Amar Singh Chamkila's Son On Being In Touch With His Father's First Wife: "Not Our Fault..."

Imtiaz Ali's film Amar Singh Chamkila stars Diljit Dosanjh and Parineeti Chopra in lead roles

Imtiaz Ali's latest project Amar Singh Chamkila, which narrates the tragic story of the eponymous Punjabi singer, has been making headlines for all the right reasons. While Diljit Dosanjh plays the titular character, Parineeti Chopra portrays the role of his co-singer and wife Amarjot Kaur. In addition to Amar Singh Chamkila's mercurial rise as a singer, the film also explores the relationship between him and Amarjot, who was his second wife. Before Amarjot, the performer was married to Gurmail Kaur, with whom he has two daughters. Shedding light on the complex family dynamics, Amarjot and Amar Singh Chamkila's son Jaiman Chamkila had earlier shared that he is in touch with his father's first wife, Gurmail and his stepsisters. In an interaction with Cine Punjabi, Jaiman shared: “I am in touch with Chamkila's first family. I have two sisters from his first wife, Amandeep and Kamaldeep. The older one is married and has two kids, and Kamal is getting married this year [2023].”

He added: “When I go meet her [Gurmail], she greets me well but that's it. From the beginning, it's been this way. It is not her fault nor our (the children) fault.” 

Jaiman, who grew up with his maternal grandparents, also shared that he organises a mela with his step-sisters in honour of their father on Amar Singh Chamkila's death anniversary, every year.