Diljit Dosanjh shares his first look as he shoots Imtiaz Ali’s Chamkila, see photo : Bollywood News

Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali is all set for his next directorial Chamkila, based on the life of Amar Singh Chamkila. In March 2022, it was reported that the biopic will be headlined by singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh. Parineeti Chopra will essay the role of Amarjot Kaur, wife of Chamkila. The filming began on December 11, 2022. The actors have been busy with the shoot of the movie.

Diljit Dosanjh shares his first look as he shoots Imtiaz Ali’s Chamkila, see photo

On Saturday, Diljit Dosanjh shared his first look of himself donning a look similar to Amar Singh Chamkila. Dressed in a printed shirt, and brown pants, he was donning a black turban. He played the song ‘Dhoka Nahin Kamaida’ by Amar Singh Chamkila.

For unversed, Amar Singh Chamkila was a songwriter, musician, and composer. Hailing from Punjab, he became popular with the stage name Chamkila and was regarded as one of the best performers Punjab has ever produced. His music was very much influenced by his surroundings. The songs were a commentary on Punjab and its culture. His best-known hits include ‘Takue Te Takua’, ‘Pehle Lalkare Naal’ among others.

In a tragic turn of events, Chamkila and his wife Amarjot Kaur were brutally assassinated and gunned along with two members of his band on March 8, 1988. As reported back then, a group of armed youths on motorcycles fired several rounds fatally injuring all of them. No arrests were made at the time and the case has been unsolved to date.

Meanwhile, Diljit Dosanjh was last seen in the Punjabi film Babe Bhangra Paunde Ne and Ali Abbas Zafar’s Jogi.