In April 2024, Chamkila became the talk of Bollywood. Director Imtiaz Ali garnered a lot of praise for the film and went on to show why his movies are so deep and beautiful. People loved Punjabi actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh’s acting in Chamkila. While many think he might win top awards for it. actress Parineeti Chopra, who played Amarjot, also impressed everyone. She made a strong comeback with her acting. However, things got heated when Parineeti revealed she had to gain a lot of weight for the role, about 16 to 20 kgs.
During a chat with India Today, Parineeti opened up on her journey to becoming Amarjot. She said, “Honestly, I just submitted myself to Imtiaz Sir. I just blindly did what he said because once I met him – my first meeting with him – the way he was talking about the film, the way he was talking about the characters, it felt like this is a man who has lived characters. It felt like the characters lived inside his system. The only thing he said was ‘Please look like Amarjot’.”
“When I signed the film I was very fetty. He said, ‘Listen, you don’t look like her.’ Main darr gayi. If I don’t look like her, my character and the performance is not going to look the same. I just sacrificed. I said I want to do this.” Saying that she was inspired by Vidya Balan, Parineeti continued, “When Vidya ma’am did The Dirty Picture, I remember her saying that ‘I didn’t care. I wanted to put on weight. I wanted to look like the character and I am going to make it so glamorous!’ She did it and like the world applauded it,” she added.
“A lot of co-stars of mine, directors of mine said to me ‘Tu pagal ho gayi hai? Why are you doing this? You’ll end your career. How can you look so bad?’ I didn’t care. I just wanted to become I wanted her,” Parineeti said.
The film Amar Singh Chamkila is directed by Imtiaz Ali and is available to be streamed on Netflix.
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