A nonetheless from Chamkila. (courtesy: ParineetiChopra)
New Delhi:
Imtiaz Ali is basking in all of the love and appreciation coming his approach for his newest directorial undertaking Amar Singh Chamkila. The movie is predicated on the lifetime of the eponymous musician and his second spouse Amarjot Kaur, their meteoric rise as singers and their tragic murders. The movie explores Amar Singh Chamkila’s private {and professional} selections and for that reason, Imitiaz Ali shared that he was nervous when Chamkila’s first spouse Gurmail Kaur attended the screening of the movie. Stressing that there was no try to “whitewash” the late singer’s life, Imitiaz Ali advised ZoomTV: “Chamkila’s household was on the screening. His first spouse Gurmail Kaur was there. Amarjot and Chamkila’s son Jaiman Chamkila was there. Chamkila’s daughters [from his first marriage] have been additionally there. Once we have been watching the movie, his first spouse was sitting proper subsequent to me and I used to be pondering that there are some delicate scenes within the movie, ought to I simply pull again or return earlier than she assaults me. However when the screening acquired over, she hugged me and all people was so pleased with the best way that Chamkila was portrayed as a result of we have been hoping that they want it.”
In a video posted by Diljit Dosanjh, Gurmail Kaur is seen giving Diljit (who performs the titular character) a heat hug. Parineeti Chopra is seen as Amarjot Kaur within the movie.
Stressing that his try was at all times to painting Chamkila’s character because the singer was, Imtiaz Ali added: “I’ve not whitewashed Chamkila as a result of that was the purpose of creating the movie. He has completed quite a lot of issues that may be judged however I let or not it’s like that within the movie and it is truly credit score to the household that they understood it. They knew that it is factual and they didn’t cease me in any approach.”
Not too long ago, an interview of Gurmail Kaur about her late husband Amarjot has surfaced on-line. Chatting with Love Punjab, Gurmail mentioned, “Ek-do dinaa baad Chamkila kalla vee aunda si. Ohnu (Amarjot) eke nai si naal aanda… kalla aanda see. Oh vee aa jandi si. Bali gal ki si. Mai rotia pakaun lag jandi si, oh (Amarjot Kaur) sabzi bana lendi si. Ja oh kehndi hundi, ‘Mainu sabzi nai banani aandi, mai roti lalu.’ Ohnu rotia vee nai c aandia. Rotia nu taa othe rasoiaa rakhya hoya si. Mai keha tu beh hello jaa, maai ape sara kuch karlu. [Chamkila used to visit after one or two days. He did not bring Amarjot along. Sometimes, she used to come. What was there to fuss about? I would start preparing rotis, she would prepare the sabji. There were times when she used to say, ‘I don’t know how to cook a sabji, can I make rotis.’ But she wasn’t good with rotis either. Their cook used to prepare food for them. I told her to just sit, I could do everything myself.]”
About her equation with Amarjot Kaur, Gurmail Kaur mentioned: “Ghar aaye bande nu ta balauna hello penda. Chal koi na, bula lendi si mai ta apne gharwale karke. Sara kuch dekhna painda si. [When someone visits your home, you have to talk to them. I used to talk to her for the sake of my husband.]”
Within the movie, it is portrayed that Amar Singh Chamkila did not divorce his first spouse earlier than marrying Amarjot Kaur and continued to assist Gurmail Kaur and her youngsters financially.
Amar Singh Chamkila is out there for streaming on Netflix.
