Diljit Dosanjh shares heartfelt memory from Amar Singh Chamkila trailer launch, says 'It felt like he was watching me...'

Diljit Dosanjh talks about his Emmy nomination for Aram Singh Chamkila

Diljit Dosanjh’s Emmy nomination for Best Performance by an Actor for Imtiaz Ali’s Amar Singh Chamkila is a deeply personal achievement for the Punjabi star.

In a heartfelt discussion with Netflix, Diljit shared his emotional journey of taking on Chamkila’s role and described what this honor means to him.

“I’m here for Chamkila. Chamkila gave me the chance to do his biopic, Chamkila gave me the opportunity to live his character on screen, and whatever real moments he went through in his life, even if only for a few seconds, I felt them myself. So I’m here for Chamkila, and that’s all I want to remember, and I want to thank Chamkila wherever he is for giving me the chance to do his biopic," Diljit said, his voice brimming with gratitude.

He went on to speak about the struggles Chamkila faced in life and how true appreciation often comes too late. “Every artist has to face all kinds of difficulties in life, and until he dies, people never call him great. They never get the love they deserve. Chamkila was a hundred times better an artist than I am, and I want to thank Chamkila for giving me the chance to do his biopic. The world’s finest artists will be sitting there and they’ll be talking about Chamkila, and I’m here for Chamkila. Even though he’s gone, he is still a hit," he added.

Diljit also shared a particularly emotional moment when he first watched the trailer. “The first time I saw the trailer of Amar Singh Chamkila was backstage on the day of the trailer launch. There was a shot in the film where I had to sit in the field, turn around, look at the camera and smile, but when I saw that shot in the trailer, where my character of Chamkila turned around and looked at me, I felt like Chamkila himself was watching me and smiling. That got me very emotional; I could actually feel Chamkila’s presence there."

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Released on April 12 last year, Amar Singh Chamkila starred Diljit as the iconic Punjabi singer and Parineeti Chopra as his second wife and singing partner Amarjot Kaur.

The film traced Chamkila’s rise to fame, the controversies surrounding his songs, and the tragic assassination of both Chamkila and Amarjot in 1988.