US Secretary Antony Blinken praises Diljit Dosanjh; know how, see singer’s reaction
Shoutout to Diljit Dosanjh: Seems like singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh has found a fan in US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
While addressing the US State Department with Vice President Kamala Harris hosted Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a luncheon, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken highlighted how India is part of their daily lives. And guess what? Blinken spoke about the love that America has for Diljit.
The top US leader also mentioned Jhumpa Lahiri' novels, samosas, and Mindy Kaling's comedy.
While addressing, Blinken said, "India is a part of our daily lives, here in the US, India is part of our daily lives. We enjoy our Jhumpa Lahiri's novels over samosas. We laugh at the comedies of Mindy Kaling. We dance to the beats of Diljit at Coachella. And yes Mr. Prime Minister I can say this from personal experience, we keep ourselves more or less fit and healthy doing yoga. The United States is endlessly enriched by our thriving Indian diaspora. Doctors, teachers, engineers, business-leaders, public servants almost all of them were at White House lawns yesterday to greet you."
Touched by Blinken’s shoutout, Diljit Dosanjh shared a clip of Blinken's address on his Instagram handle.
Notably, Diljit made every Indian proud by becoming the first Punjabi singer to perform at Coachella in the month of April.
Coachella is an annual music festival in Indio, Coachella Valley, California to exhibit top-class performers from all over the globe.
As the professional front, Diljit Dosanjh is all set to come up with Netflix's film 'Chamkila', which is helmed by Imtiaz Ali.
The film presents the untold true story of Punjab's original rockstar of the masses, Amar Singh Chamkila who emerged from the shadows of poverty and rose to the heights of popularity in the 80s due to the sheer power of his music, angering many on the way, which led to his assassination at a young age of 27.
Parineeti Chopra is also a part of 'Chamkila'.
- With inputs from agencies
