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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ Director Imtiaz Ali on Bringing the Indian Music Icon’s Life to Netflix With A.R. Rahman, Diljit Dosanjh (EXCLUSIVE)
Indian filmmaker Imtiaz Ali's Netflix original 'Amar Singh Chamkila' is a hit for the streamer, bowing at No. 5 on its global Top 10 chart.
The film is a biopic of Punjabi musician Amar Singh Chamkila ( Diljit Dosanjh), who rose from obscurity working in a socks manufacturing factory to becoming the most sought after performer in the region alongside his wife Amarjot Kaur (Parineeti Chopra). Chamkila’s suggestive lyrics that were rooted in rural Punjabi life were described as vulgar by many, and he came under pressure from religious and political groups to stop and received death threats. Working on ‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ with Imtiaz Ali, [lyricist] Irshad Kamil, Diljit Dosanjh and Parineeti Chopra was one of the most enjoyable experiences I’ve had in recent years.
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