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Neeru Bajwa, Diljit Dosanjh and other Punjabi stars whose Bollywood cameos went unnoticed

TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Last updated on - Apr 23, 2020, 17:26 IST
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​Neeru Bajwa, Diljit Dosanjh and other Punjabi stars whose Bollywood cameos went unnoticed

Did you know that Surveen Chawla before making her debut in ‘Hate Story 2’, was seen doing a cameo in a Bollywood movie? Even Neeru Bajwa, the queen of Pollywood made a special appearance in an Akshay Kumar starrer Hindi movie! Well, more Punjabi stars have made cameo in Bollywood movies but they didn’t catch so much attention.

And here’s a brief on the top Punjabi stars whose Bollywood cameos went unnoticed.

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Neeru Bajwa

Neeru Bajwa was lauded for her work in ‘Main Solah Baras Ki’, but thereafter her performance in ‘Prince’ couldn’t win hearts. Post that the actress was more focused on Punjabi movies specifically. However, there was a Bollywood movie after ‘Prince’, in which Neeru Bajwa made a special appearance. She made a cameo in Neeraj Pandey directorial 'Special 26'. She was seen shaking a leg with Akshay Kumar in a peppy number ‘Gore Mukhade Pe’ in the movie.

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​Gippy Grewal

Gippy Grewal is a renowned name in the film industry. Besides his acting, he is lauded for his production and direction as well. However, his charm didn’t work in Bollywood. His debut Bollywood movie ‘Second Hand Husband’ couldn’t entertain the audience and even his second Hindi project ‘Lucknow Central’ too didn’t do well. However, apart from these two, there was another Bollywood movie in which Gippy Grewal was seen featuring. He essayed the role of a pop star, Manjeet Manchala in the movie 'Dharam Sankat Mein'. He had a single scene in the movie.

Further, he gave vocals to songs 'Tu Takke' and 'Do You Know Baby' that featured in the very movie.

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​Diljit Dosanjh

Even before Diljit Dosanjh rose to fame with his Bollywood debut ‘Udta Punjab’, he was seen making a cameo in another Hindi movie. He made a special appearance in the movie ‘Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya’. He was seen in the song ‘Pee Paa Pee Paa’, alongside the main lead Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D'souza. It was a peppy number sung by Diljit only; however, back then he wasn’t popular in B’town.

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Surveen Chawla

The ‘Disco Singh’ fame actress Surveen Chawla caught the attention of Bollywood audience with her movie ‘Hate Story 2’. But did you know that even before ‘Hate Story 2’, she essayed roles in Bollywood movies. She did a cameo in ‘Hum Tum Shabana’ and ‘Himmatwala’, which released in 2013, featured her in a dance number.

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​Neetu Singh

The ‘Saadi Love Story’ fame star Neetu Singh was also seen doing a cameo in a very popular Bollywood movie. It is the same movie in which Neeru Bajwa performed on a dance number with Akshay Kumar - ‘Special 26’. She was seen playing Manoj Bajpai’s wife in the movie, and featured in two scenes.

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