Amar Singh Chamkila Actor Jashn Kohli Is Hurt By Portrayal Of Sardars In Bollywood

Everyone is fascinated by Imtiaz Ali's recently released biographical drama, Amar Singh Chamkila. The life of Chamkila and his wife Amarjot, who were killed by gunmen while on their "akhada," was depicted in the Netflix film. Jashn Kohli is another actor who has earned a lot of praise for his work in the movie. Jashn has now expressed his feelings about being "hurt" by Bollywood's clich¨¦d portrayal of Sardars.

Amar Singh Chamkila Actor Jashn Kohli Is Hurt By Portrayal Of Sardars In Bollywood

Speaking to Indiatoday, the Amar Singh Chamkila actor said ¡°I was hurt and wanted to change the way we are perceived and portrayed in Bollywood. We were either cast as a soldier or the hero's friend. I would speak to writers, who agreed on the shortcoming but had no means to change it," he shared.

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He went on to add, ¡°Recently, Diljit paaji spoke about how people thought Sardars were only portrayed a certain way, and he changed it. When he spoke those words, it echoed the voice of so many from the community. Even I am on the path to help people see Sardars in a different light from what's been shown all these years.¡±

For those who don¡¯t know, In an interview with Anubhav Bassi for Netflix India, Diljit had said, ¡°To be honest, I am not fond of clothes or swag. When we were in Punjab, the Bollywood films made at the time¡­ they didn¡¯t show Sikhs properly. So I decided that when I do Bollywood films, I¡¯ll dress better than all Bollywood stylists. I know fashion.¡±

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Parineeti Chopra Talks About Validation That Chamkila Gave Her

In conversation with Pinkvilla, she said, ¡°On the Friday Chamkila released, I thought, Okay, I think I did a good job. It¡¯ll be fine. But then I remembered, it¡¯s a film called Chamkila, based on Chamkila¡¯s life. What impact could I have possibly made?¡±

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She went on to add, ¡°After release day, however, things were beyond my expectations. Of course, Diljit being Diljit, his performance and Chamkila¡¯s story were phenomenal. Everyone¡¯s getting well-deserved love, but I never thought I¡¯d receive the same level of appreciation. As an actor, I always try to give it my all. All we ever want are results, for our hard work not to go in vain. But this kind of response? It¡¯s something I never expected, and I really feel validated today.¡±

Amar Singh Chamkila¡¯s Netflix synopsis reads, ¡°A humble singer's brash lyrics ignite fame and fury across Punjab as he grapples with soaring success and brutal criticism before his untimely death.¡±

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