Punjabi singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh is seen without his turban in the first-look teaser of Imtiaz Ali’s upcoming film Chamlika, dropped by Netflix India on May 30. Diljit plays legendary Punjabi musician Amar Singh Chamkila in the film.
The one-minute-22-second-long teaser shows Amar Singh Chamkila performing in various villages in Punjab. The title card reads, “THE UNTOLD TRUE STORY OF THE GREATEST SINGER OF HIS TIME. THE HIGHEST RECORD SELLING ARTIST OF PUNJAB. DIED AT AGE 27.” The announcer then introduced the singer and Diljit Dosanjh appears on the screen as the titular singer.
“Jo naam saalon se aapke dil aur dimaag pe chaaya hai woh ab aapke saamne aaya hai 🤩 Watch the untold story of Punjab’s highest record-selling artist, Amar Singh #Chamkila, coming soon only on Netflix!” wrote Netflix India while sharing the first-look teaser on Instagram along with Diljit Dosanjh.
Watch the teaser here:
The teaser comes a day after Sidhu Moose Wala’s death anniversary and remembers another young Punjabi singer who was gunned down at the age of 27.
Also starring Parineeti Chopra, the film will bring to life the untold story of Punjab’s original rockstar Amar Singh Chamkila, who rose to fame in the 1980s. He was assassinated along with his wife minutes before a performance in Mehsampur, Punjab, on March 8, 1988.
Chamkila is regarded as one of the best live stage performers Punjab has ever produced and is extremely popular with village audiences. The singer is generally regarded as one of the greatest and most influential Punjabi artistes of all time.
