India, March 17 -- Imtiaz Ali was clear that he wanted Amar Singh Chamkila to focus on the artist's love for music. He did not want the film to play out like an investigation into what led to the murder of the popular singer. In an interview with Komal Nahta on his YouTube channel, Imtiaz shared the reason for showing the murder scene in the introductory few minutes. (Also read: Amar Singh Chamkila review: Diljit Dosanjh delivers a delectable act in this melodious yet tragic musical biopic)

During the conversation, when Imtiaz was asked why he kept the murder scene in the beginning, he said in Hindi: "At first I had written that this would happen, and then I thought, why did I write it? The good thing about this to me is that this is not...