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✓ Verified source: The Indian Express · 13:13 IST · Friday, 10 July 2026

Diljit Dosanjh Sidesteps US Citizenship Question With a Green Card Joke

Diljit Dosanjh Sidesteps US Citizenship Question With a Green Card Joke
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Key facts

  • Diljit Dosanjh declined to confirm or deny seeking US citizenship
  • Made a Green Card joke when asked directly
  • His global profile has grown sharply through international concert tours

Diljit Dosanjh, the Punjabi singer-actor who has become one of India's most prominent global crossover stars, brushed off questions about his US citizenship status with characteristic wit, quipping about a Green Card and declining to say anything definitive: 'I'm not saying anything.'

The question has gained currency given Diljit's increasingly international lifestyle. He has spent considerable time in the United States in recent years, performing sold-out concert tours that have taken him to arenas across North America and establishing a profile that rivals his Bollywood peers in terms of cultural reach, if not box-office dominance.

For his enormous fanbase in India and across the Punjabi diaspora, Diljit represents something more than entertainment — he is seen as a cultural touchstone, someone who has carried the spirit of Punjab to global stages while maintaining his roots in the language, music and sensibility of home. The citizenship question, therefore, is not merely biographical curiosity but touches on identity and belonging in a way that few other celebrity questions do.

Diljit's evasive but humorous response is consistent with his public persona — self-aware, never fully revealing, and always leaving his audience wanting more. Whether the Green Card joke was a genuine hint or simply a deflection, it has generated exactly the kind of conversation the star seems content to let run.

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