{"id":1415,"date":"2016-02-20T10:54:59","date_gmt":"2016-02-20T10:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.southasiantimes.com.au\/?p=1415"},"modified":"2016-02-20T10:54:59","modified_gmt":"2016-02-20T10:54:59","slug":"sydney-indian-superstar-diljit-dosanjh-films-scenes-in-macarthur-region-for-mega-punjabi-film-the-return-of-sardaarji","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southasiantimes.com.au\/?p=1415","title":{"rendered":"Sydney: Indian superstar Diljit Dosanjh films scenes in Macarthur region for mega Punjabi film \u2014 The Return of Sardaarji"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/southasiantimes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/super-star.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1416\" src=\"http:\/\/southasiantimes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/super-star-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"super star\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/southasiantimes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/super-star-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/southasiantimes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/super-star-200x113.jpg 200w, http:\/\/southasiantimes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/super-star.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>WHILE Indian fans have travelled for miles to catch a glimpse of superstar Diljit Dosanjh during his Australian visit, the celebrity actor\u2019s trips to the Macarthur region last week barely caused a stir.<\/p>\n<p>The film actor, pop singer and TV presenter, who has more Facebook followers than Brad Pitt and Leonardo Di Caprio combined, is little known in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Dosanjh, a superstar of the Punjabi film industry, was filming scenes for <i>The Return of Sardaarji<\/i> \u2014 the sequel to the smash-hit movie <i>Sardaarji<\/i>, the biggest Punjabi film in history.<\/p>\n<p>It collected US$4.1 million in its first week in Punjabi cinemas in June last year.<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old is also recognised as one of the biggest artists in the Punjabi music industry.<\/p>\n<p>He has 3.9 million likes on Facebook, 886,0000 followers on Instagram, and 373,000 followers on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Director Rohit Jugraj said the sequel was shot in Australia to promote bonding between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe chose Australia because I love the outback, I love the whole feel of the sun and the sand, and the story demands it,\u201d Jugraj said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGledswood Homestead has this old-world Australian charm to it so we staged a wedding scene there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope other film producers and directors see the scene as I truly believe Australia has not been explored. \u201cI\u2019m sure Hollywood comes here but I hope Bollywood soon follows.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The romantic-comedy will hit screens in June.<\/p>\n<p>Source: Daily Telegraph<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHILE Indian fans have travelled for miles to catch a glimpse of superstar Diljit 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