“I thought I knew more about Chamkira…” Chamkira release date Parineeti Chopra Diljit Dosanjh movie

New Delhi: Actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh on Thursday said he was initially skeptical about appearing in Imtiaz Ali’s Hindi film ‘Amar Singh Chamkila’, saying the director could not do justice to the late Punjabi revolutionary singer’s life. He said he felt it would be the case.

The upcoming drama will depict the untold true story of Amar Singh Chamkira, who is known as the “Elvis Presley of Punjab.” Chamkira, his wife and singing partner Amarjot, who was considered one of the best live stage performers from Punjab, were murdered in 1988.

The Netflix movie stars Dosanjh in the title role and Parineeti Chopra as Amarjot.

Dosanjh said that before he was approached by Ali for the film, he had already acted in the Punjabi film Jodi, which is based on the lives of Chamkira and Amarjot. The actor said that due to the coronavirus pandemic, the film unfortunately could not see the light of day.

“When I learned that a Bollywood (Hindi) movie was being made on Chamkira, I wondered what kind of movie they would make.

“When I got the call from Imtiaz sir, I thought he would sue us because he has the rights (to the Chamkila story), but we didn’t have it. said, “I want to cast you in a movie.” “The story has already been decided. If you still want to make a movie with me, I’ll take a look,” Dosanjh said at the event held here. He spoke at the “Next on Netflix” event.

However, Dosanjh’s perception changed after hearing Ali’s film script and being amazed by the director’s attention to detail.

“Before I met him (Ali), I thought I knew a lot about Chamkira. Hearing his perspective was completely different. It was great for us to have his story told so loudly. “It was a big thing. When Sir offered it to me, I saw the film and I surrendered to his vision,” he said.

Ali, known for films like ‘Jab We Met’, ‘Love Aaj Kal’ and ‘Rockstar’, was keen to explore the story of Chamkira, whom he called a ‘superstar singer’. He said there was.

“What I liked about Chamkira is that he was a grassroots superstar and his songs are still being sung today. He was a very popular, grassroots artist. “I felt I should make a movie about it,” the director said.

Composer AR Rahman and lyricist Irshad Kamil contributed to the soundtrack of ‘Amar Singh Chamkila’. Dosanjh and Chopra sang songs in the film.

Rahman said it was his “dream” to compose music for films related to Punjabi music.

“It has been a long dream of mine to make a Punjabi music film. When they approached me, they had already included a Chamkila song in the film, so I said, ‘The song is… It’s already done, so what do we do?”

“Both Parineeti and Diljit sing songs. We have given our own interpretation to the film and made it like a musical. There are parts that are like a Broadway musical where the characters talk about Chamkira.” Music the director added.

Rahman, who has worked with Ali in ‘Highway’, ‘Rockstar’ and ‘Tamasha’, believes the director has reinvented himself with his upcoming film.

Dosanjh said he was satisfied with the way the film’s music turned out.

“I was wondering how they would do the music for the film, but if they have AR Rahman, Mohit Chauhan and Irshad Kamil Ji (that would be great).The songs in Chamkira are sung in Punjabi. But other songs are also performed in Punjabi” background is in Hindi. There are also Chamkira’s original songs,” he said.

Dosanjh also praised his co-star Chopra for playing the character of Amarjot so well.

“So, I was thinking who would play the role of Amarjot, because she sings tougher than Chamkila. But when they said Parineeti ji…I thought her “I’ve heard the song… But it’s another thing to sing like Amarjot, and she did very well,” he said.

Chopra said she learned a lot from Dosanjh while making the film.

“When I signed this film, it was a dream role for me. Before I did this film, I thought I could speak Punjabi well and sing well. Then, I went to Diljit for a role. I met Ji, a former student of Diljit, who gave me a reality test in both departments.

“I was checking my dictionary on Diljit. I was wondering if I was pronouncing the word correctly or what should I do? The biggest challenge for us was that we shouldn’t sing it like we do. We had to try to sing the same ‘Amarjot and Chamkila,”’ she added.

‘Amar Singh Chamkira’ is scheduled to premiere on Netflix on April 12th. It is produced by Mohit Choudhary, Select Media Holdings LLP, Saregama and Window Seat Films.

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