Chamkila Rejected Sridevi Offer: Imtiaz Ali has brought the story of Punjab’s rockstar Amar Singh Chamkila. His biopic film has been released on OTT platform Netflix on April 12. In the film, Diltej Dosanjh is playing the role of Chamkila while Parineeti Chopra is playing the role of his wife. The movie is getting tremendous response from the audience. People are liking the story of Chamkila very much.
In the 80s, Amar Singh used to be a big name in the glittering Punjab music industry. He was called the original rockstar of Punjab. His songs had made the record of highest record selling. Chamkila earned a lot of name and fame through her songs. But he was murdered at the age of 27.
Chamkila had rejected Sridevi’s offer
His popularity was so much that Bollywood’s lady star Sridevi also wanted to earn with him. Very few people would know that Sridevi had offered a film to Chamkila but the singer had rejected it.
friend revealed
According to a report in India Today, Amar Singh’s friend Swarn Sivia had revealed this in an old interview. He had told that Chamkila had a huge fan following in Punjab. People liked him very much. Sridevi was also a big fan of his. Once he had offered a film to Chamkila. But Chamkila did not know how to speak Hindi, so she rejected the offer.
Said- I will suffer a loss of Rs 10 lakh
Sridevi told him that she would get him Hindi classes for a month. Despite this he did not agree. Chamkila said that he would suffer a loss of Rs 10 lakh that month.
used to help friends
Swarna Sivia further said that ‘Amar Singh Chamkila was an excellent singer as well as a wonderful human being. Once he came to my house and seeing the poor condition of my ailing mother, gave me Rs 10,000. That was a diamond. 36 years have passed since the death of Amar Singh Chamkila, but today the mystery of his murder has not been solved.