India, June 28 -- Imtiaz Ali has defended Diljit Dosanjh in the face of mounting criticism over the casting of Pakistani actor Hania Aamir in Sardaar Ji 3. The Federation of Western India Cinema Employees (FWICE) is criticising the actor-singer for co-starring with her. In light of this feedback, the film's producers have opted to release it exclusively internationally rather than in India.

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The director of Netflix's Amar Singh Chamkila (starring Dosanjh), Ali, discussed the matter in an interview with NDTV. He chose not to go into detail about the situation, but he did praise Dosanjh's honesty and patriotism.

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