Border 2 is all set to hit theatres on January 23, 2026. After a long wait of almost three decades, fans are thrilled to watch Sunny Deol take the Border baton ahead. But what has also caught attention
is the onscreen pairing of Diljit Dosanjh and Sonam Bajwa. This is the first time that they’ll be sharing screen space in a Bollywood film. Prior to this, this successful duo has delivered massive hits in the Punjabi film industry with Punjab 1984, Super Singh, Sardaar Ji 2 and Honsla Rakh.
Speaking exclusively to News18 Showsha, Sonam states that nothing has changed about Diljit in all these 12 years of knowing him. “Despite witnessing global stardom, he remains the same man. It’s really amazing. His journey is so inspiring. I learn so much from him. His love for music is incredible. He breathes music. Much like anybody else, I’m so proud of his journey. I wish nothing but the best for him,” says the Housefull 5 and Baaghi 4 actor.
“I’m so happy that even till date whenever we meet or work together, he has never made any one of us feel that he’s a global sensation. He’s still so grounded and still very, very funny. There’s a scene in Border 2… We didn’t interact much before filming it but while shooting for it, we ended up laughing so much. He told me, ‘Come on Sonam! Because of you, we can’t do more takes!’ Diljit makes everyone around him happy,” she adds.
But it did take time for these two introverts to break the ice. “We didn’t interact much during our first film, Punjab 1984. We broke the ice while shooting for our second film together, Super Singh. It was a romantic comedy and he was playing a superhero in it. We had a lot of banter in the film. We would improvise a lot on set. We went on to do three-four films. We also shot for a few songs. There’s that comfort now,” she recalls.
So, what are her memories of Diljit from Punjab 1984? “The film was directed by Anurag Singh, the same director who has also made Border 2. It was a serious film and the atmosphere on set was also serious. But I remember that Anurag was giving us the brief for a scene in the van. But Diljit lightened up the situation. He didn’t intend to be funny. It’s just that he’s innately humorous and endearing,” says Sonam, whose Punjabi film Godday Godday Chaa won the National Award this year.
What she also appreciates about Diljit is how despite being the funny guy, he’s rather a sincere artist. “The last film that we did before Border 2 was Honsla Rakh. It was a lot of fun. Like me, he also takes some time to open up and by the third or fourth film, he was okay. He has a great sense of humour. But he’s also a thorough professional. Every time we work together on a scene, it turns out to be outstanding because he’s a fantastic actor,” she states.
