Amar Singh Chamkila is not just an artist’s name but a legacy. While his death has left a void that has not been filled to date, his life is the source of many great songs and untold stories that has touched everyone’s hearts. Some of those stories are known to people, while some of them are still not revealed to the audience. Now, news has come that Bollywood’s one of the most loved and beautiful actress Sridevi wanted to work with Amar Singh Chamkila.
Amar Singh Chamkila
In an old interview, Chamkila’s friend Sawarn Sivia told one of the media houses that when Sridevi Ji saw the singer perform, she was so impressed that she offered Amar Singh a film with her, but Amar Singh turned it down because of his own reasons.
Sridevi
According to media reports, he had said, “Sridevi was a fan of Amar Singh Chamkila. Sridevi even asked him to be the hero in her film. But Chamkila told her that he cannot speak in Hindi. The actress even offered to train him in a month, but Chamkila said that he would lose Rs 10 lakh during that time. Then Sridevi agreed to do a Punjabi film with him, but it could not happen.”
Amar Singh Chamkila
Let us tell you that Amar Singh Chamkila, born in a small village in Punjab, had a lot of fame for his music. He and his wife Amarjot were the most favorite Punjabi singers and performed in different states and gained love and popularity. However, Chamkila’s songs and music were not liked by a section of people and he was mercilessly murdered along with his wife and two other group members on 8 March 1988. Later filmmaker Imtiaz Ali approached Diljit for a biopic on the singer and then he brought the singer’s life on reel.