Overview

• Diljit Dosanjh earned a Best Performance by an Actor nomination for portraying Punjabi folk icon Amar Singh Chamkila, and the film was recognized in the TV Movie/Mini-Series category.
• The International Academy announced the 2025 nominations on September 25, confirming Chamkila as India’s lone entry across the slate.
• Dosanjh acknowledged director Imtiaz Ali in his Instagram reaction, while co-star Parineeti Chopra celebrated the team’s dual nods.
• In Best Actor, Dosanjh will compete with David Mitchell (Ludwig), Oriol Pla (Yo, Adicto) and Diego Vasquez (One Hundred Years of Solitude).
• The film will face Herrhausen: The Banker and the Bomb, Lost Boys & Fairies and Vencer o Morir in its category; it premiered on Netflix on April 12, 2024 and features music by A.R. Rahman.