Netflix has added the story of 1980s Punjabi rockstar, Amar Singh Chamkila, to its film line up in a feature directed by Imtiaz Ali and starring Diljit Dosanjh and Parineeti Chopra.

"Amar Singh Chamkila", announced in Mumbai this morning (30 May), promises the untold true story of the provocative Punjabi musician, who rose from poverty to stardom and was assassinated when he was 27 years old.

The highest record-selling artist of his time, Chamkila is still regarded as one of the best live stage performers that Punjab has ever produced, Netflix said this morning. 

With music by AR Rahman, the film is a Window Seat Films production, produced by Mohit Choudhary, Select Media Holdings LLP, Saregama and Reliance Entertainment. 

"Amar Singh Chamkila" joins a line up of Indian films finding favour among Netflix’s global audiences, with particular success in South Asia. 

For the week of 15-21 May, three Indian films appeared on Netflix’s global top 10 non-English charts – "Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway" (13.9 million hours viewed, more than double the previous week), "Kathal – A Jackfruit Mystery" (4.6 million hours viewed) and "Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaaron" (2.9 million hours viewed).

Directed by Ashima Chibber, "Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway" is based on the true story of an immigrant Indian mother who fights the Norwegian foster care system to win back custody of her children.

"Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway" was on the top 10 film list in 51 countries, for the week, and at number one in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. 

Although running behind non-English titles such as Korean sci-fi feature "Jung-E", Norway’s "Narvik" and Thailand’s "Hunger", Indian films on Netflix’s top 10 this year include action heist movie "Thunivu", Allu Entertainment’s action comedy "Shehzada", and period action drama "Dasara".