Diljit Dosanjh won everyone’s hearts with his stellar performance in the biopic ‘Amar Singh Chamkila’. He has now achieved a big milestone by being nominated at the International Emmys in the Best Performance by an Actor category. Meanwhile, the movie has also earned a nomination in the Best TV Movie/Mini-Series category.
Talking about earning nominations at the International Emmys, Diljit Dosanjh shared, “I feel truly honoured Amar Singh Chamkila, an artist from Punjab, is being recognised and talked about at a global level on such a prestigious stage like the International Emmys. This nomination is not just for me, but for the entire legacy of Chamkila. I am grateful to Imtiaz Ali Sir for choosing me for the role.”
Director Imtiaz Ali added, “Amar Singh Chamkila is a rare film because it has to do with the scent of the land of Panjab- its music, its socio-politics, its conflict, its aspirations, and its many problems. The fact that conflict creates art creates conflict was represented through the life of Amar Singh Chamkila in this film. We are all very happy that we could bring the story of Chamkila, such a unique individual, to the fore. In the story of Amarjot and Chamkila is also the story of Punjab.”
“I would like to congratulate the team for these nominations, and I would like to congratulate Diljit Dosanjh twice over because he’s also nominated in the Best Actor category in the Emmy Awards for this film. That’s really well done! We could not have made the film without Diljit, and not for a moment on the shoot was he not Chamkila. It was a wonderful grassroot kind of experience shooting in Panjab for Amar Singh Chamkila. Congratulations Team! Also, thank you Netflix, for believing blindly in this film from the beginning to the end,” he added.
Diljit will have to compete against David Mitchell, Oriol Pla and Diego Vasquez.
‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ also starred Parineeti Chopra in the lead role. It is streaming on Netflix.
