Punjab’s Elvis: Chamkila gunned down at a wedding | ASSASSINS

Chamkila, the so-called ‘Elvis of Punjab’, famously outraged religious leaders with his ‘vulgar’ music. But what was so taboo about his songs that he was forced to fold his hands and apologise? And in the end, that apology wasn’t enough! In 1988, Punjabi musician and cultural icon Amar Singh Chamkila had his rise cut cruelly short. To this day, it’s not clear who pulled the trigger. Subscribe: https://ab.co/3yqPOZ5 Chapters 00:00 A wedding party 03:24 Hello my friend 04:45 The backstory 05:58 Chamkila’s big break 08:21 The rise and fame of Chamkila 09:47 Amarjot Kaur 11:01 Assassination Host: Aslan Pahari Producer: Hannah Jose Audio Engineer: Tegan Nicholls Video Producers: Tejas Bhat, Dylan Behan Special thanks: Michael Osmond for archives research Supervising Producer: Kyla Slaven Executive Producers: Joel Werner, Eric George, Jessica Radburn Real live program footage and photographs of Amar Singh Chamkila and Amarjot Kaur, used with permission from Tiwana Music Evolution:    / @tiwanamusicevolution   Shamsher Singh Sohi:    / @shamshersinghsohi  , chamkila.in To binge even more great episodes of ASSASSINS with Aslan Pahari go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you'll find more stories of the world’s most shocking assassinations – from the lone wolf hitman to the professional assassin, you’ll hear how famous figures like Abraham Lincoln, Benazir Bhutto, Ramses III, Tupac and Gandhi met their end Welcome to ABC News In-depth, where you'll find our long-form journalism and other videos to help you understand what's going on in the world around you. Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNewsIndepth #ABCNewsAustralia