Diljit Dosanjh's manager disputes dancers' accusations of unpaid wages: "Our official team never contacted..."

Two such allegations have cropped up today against the management of actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh for alleged non-payment of dues. Two owners of dance institutes claimed that their dancers had not been paid by the actor's team for performing as background dancers with Diljit on stage for his recent Dil-Luminati tour across the US and Canada.

In a statement ascertained by News18, Diljit's manager, Sonali, said on Friday, "Our official team 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." It was against Diljit that Los Angeles-based choreographers and dance institute owners Rajat Batta and Manpreet Toor had leveled claims of non-payment.

Rajat had penned a long note on his Instagram, which stated, "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.... Desi Dance as an industry has become a lifeblood for artists and do a significant part in the entire ecosystem of the industry. while its choreography, stage performances, music videos, reels, to even promoting songs. It's an essential part of production and it's really disappointing to see an artist of this caliber cut corners by stepping on throats of Desi Dancer industry and continue to attribute to that culture. Diljit, we are very happy for your success, but your dancers should have been paid and been a part of the production budget."