Mumbai,
Feb
26
(PTI)
Filmmaker
Imtiaz
Ali's
upcoming
film
"Amar
Singh
Chamkila" is
set
to
premiere
on
April
12
on
Netflix,
streaming
platform
announced
Monday.
The
upcoming
drama
will
narrate
the
untold
true
story
of
the
late
Punjabi
singer,
who
is
referred
to
as
the
“Elvis
Presley
of
Punjab''.
Punjabi
movie
star-singer
Diljit
Dosanjh
plays
the
role
of
Chamkila,
while
Parineeti
Chopra
features
as
Chamkila’s
wife
and
singing
partner,
Amarjot.
The
film
will
transport
the
audiences
to
the
vibrant
and
rhythmic
world
of
Punjab's
folk
music,
right
to
the
rustic
Akhadaas
(live
music
performances
in
villages)
where
Chamkila’s
voice
would
once
roar,
the
streamer
said
in
a
press
release.
Maestro
AR
Rahman
has
scored
the
music
while
the
lyrics
are
penned
by
Irshad
Kamil.
Both
Dosanjh
and
Chopra
have
lent
their
voices
to
some
of
the
songs
for
the
film,
which
will
showcase
live
music
recordings
done
on
locations
for
instance
in
the
Akhadaas,
the
release
said.
"Amar
Singh
Chamkila"
is
produced
by
Mohit
Choudhary,
Select
Media
Holdings
LLP,
Saregama,
and
Window
Seat
Films.
Regarded
one
of
the
best
live
stage
performers
to
have
come
from
Punjab,
Chamkila
and
his
wife
Amarjot
were
killed
in
1988.