Parineeti Chopra talks about losing out on opportunities after massive weight gain for Amar Singh Chamkila
Parineeti Chopra talks about losing out on opportunities after massive weight gain for Amar Singh Chamkila
The film has been streaming on Netflix since 12th April 2024.
19 April 2024
By Khushi Maheshwari
Amar Singh Chamkila has been well appreciated by OTT lovers and has been rated 8.2/10 on IMDb. The film’s lead actor Parineeti Chopra has been basking in the glory of the film’s success.
In the film, Parineeti plays Amar Singh Chamkila’s wife and singing buddy Amarjot Kaur. She was asked by film director Imtiaz Ali to go through a body transformation and gain up to 20 kilograms, wear zero make-up and in a nutshell, look her “worst” for the movie. Ali also asked Parineeti to sing live on set.
She ended up gaining 16 kilograms, boldly deciding not to wear any makeup to portray Amarjot’s character with authenticity. After understanding that it was a performance character, she did not pay heed to anything else and fully committed to the role.
Unfortunately, Parineeti lost out on numerous opportunities on account of her transformation. She talks about rarely making any appearances on red carpets, hardly being approached for brand shoots and losing out on sponsored gigs because of the way she looked. Ultimately, she said she did not care about not looking like herself because that is the sort of actor she perceives herself to be.
She shut down countless conjectures that revolved around the possibility of her being pregnant and of her having gone through cosmetic procedures.
While talking of her inspiration to go through this transformation, she mentioned how actors like Vidya Balan — who gained weight for her film The Dirty Picture — motivated her to do it. She hoped that people would see her as an actor who fully commits to her roles and forgets about everything else.
The plot of the film revolves around the lives of celebrated Punjabi singers Amar Singh Chamkila and his wife and singing partner Amarjot Kaur who tragically died during the highest point in their careers. Other than that, the film also delves into the Punjabi identity, women’s desires and society’s obsession with subduing those desires.
