Diljit Dosanjh is teaming up with Imtiaz Ali for the first time to tell the story of the late Punjabi folk singer, Amar Singh Chamkila. Remember, you read this first on March 17 on PeepingMoon exclusively. Now, the latest update on the project is that Parineeti Chopra has joined the cast as Amar's wife Amarjot.
Reportedly titled Chamkeela, the film will go on floors next month. Imtiaz has roped in music maestro A R Rahman for the biographical drama. Imtiaz and Rahman have worked together on films like Rockstar, Highway and Tamasha.
#DiljitDosanjh as the late Punjabi folk singer, #AmarSinghChamkila, and @ParineetiChopra as his wife Amarjot in Imtiaz Ali's next biographical drama... Music by @arrahman, the film goes on floors next month! #Chamkila
— Rahul Raut (@Rahulrautwrites) October 26, 2022
On October 10, Diljit shared multiple pictures with Imtiaz and Rahman on his Instagram profile. Without sharing any details, all he wrote was, "With LEGENDS."
For the unversed, Amar Singh Chamkila shot to fame in the ‘80s with his songs that spoke of extramarital relationships, coming-of-age, drinking, drug use, and the patriarchal mindset of Punjabi men. Though controversial, he earned fame overnight. Chamkila and his wife Amarjot were killed in an assassination in Punjab’s Mehsampur in 1988.
(Source: Instagram)
