Dijlit Dosanjh accused of not paying artists during Dil-Lumanti tour

Indian actor-cum-singer Diljit Dosanjh recently conducted the Dil-Luminati tour. It covered international locations such as Vancouver and Los Angeles. Diljit has now become embroiled in a controversy as choreographer Rajat Batta has accused him of non-payment. “While we as a Desi Dance Community are really proud of a Desi Artist breaking glass ceilings and doing sold out tours across North America... I still feel deeply disappointed that Desi Dancers are still undervalued as an industry. All of the Desi Dancers in Diljit's Dil-Luminati Tour were not paid, and just expected to perform for free,” Rajat mentioned in a post on the social media website Instagram. 

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Rajat is based out of the Los Angeles city in the United States of America (USA). Whether or not there was a violation of a contract does not seem clear from Rajat’s post. “Desi Dance as an industry has become a lifeblood for artists and plays a significant part in the entire ecosystem of the industry... while its choreography, stage performances, music videos, reels, to even promoting songs... It's an essential part of production and it's really disappointing to see an artist of this calibre cut corners by stepping on the throats of Desi Dancer industry and continue to contribute to that culture. Diljit, we are very happy for your success, but your dancers should have been paid and been a part of the production budget,” Rajat’s post added. 

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