Amar Singh Chamkila
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Movie Details
| Country | India |
| Languages | Punjabi, Hindi |
| Genre | Biographical, Musical, Drama |
| Release date | April 12, 2024 |
| Running time | 2hr 25min |
| Age rating | TV-MA |
| Cast | Diljit Dosanjh, Parineeti Chopra |
| Directed by | Imtiaz Ali |
| Written by | Imtiaz Ali |
| Produced by | Murshid Akhtar, Imtiaz Ali, Mohit Choudhary |
| Cinematography by | Sylvester Fonseca |
| Music by | A.R. Rahman |
| Production Companies | Production Companies, Pi Films, Reliance Entertainment, Saregama India, Select Media Holdings, Window Seat Films |
| Distributor | Netflix |
Cast & Characters
- Diljit Dosanjh as Amar Singh Chamkila
- Parineeti Chopra as Amarjot Kaur
- Apinderdeep Singh as Swarn Singh Sivia
- Nisha Bano as Sonia
- Rahul Mittra as DSP Bhatti
- Anjum Batra as Kesar Singh Tiki
- Udaybir Sandhu as Jitender Jinda
- Sahiba Bali as Interview Reporter
- Tushar Dutt as Pirthipal Singh Dhakkan
- Robbie Johal as Kikar Dalewala
- Pavneet Singh as Babbu
- Anuraag Arora as Dalbir Singh
- Jasmeet Singh Bhatia as Constable
- Pranav Vashisht as Pamma
- Kul Sidhu as Gurmel Kaur
- Ankit Sagar as Kashmiri Lal
- Anjali Sharma as Amarjot’s sister
- Mohit Chauhan (special appearance)
- Kumud Mishra as Ahmed (special appearance)
Storyline
The film follows the life of pop star duo Amar Singh Chamkila and Amarjot Kaur, whose songs that were social commentaries or devotionals became massive hits in the 80’s.
About Amar Singh Chamkila Movie
Amar Singh Chamkila is an Indian biographical, musical, drama film written and directed by Imtiaz Ali. The film stars Diljit Dosanjh as Amar Singh Chamkila along with Parineeti Chopra.
In 2012, Anurag Kashyap was planning a film on Punjabi folk singer Amar Singh Chamkila. Kunal Kapoor was signed to play the lead with Amit Trivedi as the composer. The film was shelved.
The film was initially titled Chamkila and was later changed to Amar Singh Chamkila. Parineeti Chopra and Diljit Dosanjh have sung a total of 15 songs for the film. On this, Chopra stated, “One of the main reasons I did this film was because I was getting to sing some 15 songs for it.” The film marks Imtiaz Ali’s return as a director after four years, and his films to not released in theatres.
The principal photography was started in December 2022. Set primarily in Punjab, the film was shot at real locations throughout the state. Both Chopra and Dosanjh completed the shooting in March 2023, and the filming was wrapped up by the end of March. Shooting locations in Punjab including Sangrur, Ludhiana, and Mehsampur. A portion has also been shot in Mumbai.
Amar Singh Chamkila premiere was held in Mumbai on 8 April 2024. The film was released on 12 April 2024 on Netflix, coinciding with Baisakhi.
