New Delhi:
Portuguese aa happy hey. Diljit Dosanjh’s India tour has caused quite a frenzy, with pre-sale tickets selling out in just two minutes across 10 locations (including Delhi, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Pune, Kolkata, Bangalore, Indore, Chandigarh and Guwahati) and general tickets selling out in a record 30 seconds. However, fans in Mumbai were left disappointed as the city was not on the schedule. But it looks like Diljit Dosanjh’s Mumbai fans might also get their Born to shine moment. In an exclusive chat with NDTV’s Hardika Gupta, Janamjai Sehgal, Business Head, Saregama India Ltd. and the brain behind the tour, revealed whether a Mumbai show could still be on the cards.
He said, “We have been receiving a lot of requests and demands from Mumbai and as a team, we are inclined towards adding the city to the tour. We haven’t taken a final decision yet, but there is a strong possibility that we will. The only hesitation is that Diljit performed there recently and initially, we thought that since he had already done a show, we could skip it. However, that wasn’t his own show. So, now, we are reconsidering. We are working on the logistics and given the huge demand and love for Mumbai, we should be able to add it.”
When asked about the estimated dates and whether the show will happen after the last show in Guwahati, Janamjai said, “We can’t answer that yet. Our aim is to add Mumbai somewhere in between the other shows. The challenge is that we are doing back-to-back shows and don’t have many dates open. Also, we are doing shows in the Middle East as well, so that will be a factor in our decision-making process.”
He added, “As Diljit Paaji always says, ‘Selling tickets is just 1% of the job done. The other 99% is delivering the experience to the audience.’ Putting on shows in India, where there is very limited infrastructure, is 10-20 times more difficult than in other countries.”
Diljit Dosanjh’s India tour will kick off on October 26 with performances scheduled in multiple cities including Delhi NCR, Chandigarh, Guwahati, Pune, Indore, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Lucknow, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad.