Amar Singh Chamkila released on Netflix on April 12th

Imtiaz has outdone himself: Hansal

The film is magical, audacious and musical: Hansal

Amar Singh Chamkila that was released on Netflix on April 12th has received overwhelmingly positive reviews. Bollywood director Hansal Mehta praised the film on Instagram. “Chamkila is not a film. It is an experience. Imtiaz has outdone himself and raced past his own filmography with a film for the ages. The film is magical, audacious, musical, lyrical, poetic, romantic, raunchy, angry, rebellious, hard and soft – sometimes all of these all at once. It is a feat, his best work and perhaps the performance of the year from Diljit Dosanjh. This one’s a true blue modern Indian musical from Imtiaz Ali and AR Rehman. Kudos to the cinematographer Sylvester Fonseca for the beautiful visuals, to my old colleague and friend Aarti Bajaj for the complex yet coherent edit. To the writers Imtiaz and Sajid. To the wizard Kamil Irshad for those masterly lyrics. Also shout out to Parineeti Chopra – her fine performance sadly won’t be celebrated enough but this one’s truly her finest,” Hansal’s post stated. 

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Hansal also expressed envy at director Imtiaz Ali possessing a loyal fanbase. “Imtiaz Ali has been somebody I’ve known from before any of us made our first films. I loved Jab We Met and Rockstar. I’m not a crazy fan like so many others. Honest admission – I envied his drop dead good looks and craze among women. I’ve also envied his most forgiving fandom among those who loved his recurring themes and films. More on that some other day,” Hansal mentioned.