[3] Sartaaj made his film debut as Maharaja Duleep Singh in The Black Prince in 2017.

[4][better source needed] Sartaaj obtained an honours degree in music from Government College, Hoshiarpur.

[5] In 2011, Sartaaj won "Best International Act" at the Brit Asia TV Music Awards (BAMA).

[8][9] He debuted in the American film industry with the lead role in the movie The Black Prince, a historic biopic of Maharaja Duleep Singh which was released on 21 July 2017.

[11] Although he has taught at the university and is an accomplished bhangra performer, composer and singer, Sartaaj considers shayari (poetry) as his first love.