Diljit Dosanjh was skeptical about Bollywood making a biopic on Chamkira: ‘Hun main laga ye kya banayenge?’

Imtiaz Ali’s much-awaited film ‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ is scheduled to be released on the auspicious occasion of Baisakhi. Starring Diljit Dosanjh and Parineeti Chopra, the film is expected to be a cinematic spectacle and is scheduled to premiere on Netflix on April 12. Ahead of the film’s release, Diljit Dosanjh in a recent interview expressed his skepticism about whether Bollywood can do justice to this biopic and how Imtiaz Ali approached him about the same. talked about.

At a Netflix press event, Diljit Dosanjh revealed: “Before I met Mr. Imtiaz, I thought I knew a lot about Chamkira. – Ki ye kya banayenge? Hum banayenge, humne jodi film banay hai, jiske humne rights nahi miles toh humne fiction banayenge (Bollywood to make Chamkira biopic When I found out they were making it, I thought, “How on earth would we make it?” We would make it. And that’s exactly what we did with the movie, Jody). I thought they wouldn’t be able to do it. So, when the pandemic hit, Jodi was not released, but then I got a call from Dr. Imtiaz Ali. I thought he was going to sue us. But he wanted to cast me in his movie. ”

He further added, “But when I heard his point of view, it was completely different. It was the story of Chamkila, a story that even I didn’t know very well. Amar Singh Chamkila wrote the song himself. So, the fact that such a big film will be made in Chamkila was a great pride for me and my people. I just surrendered to the vision.”

The film tells the untold true story of Amar Singh Chamkira, Punjab’s original popular rock star and the highest-selling record artist of his time, also known as the “Elvis Presley of Punjab.”

Shot in real locations, the film transports audiences to the vibrant, rhythmic world of Punjabi folk music and the rustic akhadas (live village music) where the voices of Chamkiras once roared. I promise to go. The film stars Parineeti Chopra as Amarjot, Chamkira’s wife and singing partner.

With Maestro AR Rahman helming the film’s music and Irshad Kamil penning the lyrics, the audience will once again witness the magic of Rahman, Imtiaz and Irshad’s collaboration. Both Diljit and Parineeti lending their voices to a few songs added to the excitement. For the first time, the film showcases live music recordings made on location, capturing the rawness and vibrancy of each moment when Diljit and Parineeti sing live at Akadar.

Earlier, in an interview with ETimes, Parineeti Chopra opened up about the making of the film. She said: “One of the main reasons why I made this film was because I got to sing about 15 songs for this film.During this film, my co-star Diljit heard my song and decided to do a live performance. Everyone around me kept the idea in my head that I could be on stage.”

The film is produced by Mohit Choudhary, Select Media Holdings LLP, Saregama and Window Seat Films. The music for this film is on Saregama.