Diljit Dosanjh wraps up biopic on Jaswant Singh Khalra

Punjabi singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh has wrapped up the shoot of the biopic of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra.

Dosanjh shared the news on Instagram, describing the role as the toughest and most challenging of his career.

He added that the wrap of the film had been an emotional moment for him and expressed gratitude to producer and casting director Honey Trehan.

Following the anti-Sikh pogrom of 1984, countless Sikh youths had started to disappear. Khalra investigated these disappearances and worked on the cremation of unidentified bodies of men killed in fake encounters.

However, in 1995, Khalra disappeared. It later emerged that he had been murdered. Six policemen were convicted of his killing. Khalra’s work was pivotal in bringing to light the state-sponsored killing of innocent youths in Punjab.

Diljit Dosanjh to star in human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra's biopic

Earlier, in March, Dosanjh had shared a post written by Khalra’s wife, Paramjit Kaur Khalra, which stated that the family had given permission to Dosanjh and Honey Trehan to make the film on Jaswant Singh's life. She laid out her reasons for giving them the rights while outlining the conditions under which they had agreed to make the film.

The release date and other details of the film are yet to be revealed.