An influencer comes in defense of Diljit Dosanjh’s tour’s exorbitant prices.

An influencer criticized the prices of Diljit Dosanjh’s Dil-Luminati Tour, but another has defended the music star.

Earlier this week, an influencer, Saumya Sahni, posted a reel ranting about how Diljit Dosanjh’s Dil-Luminati Tour was exorbitant in “this economy” in “this country.” However, another influencer named In Other Words and by the Instagram handle doosre_shabdon_mein has come to Diljit’s rescue.

Influencer defends the high ticket prices of Diljit Dosanjh’s Dil-Luminati Tour.

Days after an influencer slammed Diljit Dosanjh for having ticket prices as high as ₹25,000 “in this economy,” another social media influencer has come to his rescue by the name In Other Words and by the Instagram handle doosre_shabdon_mein. The influencer shared a reel on Saturday, which began with a reference to Mumbai-based comedian and social media influencer Saumya Sahni’s rant in which she criticized the singer-actor for the exorbitant prices of his tour in India and in an economy that is financially struggling. The reel’s caption was “Woke up to this reel and couldn’t control myself!” and was accompanied with hashtags of Diljit Dosanjh, Diljit and Indian artist.

What did the influencer say defending Diljit Dosanjh?

In the reel, the influencer says in Hindi, “Yes, but I say it with no regrets that an Indian artist has the full right to charge ₹20000, 25000, 30000, or even 1 lakh for a concert. If he’s able to sell tickets worth ₹25,000, then he has an audience. And a core audience at that. Not that haters are buying these expensive tickets. The Indian audience that you’re claiming are unemployed and penniless, they’re selling out the concert even at ₹25,000. So I’d say the artist is, on the contrary, charging less. Because we happily pay ₹75,000 to lip-sync stars.” The influencer referred to Canadian pop star Justin Bieber’s concert in Mumbai in 2022, where he allegedly lip-synced his hit songs, and the ticket prices were up to ₹75,000.

The influencer titled the reel “Economics 101” and explained further, “Saada munda bhi toh global star hai (Our boy is also a global star). He also has the right to charge these prices. Just because he’s an Indian artist, he doesn’t have that right? He’s struggled for 25 years to reach the rate of ₹25,000. You want to support new artists but won’t even buy ₹50 tickets. But you’ll spend here because there are bragging rights involved. You’ll go to your office on Monday, show your reel and your photo, and say, ‘See, I went to Diljit’s concert.’ So it’s a matter of status to go to his concert. You won’t tell Gucci or Rolex to spend their stuff cheap because the middle class can’t support it. Then why are you applying the dal-chawal logic here? Everyone knows he’s at the peak right now and that people in India only chase a few celebrities. His peak won’t last long. If he’s trying to capitalize it now, then let him do it, no? And a more important point: India doesn’t speak only Punjabi. So please regret what you say.”