Amar Singh Chamkila Told Us He Was Unmarried, Says Amarjot’s Sister: ‘My Father Had 2 Conditions…’
Amar Singh Chamkila and his wife and co-singer Amarjot Kaur were shot dead in March 1988. Amarjot Chamkila’s older sister, Jaswant Kaur, recently opened up about the complexity of their euqation with late Punjabi singer Amar Singh Chamkila. The life of the late Punjabi singer Amar Singh Chamkila has once again come into spotlight following the release of Imtiaz Ali’s Netflix film. He and his second wife, singer Amarjot, were shot dead in Mehsampur, Punjab, where they were supposed to perform. Even 36 years after his tragic demise, his personal life remains a subject of interest. In an interview, Jaswant Kaur, elder sister of Amarjot, revealed that Chamkila had kept his first marriage hidden from Amarjot’s family. “There were no plans of Amarjot’s marriage. Chamkila didn’t tell us that he is already married. He told us that he was unmarried. My father had two conditions – that the boy should be singer and unmarried. They finally tied the knot. After the birth of Amarjot and Chamkila’s son, we got to know about his first marriage,” …