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TurBAN---directorturBAN is a joint project between Dashmesh Pictures (Sartaj Singh Dhami) and G.N.E. (SaintSoulja aka Tanmit Singh, and The GodFather aka Gurvinder Singh).

In 2004, France passed a law banning all conspicuous religious symbols worn by students in public schools. Irremovable articles of faith, such as the Sikh turban, were included in the ban. Sikh students had to give up their faith, or give up their education. Many were forced to drop out, in the name of ’secularism.’ Even though Sikh soliders were received as hereos in Marseilles in World War I, the Sikh turban is banned in France.

The following video editorial, in the form of a music video, artistically challenges the current regulations invoked in the French public school system.

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1st place competition winner in 2009
for age group 26 or older

 

Directed by: Sartaj Singh Dhami, Dashmesh Pictures (Age: 26 or older)
Location: Washington DC – USA
Length: 9 min, 51 seconds

 


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44 Responses to “turBAN”

  1. NIRMALJOT Says:
    September 9th, 2009 at 6:43 pm

    BRILLIANT WHY AS A RACE ARE WE STILL FACING SUCH ADVERSARIES,BUT INSPIRING TO SEE THEIR ARE STILL SOLDIERS FIGHTING THE BATTLES
    WAHEGURU JI KA KHALSA
    WAHEGURU JI KI FATEH

  2. Vee Ess Says:
    September 9th, 2009 at 8:55 pm

    The efforts on making this video are commendable, but the theme song sung in rap mode is not appreciable.

  3. Manjit Singh Says:
    September 9th, 2009 at 9:39 pm

    ਬਹੁਤਾ ਅੰਗ੍ਰੇਜ ਬਣਨ ਨਾਲ ਕੁਛ ਨਹੀ ਹੋਣਾ ….. ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਗੀਤ ਗਾਓ … ਆਹ ਅੰਗ੍ਰੇਜੀ ਟਸਨ ਮਾਰਨ ਨਾਲ ਕੁਛ ਹਾਂਸਲ ਨਹੀ ਹੋਣਾ ….
    ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਬਣੋ ….
    ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਮਾਂ ਬੋਲੀ ਹੈ ਤਾਂ ਸਿੱਖੀ ਹੈ |

  4. Dalwinder Singh Says:
    September 9th, 2009 at 11:14 pm

    awosme movie …such nice work and am sure one day we will got the right of turban,…

  5. kulvinder kaur Says:
    September 10th, 2009 at 12:41 am

    SAT SHRI AKAL JI,TURBAN VEDIOBAHUT ACHHI LAGI.PAGRI BANYA SIKH KARORA DI BICH KHARDA EKALA BHI PEHCHANEYA JANDA HAI.PER PUNJAB BICH SIKH MUNDE KESH KATAL KARWANA ACHHA SAMJH DE HAN PER PAGRI JO SIKH DI SHAN HAI OSNO JARORI NAHI SAMJH DE

  6. Avtarsingh Chawla Says:
    September 10th, 2009 at 1:31 am

    THIS IS THE POWER OF SIKHS OF SHRI GURU GOBINDSINGHJI MAHARAJ.GOD BLESS THEM ALL WHO ARE FIGHTING TO SAVE AND SPREAD SIKHISM.
    WAHEGURUJI KA KHALSA WAHEGURUJI KI FATEH

  7. sarabjeet kaur Says:
    September 10th, 2009 at 6:07 am

    nice video.
    waheguru ji ka khalsa
    waheguru ji ki fateh

  8. gagandeep singh Says:
    September 10th, 2009 at 9:09 am

    video bahut vadiya lagi . main ik khena chava ga ke language nu rah vich roda na bana dita jave.manjeet singh ji tusi apni coment te jara sochna .eh meri benti hai waheguru ji ka khalsa waheguru ji fateh

  9. Gurminderjit Singh Bajwa Says:
    September 10th, 2009 at 1:31 pm

    very nice video……gud efforts…
    WHEGURU bless u all…….
    May we our Rights in France……

  10. Amandeep Singh Says:
    September 10th, 2009 at 2:08 pm

    Awesome video brothers! Couldn’t have got getter than this!!!!

