Parineeti practised rigorously to sing the high notes in Chamkila: Imtiaz

Imtiaz Ali recently appeared on the IMDb original series ‘On The Scene’ to discuss his newly-released biographical directorial, Amar Singh Chamkila. The director shared interesting insights about the movie, including how he convinced Diljit Dosanjh to play Chamkila, the challenges Parineeti Chopra faced in recreating Amarjot’s music, and much more. But I also feel interested in the lives of those people who don’t toe the line, so to speak, and they do something unexpected that makes their lives more dramatic for cinema.” When asked how he convinced Diljit to play Chamkila, considering he had already portrayed a character based on him before, Ali said, “When I spoke to him, I assumed that since he is a musician, he would have heard about Chamkila from his childhood, especially being from the same area as Chamkila. It's interesting because Chamkila had a knack for entertaining the masses, and understanding what works with the masses is a quality all artists and filmmakers would love to possess.” When asked about the challenges Parineeti Chopra faced in recreating Amarjot’s music, Imtiaz Ali remarked, “Chamkila’s compositions are always very high pitched, so for a woman to match that was extremely difficult.