Diljit Dosanjh, the singer-actor is getting praised a lot for his performance in the recently released Amar Singh Chamkila which is based on the life of Punjabi grassroot singer, Amar Singh Chamkila who was shot at the age of 27 yrs with his second wife Amarjot.
Parineeti Chopra has played the role of Amarjot and after the release of the movie, many people are talking about the singer, his songs and how he was gunned down and surprisingly no arrest was made in this regard and the case is still unsolved.
As of now, an old interview (2020) of Chamkila’s dholak player, Lal Chand is getting a lot of attention. In this interview, Lal Chand talked about the series of events that took place on the unfortunate day and what were the last words of Amar Singh Chamkila to his wife Amarjot.
Lal Chand stated, “We all got to the office around lunchtime. Chamkila arrived, and we hung out for about 10 minutes before heading to the show. Right before we left, Chamkila told everyone not to worry (about the death threats). He said, ‘I sing the songs, not you. Jis goli pe mera naam likheya hoga, o mere te vajni hi vajni aa (The bullet that has my name written on it will strike only me).’”
Lal Chand further said, “On our way to Mehsampur, we saw posters of the film Patola. I pointed them out to him. Chamkila was a part of that film, and he said that after the show, we’d all go to watch it together. But that time never came. Before the show, we decided to eat.”
Lal Chand said that they all went to the venue of the show in a car and as they were exiting the car, some armed people started shooting at Chamkila, he said, “Everybody exited the car, including Chamkila. Amarjot and I were the only ones still inside. I stepped out and opened the boot to take my dhol, Amarjot was still inside. No sooner had I picked up the dhol, I saw from the corner of my eye a man with a covered face pull a machine gun out and start firing. I bolted from the spot, but as I was trying to find cover, I saw Amarjot get hit. She was just about to step out of the car.”
Lal added, “I could hear them swearing at Chamkila while they were shooting. They shot him in the back, but before being hit, he looked at Amarjot and noticed the blood coming out of her. He asked, ‘Babbi, tenu ki hoya (Babbi, what happened to you)?’ I never knew before then that this is what Chamkila called Amarjot.”
That was really a sad end.
