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Imtiaz Ali recently opened up about his concerns regarding his latest film, Amar Singh Chamkila, which has been receiving praise from audiences. In an interview with Zoom, Imtiaz admitted that he was worried about how the film would be received by those who knew the real-life Punjabi singer, especially his first wife. During the screening, Imtiaz shared that he was sitting next to Chamkila’s first wife, Gurmail Kaur, and was apprehensive about her reaction to some sensitive scenes in the film. In the interview, Imtiaz said: “Chamkila’s family was at the screening. His first wife Gurmail Kaur was there. Amarjot and Chamkila’s son Jaiman Chamkila was there. Chamkila’s daughters were also there. When I was watching the film, his first wife was sitting right next to me and I was thinking that there are some sensitive scenes in the film, should I just pull back or go back before she attacks me or something like that?”
However, after the screening, Gurmail Kaur hugged him and expressed her happiness with the portrayal of Chamkila in the film. Ali added, “But when the screening got over, she hugged me and everybody was so happy with the way that Chamkila was portrayed because we were hoping that they like it.”
Imtiaz emphasised that he depicted Chamkila’s character truthfully without whitewashing any aspects, and he credited the family for understanding and accepting the portrayal.
He further added that he presented the character of Chamkila as he was. “I have not whitewashed Chamkila because that was the point of making the film. He has done a lot of things that can be judged but I let it be like that in the film and it’s actually credit to the family that they understood it. They knew that it’s factual and they did not stop me in any way,” he said.
Amar Singh Chamkila narrates the real-life story of the Punjabi singer and his wife, who were tragically assassinated at a young age. Diljit Dosanjh and Parineeti Chopra play the lead roles in the film, which was released on Netflix on April 12 and produced by Mohit Choudhary, Select Media Holdings LLP, Saregama, and Window Seat Films.
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