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Punjabi means "one that glitters" โ Chamkila first partnered up with the female vocalist Surinder Sonia, who had previously worked with Surinder Shinda. Sonia had felt sidelined after Shinda took Gulshan Komal to a tour in Canada, after which she was instrumental in pushing Chamkila to record his
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Chamkila who are some of Indians greatest
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Di Pathri", and "Talwar Main Kalgidhar Di". Though he never recorded it himself, he wrote the song "
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