‘Chamkila’ Reminds What Bigotry Can Do to Cultural Expressions

Amar Singh Chamkila, a self-made performer hailing from an underprivileged Dalit Sikh family from rural Punjab was a real-life hero, a victim and a martyr. MUHAMMED NOUSHAD reviews the biopic directed by Imtiaz Ali. Amar Singh Chamkila was a man of controversies and contradictions. The highest-selling artist in the history of Punjab’s music industry, Chamkila was gunned down in 1988
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