Punjabi artist gone global, Diljit Dosanjh, recently made news owing to his first-ever Emmy nomination. He was nominated under the category of Best Actor for his portrayal of the iconic singer Amar Singh Chamkila in his biopic. Though Diljit didn’t win the award, the nomination alone brought him immense love and a sense of pride. Recently, the actor got candid about playing Chamkila and shared an emotional moment from the trailer launch of the movie.
When Diljit Dosanjh felt Chamkila’s presence, as if he was watching him
Diljit, during his conversation with Netflix, revealed that there was a shot in the trailer that made him emotional. Though he knew it was him playing a character on the screen and it was the character looking at the camera, to him it felt as if Chamkila was watching him.
He said, “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.”
Diljit Dosanjh talks about Amar Singh Chamkila
Amar Singh Chamkila is regarded as one of the most misunderstood artists of Punjab. Diljit said that he was a legend who was called a great artist only after his demise. “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,” he shared.Lauding the late artist Dosanjh added, “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.
Diljit Dosanjh on his Emmy nomination
Taking pride in presenting the story of a true musical maestro, Diljit, on his Emmy nomination, shared, “I’m here for Chamkila. Chamkila gave me the chance to do his biopic, Chamkila allowed me 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,” he concluded.
