Speaking about what it means to get an Emmy nomination, he shared, “I’m here for Chamkila. Chamkila gave me the chance to do his biopic, Chamkila gave me the opportunity to live his character on screen, and whatever real moments he went through in his life, even if only for a few seconds, I felt them myself. So I’m here for Chamkila, and that’s all I want to remember, and I want to thank Chamkila wherever he is for giving me the chance to do his biopic.”

“Every artist has to face all kinds of difficulties in life, and until he dies, people never call him great. They never get the love they deserve. Chamkila was a hundred times better an artist than I am, and I want to thank Chamkila for giving me the chance to do his biopic. The world’s finest artists will be sitting there and they’ll be talking about Chamkila, and I’m here for Chamkila. Even though he’s gone, he is still a hit,” Diljit further continued while speaking about the late artist.

Diljit also recalled a very emotional moment when he felt Chamkila’s presence back when he first saw the trailer of the film. He shared, “The first time I saw the trailer of Amar Singh Chamkila was backstage on the day of the trailer launch. There was a shot in the film where I had to sit in the field, turn around, look at the camera and smile, but when I saw that shot in the trailer, where my character of Chamkila turned around and looked at me, I felt like Chamkila himself was watching me and smiling. That got me very emotional; I could actually feel Chamkila’s presence there.”

Speaking of Amar Singh Chamkila, released on April 12 last year, the film starred Diljit Dosanjh as the Punjabi singer and Parineeti Chopra as his second wife and singing partner Amarjot Kaur. The story revealed how Chamkila’s controversial songs and immense success ultimately led to his and Amarjot’s assassination in 1988.

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