Diljit Dosanjh's manager dismisses claims of non-payment of dues by dancers during Dil-Luminati tour
Diljit Dosanjh
Diljit Dosanjh's manager recently addressedthe allegations of non-payment of dues to background dancers levelled byLos Angeles-based choreographers and dance institute owners Rajat Batta and Manpreet Toor.Their Instagram post claims that the background dancers who performed during the Punjabi singer's Dil-Luminati tour were not paid for the gig and were not part of the production budget.
Diljit's manager Sonali strongly denied the claims in a statement shared with New18 and revealed that she has "never contacted Rajat Batta or Manpreet Toor who are presenting false narratives on social media. Rajat and Manpreet were not part of the Dil-Luminati Tour in any way".
"The official choreographers for the Diluminati Tour are Balwinder Singh, Preet Chahal, Divya and Parth (Vancouver). Anyone not involved in the tour should stop spreading misinformation. Love & regards," Sonali added.
Rajat's Friday post read, "While we as a Desi Dance Community are really proud of a Desi Artist breaking glass ceilings and doing sold-out tours across North America. I still feel deeply disappointed that Desi Dancers are still undervalued as an industry. All of the Desi Dancers in Diljit's Dil-Luminati Tour were not paid, and just expected to perform for free."
He further added, "It's really disappointing to see an artist of this calibre cut corners by stepping on the throats of Desi Dancer industry and continue to attribute to that culture."
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Manpreet also shared a statement on Instagram, claiming that she had received several messages from the dancers who were “not fairly compensated” for the Dil-lumati gig.
Her post read, "My loyalty lies with the dance community. Though I personally have no connection to the "Dil-Luminati Tour", I have received many messages about people not being fairly compensated, not only for the preparation for their performances, but even for expenses incurred to take part in the tour. I feel it is my responsibility to speak on behalf of my fellow dancers because I have a platform and their voices deserve to be heard."