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Diljit Dosanjh to play Punjabi singer Chamkila in film by Imtiaz Ali

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Actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh has been paired with Parineeti Chopra in Imtiaz Ali's ‘Chamkila'.

'Chamkila' revolves around popular Punjabi singers Amarjot Kaur and Amar Singh Chamkila.

While Parineeti will be essaying the role of Amarjot, Diljit will be seen as Chamkila.

Amar Singh Chamkila and wife Amarjot Kaur were assassinated on March 8, 1988, along with the members of their musical band.

According to a source, the actors will start shooting for the film from December 11 in Mumbai.

Reportedly, Diljit and Parineeti have attended several workshops to understand the characters in detail.

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