5 superhit songs with double meaning, which people used to listen to secretly, became the reason for the murder of Amar Singh Chamkila

New Delhi: After the release of Imtiaz Ali’s film ‘Chamkila’, curiosity about the songs of Amar Singh Chamkila has increased among the youth. While walking, you find someone playing or singing his songs. If these songs were so bad, why are people listening to them? Here one spontaneously remembers the words of that elderly woman in the film, who says, ‘Obscenity is inside everyone.’ All men think almost the same about women. The only difference is that Chamkila told him through her songs, other men could not.

In an interview to ‘Mid-Day’, Imtiaz Ali had said on Amar Singh Chamkila that he said such things which are not acceptable in the society, but he never misrepresented women. Women are more playful than men and their playfulness is expressed through music and songs, which they enjoy very much.

In the 80’s, cassettes of Amar Singh Chamkila’s songs were prohibited in homes due to their double meanings, yet they were present everywhere. But at that time other singers were also singing obscene songs, then why was he alone punished? Actually, Chamkila had more wealth and fame than others. Rivals were jealous of him. It is also said that many people were not able to tolerate the popularity of a person from a lower caste. At the peak of his career, he gave more than 350 live performances in a year. Chamkila may not be mentioned in folk traditions, but he became a representative of popular music and literature, who wrote and sang songs according to the mood of the people. Come, let us know about the 5 controversial songs of Amar Singh Chamkila, which became the major reason for his murder.

Shikhar Nahundi in the afternoon
It is said that when Amar Singh Chamkila had reached Amritsar to apologize to the fundamentalists, the community had mentioned his song and forbidden him to write and sing such songs.

Friends I have become a block
Amar Singh Chamkila had written this song when many fundamentalist communities in Punjab were preaching about drug addiction, extramarital affairs and building a clean society in the name of religion.

first defiant cord

This is a very popular song of Amar Singh Chamkila, in which the lover blames his girlfriend for his addiction to alcohol and drugs. Interestingly, he used to express the inconsistencies of the society through love.

‘Bapu Saada Gum Ho Gaya’, ‘Mar Lo Hor Tri Ve Ik Vaari Jija’ and ‘Ate Vangu Gunti‘ is also a popular song of Chamkila, which remained in controversies due to its double and obscene meanings.

Amar Singh Chamkila and his wife Amarjot were murdered by radicals in March 1988. It is said that after Chamkila’s murder, no Punjabi singer sang obscene or double meaning songs for almost a decade. Imtiaz Ali has once again brought him alive in the hearts of people with his film ‘Chamkila’.

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