Diljit Dosanjh and Parineeti Chopra in ‘Amar Singh Chamkila’.
Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali and actor-musician Diljit Dosanjh have expressed pleasure over the 2 International Emmy nominations for their movie Amar Singh Chamkila, calling it a recognition of Punjab and its artists.
The Netflix movie, primarily based on the life and instances of slain Punjabi musician Amar Singh Chamkila, is nominated within the TV Movie/Mini-Series class. Dosanjh has earned a nod within the Best Performance by an Actor class.
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences introduced the nominations in New York on Thursday night time, with the movie rising because the lone Indian entry.
“Amar Singh Chamkila is a rare film because it has to do with the scent of the land of Panjab- its music, its socio-politics, its conflict, its aspirations, and its many problems.
“The incontrovertible fact that battle creates artwork creates battle was represented via the lifetime of Amar Singh Chamkila on this movie. We are all very completely satisfied that we might carry the story of Chamkila, such a singular particular person, to the fore. The story of Amarjot and Chamkila can be the story of Panjab,” Ali said in a statement.
At the 53rd International Emmy Awards gala, scheduled to be held in New York City on November 24, the film will vie for the TV Movie/Mini-Series award alongside Herrhausen: The Banker and the Bomb (Germany), Lost Boys & Fairies (United Kingdom) and Vencer o Morir (Chile).
Ali, 54, congratulated the film’s team, especially lead star Dosanjh, saying the film could not have been made without him.
“I want to congratulate the staff for these nominations, and I want to congratulate Diljit Dosanjh twice over as a result of he is additionally nominated within the Best Actor class within the Emmy Awards for this movie… Not for a second on the shoot was he not Chamkila. It was a beautiful grassroot sort of expertise taking pictures in Panjab for ‘Amar Singh Chamkila’,” he added.
Dosanjh, who has been widely praised for his portrayal of Chamkila, who was gunned down at the age of 27 in 1988 along with his wife Amarjot, said the honour was a tribute to the late musician’s legacy.
“I feel truly honoured Amar Singh Chamkila, an artist from Punjab, is being recognized and talked about at a global level on such a prestigious stage like the International Emmys. I am grateful to Imtiaz Ali sir for choosing me for the role,” the 41-year-old stated.
In the perfect actor class, Dosanjh shall be competing in opposition to David Mitchell for Ludwig (United Kingdom), Oriol Pla for Yo, adicto (Spain), and Diego Vasquez for One Hundred Years of Solitude (Colombia).
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The movie, produced by Mohit Choudhary, Select Media Holdings LLP, Saregama and Window Seat Films, additionally starred Parineeti Chopra. It featured music by A R Rahman with lyrics by Irshad Kamil.
India’s previous International Emmy winners embrace the Netflix collection Delhi Crime, which gained Best Drama in 2020, and comic Vir Das, who bagged Best Comedy trophy in 2021 for his Netflix particular Vir Das: Landing.
Published – September 26, 2025 07:23 pm IST
