Punjab’s Elvis: Chamkila gunned down at a wedding

Chamkila, the so-called 'Elvis of Punjab', famously outraged religious leaders with his 'vulgar' music.

But what was so taboo about his songs that he was forced to fold his hands and apologise?

And in the end, that apology wasn't enough!

In 1988, Punjabi musician and cultural icon Amar Singh Chamkila had his rise cut cruelly short.

To this day, it's not clear who pulled the trigger.

Host: Aslan Pahari

Producer: Hannah Jose

Audio Engineer: Tegan Nicholls

Video Producers: Tejas Bhat, Dylan Behan

Supervising Producer: Kyla Slaven

Executive Producers: Joel Werner, Eric George, Jessica Radburn

Special thanks: Michael Osmond for archives research; Tiwana Music Evolution/Prabhjot Singh Tiwana; Chamkila.in/Shamsher Singh Sohi