Diljit Dosanjh previously starred in Punjab 1984, a Punjabi-language film about the aftermath of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
Netflix unveiled the first trailer for director Ali Abbas Zafar’s upcoming drama on Tuesday. Jogi, set during the 1984 Delhi riots and starring Diljit Dosanjh in the title role. The film tells the story of three friends who struggle to survive during three tumultuous days of violence.
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The trailer opens with Jogi having breakfast with his family, seemingly during the calm before the storm. But as gunshots ring out in their neighborhood, which is soon overrun by violent mobs, the protagonist tries to flee the city with his family and get to Punjab, which is the safest place they can stay. to find.
We see street maps ravaged by riots and the mass exodus of Sikhs trying to find safety. The trailer suggests the exodus was “the biggest human heist” ever seen. The trailer also projects Jogi as a kind of savior figure.
The 1984 anti-Sikh riots were fueled by the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards and resulted in the deaths of thousands of Sikhs across the country, but mainly in the capital. The riots have previously been depicted on film in Punjab 1984 in 2014, also starring Diljit, and October 31, starring Vir Das.
This is Zafar’s second major streaming project, after the controversial Amazon Prime Video series Tandav, with Saif Ali Khan. Jogi reunites the filmmaker with Tandav actor Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub. The film also stars Kumud Mishra, Hiten Tejwani, Amyra Dastur and Paresh Pahuja. Jogi will be released on Netflix on September 16.
Primarily a singer, perhaps Diljit’s most popular Hindi films are Udta Punjab and Good Newwz. He was last seen in the Punjabi-language comedy Honsla Rakh.
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