Diljit Dosanjh is the next rising star of Bollywood. After impressing the audience with his stellar performances in Hindi films like Udta Punjab and Phillauri , the actor is now working on the biopic of hockey player Sandeep Singh. You will be shocked to know that the actor had initially turned down the offer to star in Soorma . He had even offered Sony Pictures Networks India, the producers of the project, to sign him in another project and that too free of cost. "The producers approached me for this film. At first, I thought I should not be a part of Soorma. I said no to them two-three times. But then I thought they are big people, so I should go to their office and say no otherwise they will feel that I am being arrogant. Then I went to their office and said, 'Brother, you can make me do any film, but not on hockey'."

So, what was the reason the actor did not want to do a film based on hockey? When asked, this is what he said. "Earlier, there was one film (Chak De! India) on hockey and another one (Akshay Kumar's Gold) is in the making. I said, 'I will do another film for free'. But, until that time, I didn't know the story of Soorma. I just knew that a film on hockey was being made," he added.

"Producers were pretty convinced about having me in this project, so I thought about reading the story once. When I read it, I felt that hockey is just a part of it and his (Sandeep Singh) story is more than that. So, I thought I should work for that other parallel story and hockey these people will eventually make me do. I didn't take any tension about playing hockey," he said.

Besides Diljit Dosanjh , Soorma also stars Taapsee Pannu in the lead role. The movie has already gone on floors and will release next year.