his portion of the shoot.
For Main Vaapas Aaunga, however, the calculus is different. The Partition-era romantic drama, Dosanjh’s second collaboration with Imtiaz Ali after the acclaimed Amar Singh Chamkila, arrives with none of that political baggage. Instead, our source suggests Diljit has developed a broader aversion to the media circuit itself, wary of being pulled into controversies that have little to do with the work on screen.
It is a philosophy increasingly shared by top-tier global artists who let the art speak for itself. Whether Bollywood’s promotional machine built on chat shows, airport photo ops and reality TV appearances, is ready to accept that calculus remains another question entirely. But out in the West, where Diljit frequently collabs and talks about his music and career, this restrained approach has become somewhat of a trend.
Main Vaapas Aaunga also features Sharvari, Vedang Raina and Naseeruddin Shah with music by Rahman. It will release in cinemas on June 12, 2026.
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