    Chardi Kala!!!

  11. Jagjeet Singh Says:
    September 10th, 2009 at 6:18 pm

    .

    Great music, great lyrics, great message, and definitely great video!

    Any updates on what the French government is up to right now with this situation?

    J Singh__

  12. Karandeep Singh Says:
    September 10th, 2009 at 6:56 pm

    Tryin to bring the minorities to their knees, damn straight. It’s a messed up world we live in. Keep ya head up and stay strong.

  13. Amrinder Kaur Says:
    September 10th, 2009 at 11:06 pm

    Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh
    You guys know we are behind your efforts and support you all the way….you are true soldiers…down in the trenches fighting the dirty fight to protect our brothers and sisters around the world who are being denied an education because of their articles of faith…
    We pray that the French government realizes their mistake and reverses their decision…until then we will not give up…we stand with you shoulder to shoulder…let us not forget this fight is ongoing and give our support to organizations like United Sikhs who work tirelessly to give a voice to those in need…

    May Waheguru bless you all for your part in keeping the message alive….stay in Chardi Kala….

  14. tarunpreetsingh Says:
    September 11th, 2009 at 12:05 am

    nice video.
    waheguru ji ka khalsa
    waheguru ji ki fate………

  15. Suneeth Varma Says:
    September 11th, 2009 at 6:35 am

    Sikh community through out the World must participate together to Spread Sikhism and help each other to practise our religion.We have been good warriors from ages our Gurus fought for other’s rights so we can also fight for our rights.Wahe Guru bless us all to see the winning day very soon.

  16. Jasdeep Says:
    September 11th, 2009 at 11:04 am

    Absolutely loved the video – bless you guys for creating this awareness campaign, it was really touching. We should not forget other religions are also being affected by this ban, including the Muslims, Christians and Jews – afterall its just one Earth, one humanity – they are all our own to protect and serve too. I’m confident that consciousness will win, for its time, and the French will lift this ban.

  17. sharanpal Says:
    September 11th, 2009 at 1:32 pm

    Wow…video is so heart touching. Makes me feel about our Sikh brother/sisters fighting for their identity. Lets pray to Waheguru that we Get Fateh on this battle too!!

  18. Keeti Kaur Gill Says:
    September 11th, 2009 at 7:50 pm

    Very emotional
    Brought tears to my eyes.

  19. Harpreet Singh Says:
    September 12th, 2009 at 5:36 am

    Very good story and depiction of the cause that we stood for. The basic rights are not meant for discrimination in the name of secularism and the video has conveyed the right message. May your video win.

  20. Harjot Kaur Says:
    September 12th, 2009 at 12:47 pm

    I appreciate everyone’s concern and help in bringing forward this issue and I will help spread this issue to the best of my ability. Keep up the good work!!!!
    Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh.

  21. Chaetan Saheb Says:
    September 12th, 2009 at 1:10 pm

    WaheGuru Ji Khalsa, WaheGuru Ji Ki Fateh,
    My dear Veerji, it gave me immense pleasure to watch this video and realize the situation across borders. During the film, I was touched and inspired to restore that pride that is deep-rooted within us, as Sikhs. I also wanted to commend the rap song, which was really creative and fruitful and which will, yet leave an impact on those yet to watch. Not to forget as what is mentioned, what leaves behind is the Name, like the skin of the snake… and what I definitely got from this is that I got to know that I have some considerate Veerjis over 10,000 miles away that cares to make a change for righteousness and for Sikhi.
    Thanks a lot for sharing this with us. I hope that we will be able to keep in touch and keep the eternal flame of Gursikhi burning. This is my e-mail:
    thetruesikher@hotmail.com Cheers!

