Gippy Grewal Opens Up On Punjabi Musicians Living Under Threat: 'Inn Cheezo Ko Taal Nahi Sakte'

Gippy Grewal recently opened up about Punjabi singers being the constant target of criminal gangs. He was speaking in the context of Imtiaz Ali’s recently released movie Amar Singh Chamkila and Sidhu Moosewala, who was shot dead in May 2022 in Mansa, Punjab. The Carry on Jatta actor mentioned that every profession has its pros and cons and added that such incidents do not scare him.

“Dar bilkul nahin lagta (I am not scared). Every profession has pluses and minuses. You can meet with an accident or anything can happen to anyone in any field,” Gippy told India.com.

The 41-year-old singer-actor added that their primary job is to create music and therefore, come what may, they will continue to do so. “Jo cheezen ho rahi hain aap unhe taal nahin sakte, but you can be cautious (You can’t stop these things but you will have to take precautions). Hum isi cheez ke liye paida huye hain, hum yahi karengi, hum kahin aur bhi chale jate thai to phir wapas aa jate hain. Jahan aapka dil hai, wahi kaam karna chahiye (We are born to make music and we will continue to make music despite the fear and uncertainties. Even if we leave the field, we will come back. We should follow our hearts),” he added.

In 2018, Gippy Grewal also received extortion threats from the gangster Dilpreet Dhahan. In April of the same year, Dilpreet also took the responsibility of an attack on popular Punjabi singer Parmish Verma. While several shots were fired at the ‘Gaal Ni Kadni’ singer, one bullet had also hit his leg.

It should be noted that it is Imtiaz Ali’s Amar Singh Chamkila which has once again increased everyone’s interest and curiosity in knowing the details of the Punjabi singer and his wife, Amarjot’s horrific murder in 1988. Imtiaz’s film Diljit Dosanjh and Parineeti Chopra in the lead and has received an overwhelming response from the audience. It is currently streaming on Netflix.

During the interaction, Gippy also praised the movie and said, “They made the right choice by casting Diljit. If they had not cast him, we would have not been able to connect with the film. Before anyone else, the film was made for the Punjabi audience.”