Imtiaz Ali Says Diljit Dosanjh Hasn't 'Sacrificed A Single Hair' For Chamkila: 'The Wig Is His Turban'

Amar Singh Chamkila, starring Diljit Dosanjh and Parineeti Chopra, has been praised by everyone. Even though it came out on Netflix in April, people are still interested in how it was made. While many fans love Diljit’s performance, some were worried about his appearance in the movie. They thought he had cut his hair short to look like Chamkila, but the director, Imtiaz Ali, said that wasn’t true. He said Diljit wore a wig for the role.

Before, Diljit had said in interviews that he wouldn’t take off his turban for any role. But for Amar Singh Chamkila, he did something different. Some fans were confused why he changed his mind and now, Imtiaz Ali has revealed that Diljit wore a wig for the movie. Speaking to Radio Nasha, he said, “I would not want to share his personal details, but yes, Diljit has worn a wig. That wig is like his turban only. He has not sacrificed a single hair for this film. Because he played a character and he knew how Chamkila looked, so he managed to look the part with a wig. He donned the look very sincerely and with very good intentions.”

Earlier, talking to CNN-News 18, Imtiaz had said, “The Naram Kaalja song has come from this improvisation of these old ladies. When that shot finally cut, by that time all kinds of things had been said by these old women, Diljit’s face was red. He turned and said, ‘Baap re baap, inn logon ne kaise baatein boldi.’ They say very, very vulgar songs during festivities. You must have heard these traditional songs being sung in many, many cultures of our country, in small villages during marriages. They’re very vulgar songs. So, I feel, in some way, what had happened also is that to objectify men happens in these songs.”

Earlier, in an exclusive chat with News18 Showsha, Imtiaz had said that it was mandatory for him to cast actors who are singers as well. “It was important for them to sing live. This film wouldn’t have been possible without them. It’s not like Diljit didn’t train a lot like Parineeti did but he does live singing and is used to it. They both recorded the songs after singing them live. The reason behind this is that I’ve never had singers singing live during a shot. I thought that in case, the live singing doesn’t work out, we can always use the recorded version and use it as playback like we usually do,” he had said.

The film is streaming on Netflix.