    Sincerely,
    Chaetan Saheb

  22. Pardeep Singh Dhatt Says:
    September 14th, 2009 at 3:13 pm

    Great job guy’s on the video!
    What up THE GODFATHER! LOL

  23. Visions of Truth: Sikh Stories and Films | The Langar Hall Says:
    September 15th, 2009 at 3:02 am

    [...] inspired Sikhs an opportunity to showcase their creativity on a positive platform.  Films such as turBAN, a film by Dashmesh Pictures and G.N.E., provides an “artistic editorial challenging current [...]

  24. S. Kaur Says:
    September 15th, 2009 at 10:13 am

    They won’t let us wear our turbans but the wife of Sarkozy can be displayed nude. What morals/values– what a backwards government. We’ll continue to support the fight from the West.

    Amazing production/lyrics. Thank you for putting together this important editorial.

    Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!

  25. lee Says:
    September 15th, 2009 at 3:24 pm

    nice-

    hope this make it to mtv

    france wants all its citerzerns in state funded schools to look the same.

    its great that the sikhs community set up a private school in france allowing sikhs to wear the turban.

    however, sikhs have done a lot for europe, giving their most valuable asset- their blood and lives in ww1 and ww2.

    it is a great injustice to deny the sikhs their rights on the land where their blood was spilt to protect that very same land.

  26. Jas Singh Says:
    September 15th, 2009 at 3:36 pm

    This is awesome. Great job on the lyrics and the video. Please keep producing. We need more.

  27. M Singh Says:
    September 15th, 2009 at 5:51 pm

    VAHEGURU JI KA KHALSA, VAHEGURU JI KI FATEH

    To that comment by Manjit Singh about not being too “Angrez”. Manjit Singh, I am waiting to see your Punjabi video on the issue. Please do make it and submit it. It is so easy to make negative comments and bring people down, it is another thing to actually get up and do something about it.

    So I a await your video.

    To the crew that put this together, ignore the haters. the work is overwhelmingly creative and positive and needs to be promoted everywhere to get the word out. The message is clear, the production value is professional and the lyrics tight…keep it up!!!

  28. M Singh Says:
    September 15th, 2009 at 5:54 pm

    Also…rap mode is not appreciable comment…to convey the message to the youth in the West, it is VERY appreciable. Again, as I said to Manjit Singh, nobody is stopping anyone from supplementing this effort with their own.

    Rap is not bad…it is the poison lyrics that many rappers insert into the art form that has given it a bad name.

  29. Bell Says:
    September 15th, 2009 at 6:53 pm

    That is virtuosity. The verbal play was brilliant…

    The video ’successfully’ challenges the French public school system regulations.
    Much Respect

  30. Joga Singh Says:
    September 15th, 2009 at 9:18 pm

    Brilliant!!!

  31. surinder_pali Says:
    September 17th, 2009 at 2:19 am

    good theme..but less of movie more of song.. that too not in our own language..

  32. Jas Kaur Says:
    September 18th, 2009 at 3:15 pm

    Just deprive them of education, why don’t they? With them having to stand up for what they believe, no doubt God will help them

  33. Jas Kaur Says:
    September 18th, 2009 at 3:16 pm

    Btw, true, rap isn’t bad. It’s the lyrics. Pop isn’t bad, but because of what it has come down to, it’s “paap.”

  34. Triman Singh Says:
    September 23rd, 2009 at 3:39 pm

    Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!

    You guys made a great movie turBAN. The title is very captivating because of the way BAN is highlighted as the turban is being banned in some countries such as Belgium, France, …

    I made the following rap in a Gurmat camp this summer, when the Dastar compittion was happening:

    I AM A SINGH SARDAR, AND I WEAR A DASTAR
    MY TUBAN IS NOT A HAT, I AM A LION, NOT A CAT
    YO, SINGH SARDAR IS MY NAME, AND I AM IN A DASTAR HALL OF FAME
    I KNOW ABOUT KHALSA, I DO NOT KNOW ABOUT DARNA
    ALL I NOW IS “ZULAM NOO KHATAM KARNA”

    Triman Singh
    japmantriman@gmail.com
    http://www.sikhnet.com/filmfestival/2009/kivein-bhullaan-how-do-we-forget/

  35. Triman Singh Says:
    September 23rd, 2009 at 3:40 pm

    Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!

