New Delhi, June 30 -- Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah has defended Punjabi singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh amid controversy over collaboration with Pakistani actress Hania Aamir in his movie Sardaar Ji 3.

In a Facebook post, Shah called out those attacking Dosanjh and said, "The dirty tricks department of Jumla Party has been awaiting a chance to attack him. They think they've got it at last."

The veteran actor also highlighted that Diljit Dosanjh was in no way "responsible for the casting of the film, the director was". "But no one knows who he is, whereas Diljit is known the world over," he said.

Naseeruddin Shah also said that Diljit Dosanjh only agreed to the cast because "his mind is not poisoned".

The actor claimed that "these goons"...