Diljit Dosanjh says didn't have money to watch Border in theatre as a kid, recalls waiting for it to premiere on TV 

Diljit Dosanjh in Border 2

• Diljit Dosanjh recalls watching Border on TV due to lack of money for theatres
• Diljit feels blessed to play Flying Officer Sekhon in Border 2
• Border 2 released on Jan 23, 2026, earning 196 crore at the box office

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Singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh, who has been praised for his performance in the superhit movie Border 2, recalled the time when his parents had no money that they could watch Border in theatres.

He shared a video on his Instagram story where he is heard saying that his parents didn't have money to take them to a nearby theatre then in 1997. During the course of the interview, he admits that he watched the movie later on TV several times.

He also expressed gratitude for being offered a role in the second installment , Border 2, almost 29 years later.

Diljit said in the video uploaded on his Instagram story: "Shor bahut tha ki Border aayi hai, matlab poore desh mein shor tha ki Border aayi hai. Tab gharwaale aise theatre mein jaane bhi nahi dete the. Humaare paas koi aise paise bhi nahi the ki hum theatre mein dekhein. Maine phir TV par dekhi thi jab Border aayi thi. Toh hum wait hi kar rahe the — kab aayegi aur kab dekhenge (There was a lot of when Border released initially, across the entire country. In those days, our family didn’t even allow us to go to theatres. We also didn’t have the money to watch movies in theatres. I watched Border on TV when it aired. We were waiting for it, when it would come on television and when we would finally get to watch it on TV)."

Diljit wrote in the caption: "BORDER 2 in Cinemas...Thank You Guys.. I Feel Blessed to Play Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon’s Character...(sic)." A fan commented, "You did very well...(heart, heart-shaped-eye and fire emojis) (sic)." Another fan wrote, "Nobody could’ve played this legend with so much grace and poweryou made us feel every single emotion...(sic)."

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Apart from Diljit, Border 2 the movie see Sunny Deol reprise his role from Border. They are joined by Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan, Ahan Shetty, Mona Singh, Medha Rana, Sonam Bajwa, Anya Singh and others.

The movie was released in theatres on January 23, 2026 and since then it has earned a whopping 196 crore.