Amar Singh Chamkila2024

Don’t remember being this happy after a director makes a magical comeback like this. His focus on every aspect in this film was magnificent. Never for once went off track. All his usual templates are still there that I love but everything just felt so polished this time - Non linear storytelling, great music, unconventional visual storytelling using animation, beautiful cinematography, great performances. All are there this time. Usually in his bad movies, only music/songs remained to be the greatest thing but here everything is so damn near perfect that I couldn’t really see any flaws in this. Diljit is phenomenal. Like literally. I doubted him to be honest and was thinking “Why Ranbir or some other wasn’t taken” but Diljit’s performance brought that rooted-ness to the character that was needed and easily this is his best performance which completely proved me wrong.  Most important thing is to read subtitles during Chamkila’s songs are performed throughout. It’s fun yet it’s also a part of a story that changes his life in ways Chamkila didn’t expect.  Don’t forget to relish some of the shots here. Imtiaz has allowed ample of time for viewers to relish them. I lost count regarding the number of great shots or scenes in this.  ARR’s songs and Background music beautifully compliments the gem of a writing and sheer beauty of a cinematography. Baaja song made real sense in the film and it’s completely IMTIAZ-ish sequence and I adored every bit of it.  When Imtiaz gets non-linear and visual storytelling right, then understand he’s completely in form. I am a huge fan of non-linear storytelling when it’s written well. Imtiaz used it extensively in Rockstar, Tamasha but I think he fully mastered it in Chamkila  TRULY IMTIAZ IS BACK. His good old films weren’t fluke afterall ❤️❤️