On the Netflix original series The Great Indian Kapil Show, actor and comedian Kapil Sharma recently hosted Team Amar Singh Chamkila, which includes Diljit Dosanjh, Parineeti Chopra, and director Imtiaz Ali. Kapil Sharma recalled missing a call from Amar Singh Chamkila’s music composer, AR Rahman, during a conversation with the cast. Speaking about the incident, the Zwigato actor said he cried all night long because he felt bad about not answering the phone. He went on to elaborate, saying, “I met Rahman Sir once, and he told me, ‘I called you for Chamkila.'” I believe he was hoping I would perform a song or something. I assumed he was merely flirting with me. He addressed me seriously when he said this. I uttered, “Sir, we were overseas which is why we couldn’t speak to each other”. Regretting missing the opportunity to collaborate with AR Rahman, Kapil added, “I felt really bad, I cried the whole night. It was unfortunate.”
On the show, Imtiaz Ali also revealed that the second choice for Chamkila was none other than Kapil Sharma . He said, “Rahman Sir said that if Diljit couldn’t do this film, we had only one more choice, which was you.”
‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ has been directed by Imtiaz Ali and the film’s music has been composed by AR Rahman. The film released on April 12 on streaming giant Netflix.
