In Conversation with Diljit Dosanjh, Imtiaz Ali | Anupama Chopra | Film Companion

In this conversation with Anupama Chopra, the actor and director of the upcoming Amar Singh Chamkila biopic - Diljit Dosanjh and Imtiaz Ali delve into the nitty-gritty of the film, their shared admiration for Punjab, and how it’s most adrenaline charged, yet the most poetic state. They tell us what it’s like to work with the purest of souls on set, and what makes their film true to the sentiment attached around the renowned singer. They then share some anecdotes on how the Ranbir Kapoor starrer Rockstar shaped one and all, and Diljit in specific. #AmarSinghChamkila #DiljitDosanjh #ImtiazAli 00:00 - In conversation with Imtiaz Ali and Diljit Dosanjh 01:27 - Amar Singh Chamkila being the Elvis Presley of Punjab 02:08 - Making Chamkila relevant again, in this day and age 03:47 - Imtiaz’s emails for Diljit, and their perceptions of Chamkila 06:47 - Things that HAVEN’T CHANGED for Artists down the years 08:32 - The link between violence, exuberance, and Punjabi music 10:34 - Constructing the performances 14:48 - Diljit re-iterating that he ISN’T an actor 16:40 - Fame being the “Do-Tarfa-Talwar” and how one should handle it 20:27 - Diljit and Imtiaz’s machinery of purity 23:23 - Holding onto the purity, in an industry that isn’t 27:08 - Diljit working with A.R. Rahman 29:34 - Diljit’s learning from this film 30:10 - The impact of having a film’s actor sing the songs, themselves 34:15 - The difference in voices and styles 35:53 - Rockstar being the ONE-TRUE inspiration 37:41 - Does Imtiaz still believe in the Rockstar philosophy? 39:13 - What’s next for Diljit? 40:13 - The one director he wants to work with 41:34 - What’s next for Imtiaz/The Chamkila Bidai ceremony 42:36 - Polar opposite views on Imtiaz’s films Have you subscribed to Film Companion yet? Join us here - http://bit.ly/FCsubscribe Follow Us On:   / filmcompanion     / filmcompanion     / filmcompanion   About The Channel: The Film Companion is a web channel intended to promote Indian cinema through films review, interviews, discussions, video essays, and analytical compilations. It is intended primarily for the purpose of encouraging informed discussions, criticism, and review of cinema and towards such purpose, the programs use short extracts of cinematograph films, sound recording, and photographic works. These clips and extracts are of a minimal nature and the use is not intended to interfere in any manner with their commercial exploitation of the complete work by the owners of the copyright. The use of works is in compliance with the fair dealing exception provided under Sec. 52 of the Copyright Act, and we assert our use of the works under the exception provided for criticism and review.