Amarjot Kaur (Chamkila's Wife) Age, Death, Children, Family, Biography

Amarjot Kaur (Chamkila's Wife) Age, Death, Children, Family, Biography

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Death Cause: Shot Dead

Death Date: 08/03/1988

Age: 27 Years (At The Time Of Death)

Bio/Wiki
Other Name Amarjyot Kaur
Full name Amarjot Kaur Chamkila
Nickname Babby
Profession Singer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.) 5' 4" (163 cm)
Eye Colour Light Brown
Hair Colour Black
Career
Debut Long Play: Bhul Gai Main Ghund Kadna (1985)
Personal Life
Date of Birth 6 October 1960 (Thursday)
Zodiac Sign Libra
Birthplace Dogar Basti, Faridkot, Punjab
Date of Death 8 March 1988
Place of Death Village Mehsampur, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Age (at the time of death) 27 Years
Death Cause Murder (Shot Dead)
Nationality Indian
School Kamla Nehru Jain Girls Senior Secondary School, Faridkot, Punjab
Hometown Faridkot, Punjab
Educational Qualification Class 10
Religion Sikhism
Caste Jatt check sources
The Wire
Controversy Singing Vulgar Songs
During the 1980s, she sang songs with vulgar lyrics along with the Punjabi singer Amar Singh Chamkila
. They both received various threat calls from militants who wanted them to stop singing such songs. However, they did not stop singing even after these threats. check sources
The Indian Express
Relationships & More
Marital Status (at the time of death) Married
Affairs/Boyfriends • Kuldeep Manak
(singer; rumoured)


• Amar Singh Chamkila
(singer; shot dead on 8 March 1988)
Marriage Date Second Marriage: 23 May 1983
Family
Husband/Spouse Amar Singh Chamkila


Note: Before marrying Chamkila, she got separated from her first husband to pursue her career in singing.
Children Son(s)- 2 (one stepson)
• Jaiman Chamkila
(singer)


Stepdaughters - 2
• Amandeep Kaur (elder)


• Kamaldeep aka Kamal Chamkila (singer)
Parents Father- Gurcharan Singh (drama director at Lok Sampark Vibhag)
Mother- Rajvansh Kaur (homemaker)
Siblings Brother(s)- 4 (One of her brothers' name is Pappu)
Sister(s)- 2 (One of her sisters' Inderjeet Kaur was a singer and was married to the Indian singer Butta Gappi)

Note: She was the fifth eldest among her siblings.
Money Factor
Salary/Fees (approx.) Rs 4000 per show

Some Lesser Known Facts About Amarjot Kaur

  • While she was studying in school, she participated in discuss throw, gymnastics, and shot put throw competitions.

    Amarjot Kaur in her school’s athletic competition

  • In her childhood, various singers used to visit her home as her father was working in Lok Sampark Vibhag. After watching them perform, she developed an interest in singing.

  • At a very young age, Amarjot, along with her sister Inderjeet, started performing in various Lok Sampark dramas.

  • She then started learning the basics of music from her sister and brother-in-law.

  • Amarjot performed with the Punjabi singer Amir Singh Rana and his sister in various stage shows.

  • Later, she did her training in music under Ustad Jaswant Singh.

    Amarjot Kaur during rehearsals

  • She then performed on stage with the Punjabi singers Rangilla and Karnail Gill.

  • She worked with various Punjabi singers. Some of her songs with the Punjabi singer Pyara Singh Panchi are ā€œAjj Parcha Science Da Mera,ā€ and ā€œKachi Nind Na Jageye.ā€

  • At that time, the Punjabi singer Kuldeep Manak was very popular. Amarjot got an opportunity to perform with him. One of their songs which became quite popular was ā€œIk Tu Hove Ik Main Hova.ā€

    Ik Tu Hove Ik Main Hova

  • However, after the rumours of Amarjot and Kuldeep’s affair started, Kuldeep’s wife asked Kuldeep to stop working with Amarjot.

  • By the time the famous Punjabi singer Amar Singh Chamkila had separated from his singing partner and on the suggestion of Kuldeep Manak, Chamkila paired with Amarjot.

  • Amarjot and Chamkila were known for performing in various akharas (open-air musical concerts in Punjab).

    Amarjot Kaur and Amar Singh Chamkila performing in akhara

  • Amarjot Kaur and Amar Singh Chamkila released many Punjabi Long Plays with the music company HMV. The duo released songs like ā€œKi Jor Gariban Da,ā€ ā€œKan Kar Gal Sun Makhna,ā€ ā€œHikk Utte So Ja Ve,ā€ and ā€œGora Gora Rang.ā€

    Amarjot Kaur and Amar Singh Chamkila’s music album

  • Amarjot and Chamkila were famous for their songs not only in Punjab (India) but also in various countries like Canada, US, Dubai, and Bahrain.

    Amarjot Kaur and Amar Singh Chamkila’s live show in Canada

  • In 1985, they released three devotional LPs Baba Tera Nankana, Talwar Main Kalgidhar Di Haan, and Naam Jap Le.

  • The duo also released songs with vulgar lyrics for which some sections of the audience criticised them.

  • In the 1980s, Amarjot and Chamkila became one of the most popular jodis of Punjabi singers.

  • While working together, Amarjot and Chamkila fell in love with each other and then got married. Chamkila did not even divorce his first wife.

    Amar Singh Chamkila filling sindoor on the forehead of Amarjot Kaur

  • She was very fond of reading books.

  • On 8 March 1988 at approximately 1:40 pm, pregnant Amarjot and Chamkila both were allegedly shot by a biker gang with AK-47s, along with four members of their band just before their performance at the village Mehsampur in Jalandhar.

  • At the time of their death, they reportedly had 200+ songs that had not been sung or recorded officially, of which, they sang some at stage shows. Some of such songs are ā€˜Dhee Mar Jai Badkar Loko’, ā€˜Jatt Di Dushmani’, and ā€˜Akhiyan Di Maar Buri’.

  • In 2017, a biopic film ā€˜Amar Chamkila’ and the documentary ā€˜Mehsampur’ were released based on Amarjot-Chamkila’s life.

    Poster of the film ā€˜Amar Chamkila’- based on the life of Amar Singh Chamkila

    Poster of the documentary ā€˜Mehsampur’- based on the life of Amar Singh Chamkila

  • The Indian author Shamsher Singh Soni authored a book titled ā€˜Amarjot De Aakhri Bol’ in 2019 based on the life of Amarjot Kaur.

    Amarjot De Aakhri Bol

  • In 2023, the Punjabi film ā€˜Jodi’ based on the life of Amarjot and Chamkila was released in which Diljit Dosanjh played the role of Amar Singh Sitaara and Nimrat Khaira played the role of Kamaljot.

    Jodi film poster

  • In 2024, the Hindi film ā€˜Amar Singh Chamkila’ based on the life of Amarjot and her husband Amar Singh Chamkila was released on Netflix. The Indian actress Parineeti Chopra potrayed Amarjot and Diljit Dosanjh potrayed Amar Singh Chamkila in the film.

    Amar Singh Chamkila film poster

  • A samadhi named Smadh Amar Singh Chamkila has been built in Ludhiana, Punjab, in the memory of Chamkila and Amarjot.

    Amarjot Kaur and Amar Singh Chamkila’s tomb

Conspiracy Theories About Chamkila-Amarjot’s Murder

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