In an unique interview with Rohini Ramanathan on the units of Imtiaz Ali’s upcoming directorial movie Chamkila based mostly on the Punjabi singer Amar Singh Chamkila who was shot lifeless on the age of 27, spoke about what motivated him to make the movie and the explanation behind signing Diljit Dosanjh who performs the titular character within the movie to play the position.
“If Diljit wouldn’t have been there or if he wasn’t around to play this part, I don’t think that the movie would have been made at all and definitely not in the way it was made.”
He additional provides, “For one thing I wanted the actor to sing the part, looking for an actor singer because all the songs of Chamkila that we have done in this film have been naturally recorded live.”
Chamika additionally stars Parineeti Chopra who performs Amarjot Kaur, a feminine vocalist in Chamkila’s band. The movie will premiere on Netflix on April 12.
