Harshvardhan Kapoor feels it is wrong to consider Diljit Dosanjh a debutant

Harshvardhan Kapoor made his much talked about acting debut last year with Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Mirzya, along with Saiyami Kher. The film failed to click at the box-office, but the actor did receive some praise for his act in his first film. 

This also made sure that he won two awards for Best Debutant this year. However, he didn’t take away the trophy in the same category in the recently concluded Filmfare Awards. The award went to Diljit Dosanjh for Udta Punjab.

This apparently hasn’t gone down well with Kapoor. The actor shared his feelings during an interview with a daily. He said that only first timers should be considered debutants. In the case of Dosanjh, he has already acted in a number of Punjabi films, which, according to him, doesn’t make him a debutant. 

He said, “Although I picked up two debutant awards earlier, I was really looking forward to winning the black lady. But I guess every awards event has its own parameters. I’ll be honest, though. I think a debutant award is meant for someone working on his first film. It shouldn’t go to an actor who has worked in several films in another industry or language.”

He stressed on his point further by giving the example of Hollywood superstar, Leonardo DiCaprio. “For instance, if Leonardo DiCaprio works in a Hindi film, is he making an acting debut? He has already worked in so many Hollywood films,” he added. 

It will be interesting to see if Dosanjh reacts to Kapoor's comments.