Daljit Kaur

Daljit Kaur Khangura (also known as Daljeet & Diljeet Kaur) is a Punjabi & Hindi movies actress. She had almost a forty year (1976-2016) contribution to Punjabi Cinema. Born & raised in Siliguri, A convent school student, Daljeet was good in studies, sports as well as arts. The reason - she would often get praises for her natural beauty from her teachers and co students, which made her more inclined towards being an actress. She tried her luck and got selected in Pune Film Institute. In the first few months at Pune Film Institute, she acted in a short film 'Bonga' directed by the then institute student Vidhu Vinod Chopra. Soon got an offer for the Punjabi film 'Daaj' opposite Dheeraj Kumar. Movie was a big hit. She did a cameo in another Punjabi film titled 'Giddha' opposite Dharmendra. Her next Punjabi film 'Saidan Jogan' had her in double role opposite Veerendra & Satish Kaul. 'Saidan Jogan' turned out to be another jubilee hit. In fact, it brought female audience to Punjab's cinemas