Diljit Dosanjh got a lot of help from director Imtiaz Ali to step into the shoes of musician Amar Singh Chamkila, who was called 'Elvis Presley Of Punjab', for the upcoming film 'Ch🅷amkila'. The actor-singer said that the filmmaker would send him emails about how the late singer must be thinking in🤡 situations.
The film is based on the the slain singer, whose themes majorly consisted of women objectifica🥀tion, sexual violence, dome൲stic violence and alcoholism. He met a tragic end in 1988, after the singer and his wife were assassinated.
To step into the world of Chamkila, Diljit Dosanjh just followed Ali’s lead.
“I followed Imtiaz Ali. When he is making a biopic, he is very sure of what is being made. I foll♑owed his guidelines. I did whatever he wanted me to do,” Dilj🐷it told IANS.
The 40-year-old star then went on to share that Ali would send him emails about how his character would think in a partܫicular situation.
“I feel he thinks about this every day, whatever would cross his mind, he would send me an email on 👍it because I have a very raw way. So, maybe he took this way for me or he must be thinking about the character.”
It was not for the st🦩ory or the dialo🦩gues, he stressed.
“What he was sending across was different from the story and the dialogues. It was a𓄧 characterisation about what Chamkila 𒀰is thinking or would be running in his mind.”
He has kept the mails safe and even shared that he has exclusive pictures ౠof the late singer.
“I still have those mails with me and I have some pictures of Chamkila sent by him that are not out anywhere. It helped me a 𝕴lot,” he added.
Amar Singh Chamkila is an upcoming Hindi biographical drama film based on the life of musician Amar Singh Chamkila. It is directed and co-produced by Imtiaz Ali. The film stars Diljit Dosanjh in the titular role, with Parineeti Chopra as his wife.
The film is set to 🌳release later this ൲month on Netflix.
