Sonam Bajwa, a Punjabi actor, not only has one of the most recognisable names in the Punjabi cinema business, but she also has enormous popularity on social media. Sonam Bajwa, a Punjabi actor, is not only one of the most well-known faces in the Punjabi cinema business but also has enormous popularity on social media. This July, the performer, who has worked in the business for ten years, stated that she previously turned down a Bollywood movie because of a kissing scene.
Sonam revealed in an interview with Film Companion: “In Bollywood, I said no to a couple of things because I said, is Punjab going to be okay with it? Because we have that mentality that families should be okay, families should be watching. I was very scared to do a kissing scene in a film back then, because I thought how are people going to respond to it? How are these people who have made me who I am today, are they going to relate to it? Are they going to understand this is for the script? Is my family going to understand that this is for a film?”
She added that before turning down offers from Bollywood, she ought to have given the matter more attention. She added that she had discussed it with her parents a few years earlier and had been taken aback by their response. “It was a couple of years ago, I spoke to my mom and dad about it. They were like, ‘Yes, if it’s for a film, it’s fine’. And I was so shocked. Why did I not speak to them first? So many things we assume in our head. I was so shy to discuss this with my parents, and they were like, ‘Koi nahi, je film liya, koi chakkar ni (It’s for a film, there’s no problem)’,” she told Film Companion.
Godday Godday Chaa, Sonam’s most recent Punjabi movie, is presently playing in theatres. Tania, Gitaj Bindrakhia, and Gurjazz also appear in the movie.
