‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ Trailer — Diljit Dosanjh Is the “Elvis of Punjab”

The Big Picture After weeks of buildup, Netflix unveiled the trailer for its upcoming music biopicAmar Singh Chamkila, based on the life of the titular Indian folk singer. The movie is directed by the revered Bollywood filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, and features pop star Diljit Dosanjh in the lead role of Chamkila, a man “who emerged from the shadows of poverty and rose to the heights of popularity in the 80s”.

As the trailer reveals, he was 27 years old when he died — the same age as other music icons Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse were when they passed. The trailer opens with an older Chamkila looking back on his meteoric rise to the top, while being described by an interviewer as the “Elvis of Punjab.” We're then shown the origins of his career, back when he first decided to nervously test the waters of live singing.

'Amar Singh Chamkila' Comes During a Heyday for Music Biopics Close Chamkila’s rise coincided with a separatist movement in Punjab, which led to riots in several parts of northern India and an extended period of conflict. The trailer doesn’t highlight the socio-political context of Chamkila’s story, although it certainly shows him being tracked and harassed by armed men.

Dosanjh is among India’s most beloved pop stars; he recently gained international recognition for his lavish performance at Coachella, and for his hit single featuring Sia. Still a part-time actor, Dosanjh has received acclaim for his performances in films such as Udta Punjab, Punjab 1984, and the Netflix film Jogi. Amar Singh Chamkila, which comes during something of a heyday for music biopics, will be released by the streamer on April 12.

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