Amar Singh Chamkila: The life of Punjab’s legend singer Amar Singh Chamkila may not have been long, but it was very long. When he was murdered, he was about 27 years old. He touched Punjabi music deeply with his singing. If he were alive today, the Punjabi music industry would have been even more prosperous. However, Amar Singh Chamkila’s son had revealed that after his father’s murder, he came in contact with his stepmother, which gave him an opportunity to understand and know his father more.
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New Delhi: After the release of Imtiaz Ali’s film ‘Amar Singh Chamkila’, everyone is talking about the controversial life of this legend Punjabi singer and his painful death. In the Netflix film, Diljit Dosanjh has played the role of Amar Singh Chamkila and Parineeti Chopra has been seen in the role of his wife Amarjot.
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Before marrying Amarjot, Amar Singh Chamkila was married to Gurmail Kaur. Amarjeet had children from both his wives. He has two daughters from his first marriage, whose names are Amandeep Kaur and Kamaldeep Kaur. He has a son from his second wife Amarjot, whose name is Jaiman Chamkila. (Photo courtesy: Instagram@amarsingh_chamkila)
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Jaiman Chamkila had told in an interview given last year that he is still in touch with his father’s first wife. While talking to ‘Cine Punjabi’, Jaiman revealed that he is in touch with his step mother Gurmail Kaur as well as his step sisters. He had said, ‘I am in touch with my father’s first wife. I have two sisters from my step mother. The elder sister is married and has two children. (Photo courtesy: Instagram@amarsingh_chamkila)
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Jaiman had further said, ‘When I go to meet her, she meets me very well. It has been like this since the beginning. This is neither their fault nor ours. When he was asked whether it was his father who expressed his grief to each other over the murder, he said, ‘Many times we talk. She used to say that if your father was alive today, our situation would not have been like this. He used to work very hard. (Photo courtesy: Instagram@amarsingh_chamkila)
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Amar Singh Chamkila’s first wife Gurmail Kaur believes that she fell under the evil eye of the people. He had many enemies. He has two daughters from Amar Singh Chamkila, with whom Jaiman has a good bonding. They try to express their grief among themselves. (Photo courtesy: Instagram@amarsingh_chamkila)
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Jaiman Chamkila is following his father’s footsteps. He is also a singer. He was brought up by his maternal grandparents. Every year, on the birth anniversary of Amar Singh Chamkila, she and her sisters organize a fair. They invite fans and artists to celebrate Chamkila’s music and memories. (Photo courtesy: Instagram@amarsingh_chamkila)
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