Imtiaz Ali Confesses Having Doubts About Amar Singh Chamkila’s First Wife Liking The Film, “I Thought She Would Attack Me”
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Imtiaz Ali’s Amar Singh Chamkila received a lot of love and admiration after its release on Netflix. Fans praised Imtiaz’s storytelling and Diljit Dosanjh’s exceptional acting skills. Recently, director Imtiaz Ali shared his apprehensions about how the late Punjabi singer’s family, and his first wife, Gurmail Kaur, would perceive the film during the screening. He expressed that despite his concerns, the release experience turned out to be different than he anticipated.
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Imtiaz Ali On Amar Singh Chamkila’s First Wife, Gurmail Kaur
During a recent interview with Zoom, Imtiaz Ali expressed having doubts about how Chamkila’s real-life acquaintances would think about the movie, especially Chamkila’s first wife, Gurmail Kaur. Imtiaz recalled the day of the screening as he talked about Gurmail Kaur, Chamkila and Amarjot’s son Jaiman Chamkila, and his daughters were all present at the screening. He added that Chamkila’s first wife was sitting right beside him for the screening and Imtiaz was worried that she would ‘attack’ him when any sensitive scenes were playing.
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Imtiaz Ali On Whitewashing Amar Singh Chamkila
Further Imtiaz Ali confessed that after the screening got over Gurmail Kaur hugged him and everybody was extremely happy with the way Amar Singh Chamkila was portrayed. He expressed his hopes about Amar Singh’s acquaintances liking the film. Imtiaz also talked about his choice of not whitewashing Chamkila’s real character in the movie. He confessed that he decided not to whitewash his character adding that it was the main point of making the film. He also added that Chamkila had done a lot of things that made people judge him but Imtiaz chose to let the story be the same. Imtiaz Ali gave credit to Chamkila’s family for being understanding towards the idea of the film, also adding that they did not stop him in any way.
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About Amar Singh Chamkila
Amar Singh Chamkila, directed by Imtiaz Ali, is the story of the legendary Punjabi singer Amar Singh and his tragic demise. With Diljit Dosanjh and Parineeti Chopra in lead roles as Amar Singh Chamkila and his wife, Amarjot, the stars have received a lot of love for their exceptional performances. The movie is currently streaming on Netflix.
First Published: April 29, 2024 6:08 PM
