The last time he told the story of a musician, filmmaker Imtiaz Ali sealed his fate in the other world, which in the words of 13th century poet Rumi was “the field beyond right and wrong”. Seventeen years later, Ali tells the story of another musician, whose fate was unfortunately sealed more than three decades ago. But this time around, Rumi’s words become the beginning of the story. There’s no other way to step into the world of Amar Singh Chamkila, Punjab’s controversial yet legendary musician of all time, Ali says. “The point was to get on with it. Okay, he sang double meaning songs. You can judge him. But let’s go beyond this. Let’s not fight about whether he was right or wrong. Let’s discuss what he loved. In order to reach that, you have to go past judgement. (As Chamkila would say) ‘Theek hai, aap bolte ho, mai galat hun. Now, let’s talk about what really moves my heart.’ That becomes the bigger discussion,” he begins.