Amarjot Kaur was a famous Indian singer in the Punjabi music industry. She was popular for her Punjabi singer and stage performances with her husband Amar Singh Chamkila. Her husband and his death remain a mystery as he was murdered in Mehsampur, Jalandhar district of Punjab in 1988.
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Amarjot Kaur was born in Dogar Basti of Faridkot, Punjab. He completed his matriculation in Faridkot. Since his father was in the Public Relations Department, many singers used to come to their house and seeing them, Amarjot developed interest in singing.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 4″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Amarjot Kaur with her husband Amar Singh Chamkila
Family
parents and siblings
Amarjot’s father’s name is Gurucharan Singh, who is a drama director in the Public Relations Department. His mother’s name is Rajvansh Kaur. He had two sisters and four brothers.
husband and children
Reportedly, it is said that Amarjot Amar Singh was married before marrying Chamkila and she has left her first husband to pursue her career as a singer. She married Amar Singh Chamkila in 1983 and has a son named Jaiman Chamkila, who is also a singer.
Amarjot Kaur with her husband Amar Singh Chamkila and her son Jaiman Chamkila
livelihood
singer
Amarjot Kaur sang with many popular singers of that time like Pyara Singh Panchhi, Karnail Gill and Dhana Singh Rangeela. Her songs “Ajj Parcha Science Da Mera” and “Kachchi Nind Na Jaageye” with Pyara Singh Panchhi were hit songs. He worked with Kuldeep Manak for about four years and recorded an LP with him; Out of which the songs “Ik Mai Howa Ik Tu Howe” and “Laay Gya Meri Jind Kaad Ke” were the most popular. Kuldeep Manak suggested Amarjot to partner with Amar Singh Chamkila as he was looking for a permanent female singer. The couple started singing together and not only became famous in Punjab, but they also enthralled people internationally with their catchy and witty songs. He gave many superhit songs like “Ki Jor Garibaan Da,” “Kan Kar Gal Sun Makhna,” “Gora Gora Rang” and many others. Amarjot Kaur and Amar Singh Chamkila gained popularity and recorded several LPs with HMV. He also had international stage shows in Canada, Dubai and Bahrain. Within no time he reached the pinnacle of his singing career.
Amarjot Kaur and Amar Singh Chamkila doing stage show
Death
On 8 March 1988, Amarjot Kaur and her husband, Amar Singh Chamkila, were shot dead by unknown assailants while both were getting out of their vehicle to attend an event in Mehsampur. Later, the police started investigation but failed to catch the culprits resulting in the case reaching no conclusion. The murder of Amarjot and Chamkila remains a mystery. There are many theories related to the murder of Amarjot and Chamkila. Some sources say that they were murdered by terrorists due to the use of double meanings and explicit lyrics in their songs, while some say that the murder of the couple was a result of resentment of other rising singers in the music industry, and they Called contract killing. Some other sources consider the murder of Amarjot Kaur and Amar Singh Chamkila as an honor killing because Amarjot was from an upper caste, while Chamkila was from a Scheduled Caste, due to which Amarjot’s parents planned to kill them. The real reason behind his death could never be understood.
Facts/General Knowledge
- A biopic on Amarjot Kaur’s husband Amar Singh Chamkila was planned to be made by late producer Gurdev Singh Randhawa; However, it was never built. According to Randhawa’s sons, Chamkila’s widow Gurmel Kaur had handed over the rights to make a biopic on Chamkila to their father in October 2012; However, following Randhawa’s death in November 2022, it was reported that Bollywood director Imtiaz Ali was making a biopic on Chamkila starring Diljit Dosanjh and Parineeti Chopra. Later, Randhawa’s son moved to court to ban the release of the biopic made by Imtiaz Ali.
- She became popular among the people because of her singing style.
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