    You guys made a great movie turBAN. The title is very captivating because of the way BAN is highlighted as the turban is being banned in some countries such as Belgium, France, …

    I made the following rap in a Gurmat camp this summer, when the Dastar compittion was happening:

    I AM A SINGH SARDAR, AND I WEAR A DASTAR
    MY TUBAN IS NOT A HAT, I AM A LION, NOT A CAT
    YO, SINGH SARDAR IS MY NAME, AND I AM IN A DASTAR HALL OF FAME
    I KNOW ABOUT KHALSA, I DO NOT KNOW ABOUT DARNA
    ALL I KNOW IS “ZULAM NOO KHATAM KARNA”

    Triman Singh
    japmantriman@gmail.com
    http://www.sikhnet.com/filmfestival/2009/kivein-bhullaan-how-do-we-forget/

  36. Maciej Says:
    October 2nd, 2009 at 3:10 pm

    Hi,

    Good story, I like that. I am not Indian and I wonder if it’s possible that Indian women also don’t cut any hair… Do they have full hair on legs and armpits? It’s seems to be unhygenic by the way…
    What’s true?

    Many thanks and respect,
    Maciej

  37. Gurjender Singh Says:
    October 9th, 2009 at 2:58 pm

    Congratulation on Good Presentation of the Sikhs turban issue in France and around the World. Most of these movies only stay in Sikhs gathering and their families. I would like to request the Sikh leaderships around the World including United Sikhs, SCORE, Sikh Coalition, SELDEF and others please come together and bring some good movies about Sikh sacrifices in World Wars and during freedom of India so that World people know who are Sikhs.

  38. Sat Atma Singh Khalsa Says:
    October 13th, 2009 at 12:06 pm

    Congratulation an exellent presentation of Sikh Turbant in France. I myself wrote to the France President in 2003 explaning that Sikh gave their life on the first and second world war along with American British, and France. France then did non object for Sikh turbant. and why it was objecting now? Shame shame on them.
    Wahe Guru Ji Ka Khalsa Wahe Guru Ji Ki Fateh

  39. SiriOm Singh Says:
    October 31st, 2009 at 2:56 am

    I am proud to be an American Sikh for Trenton, NJ and I feel very fortunate to have seen this most important film. Every person in the world whether Sikh or not needs to know and realize the importance of fighting against unjust laws imposed upon minority people every where.
    Sat Nam
    SiriOm Singh
    Wahe Guru Ji Kakalsa Wahe Guru Ji Ke Fate

  40. Singh Indian Says:
    October 31st, 2009 at 11:58 am

    Wgjkwjkf
    First thing: Actually i want to say that lenguage is the way of communication.guru gobind singh ji were use to speak many lenguages.So its not a argumant
    Second thing: Music can be of anykind rap classical or whatever.but the thinking feeling and faith should be in god and guru.
    I am sikh.i have love for my gurus and i can speak english,chinese,mandrain,some french,hindi,punjabi gujrati etc.
    So i think we should support and appriciate their efforts which they have done for this video making.
    There should not be thins kind of debet agains lenguage,music or whatever

  41. Mandeep Singh Says:
    October 31st, 2009 at 3:30 pm

    I cannot play any Sikhnet festival videos. Can someone please advise what I need to do to enable the vidoes.

    BTW I do not have problems playing vidoes on you tube, google etc

  42. Arvinder Says:
    November 1st, 2009 at 8:54 pm

    The Video is good except for one of rappers wearing Bhindrawale Tshirt.

  43. titu Says:
    November 7th, 2009 at 11:19 am

    hi video whn next film festival will take place. how video can be sent to you

  44. HARPREET SINGH Says:
    November 11th, 2009 at 2:28 pm

    its right to call u guys SOLDIERS…I M PROUD OF MY TURBAN

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