Amar Singh Chamkila is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film based on the life of musician Amar Singh Chamkila. It is directed, produced and co-written by Imtiaz Ali. The film stars Diljit Dosanjh in the titular role, with Parineeti Chopra as his wife, Amarjot.The film's music is composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics written by Irshad Kamil. Principal photography began in December 2022 and ended in March 2023. The film premiered at Mumbai on 8 April 2024, and released on Netflix on 12 April 2024 and received critical acclaim, with many calling it a return-to-form for Imtiaz Ali's career.A humble singer's brash lyrics ignite fame and fury across Punjab as he grapples with soaring success and brutal criticism before his untimely death. Amar Singh, born in a Dalit family in Punjab was working in a socks manufacturing factory (much to his dismay) as a teenager, whereas his heart and soul were wrenched in creating music. He finally chose to break the shackles and started building contacts with musicians in the state with the help of his acquaintances. He started working under a known musician and singer Jinda, who acknowledged his talent and began to use his lyrics in his songs (without giving any credit to Amar Singh). As a blessing in disguise, he got a chance to sing in place of Jinda as he was late and public was out of control and there was no option to hold the event, the public went berserk with Amar Singh's performance (CHAMKILA name first associated with him at this event) to the extent that they did not want to listen to the lead singer Jinda anymore, such was the power of his voice and lyrics .
Cast[]
| Character | Actor | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Amar Singh Chamkila | Diljit Dosanjh | ||
| Amarjot Kaur | Parineeti Chopra | ||
| Swarn Singh Sivia | Apinderdeep Singh | ||
| Sonia | Nisha Bano |
Music[]
| Song | Singer(s) | ||||
Ishq Mitaye
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Mohit Chauhan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Naram Kaalja
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Alka Yagnik | ||||
| Richa Sharma|- | Tu Kya Jaane
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Yashika Sikka | |||
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