Browsing Tag: Bollywood

$22 million Indo-Canada production to be directed by an A-lister from Hollywood. It will have one top Indian actor playing a Sikh. One top Japanese actor and one Hollywood actor, besides many other prominent actors from India, Canada and US.

“My next film is on 1984 Sikh carnage, and we will start shooting quite soon,” Soha said.

Yet there are so many misconceptions about the industry in the minds of even hardcore cinephiles that before describing what is Bollywood, it becomes an imperative to describe what is not Bollywood.

Giani Gurbachan Singh objects to upcoming movie Singh Sahib the great“ The word Singh is a very religious and respectable word in the Sikh religion.

Over the last decade, Punajbi films have not only jumped on the 'Jatt bandwagon' (a sort of mish-mash of Punjabi culture and religion combined), but film makers in the form of caricature, have misconstrued Sikhism as a mechanism to portray Jatt character roles which in actuality, may be far removed from the conventional Sikh personality.

A big budget animation film is going to be made on the lives of the four sons of tenth Sikh Guru – Guru Gobind Singh. The movie, Chaar Sahibzaade – is going to be directed by Bollywood director Harry Baweja.

When did a dude shooting a gun at imaginary birds become the thing to do?

The skin they live in is changing. A film industry that has never really bothered with how authentic its lead stars look as long as they turn up sexy is suddenly paying attention to whether appearances suit the roles.

So it was early this winter when I landed in Patiala to start shooting for Son of Sardar a comedy based on folklore about enemity amongst Sikh families.

He (Chahal) adds, "I Am Singh was just the apt platform for me to represent my community. I hope the film does away with all the misconceptions about Sikhs especially after the 9/11 attacks." Interestingly, the Sardar character has appealed to the NRI audience, too.

Bollywood often made caricatures out of Sikh characters, invariably portraying them as loud people with little insight and depth. However, winds of change are blowing with the Sikhs being treated with respect and sensitivity on screen. The list of movies showing them as having real and credible personas has been growing.

You've probably hummed the song and seen actor Ranbir Kapoor in that tee, but perhaps you didn't know it's a shop owner from Janpath — Harinder Singh — who is behind the `Saadda Haq' T-shirts that the cast of Rockstar sports in the movie.

Speedy Singhs counts on three factors: a bunch of Sikh Canadians in Toronto wanting to excel at ice hockey without compromising their religious beliefs, a cross culture romance and comedy.

A desire to break that Bollywood mould drove Darshi and another local actor to create the Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival (VISAFF), taking place this weekend at the SFU Woodward’s campus. The festival, founded by Darshi and Patricia Isaac, hopes to go beyond common perceptions.

It makes you dance, it makes you sing, and it makes a great business idea in Bollywood. Punjabi music has taken the Hindi film industry by storm and is a sure-shot way to recover costs, say industry experts.

There was a strong Sikh presence in Bollywood, but they never came to the fore-front as Sikhs, because of inherent taboos instilled and strengthened that somehow, movies are taboos for Sikhs. It also gave birth to an unfounded perception that persists that the Sikhs in Bollywood movies are presented as “buffoons”. Bollywood has been making caricature of minorities.

In 1998, Dileep essayed the role of a Sardarji in Malayalam comedy movie Punjabi House, which was a blockbuster hit film. A few months back, Dileep had worked out a script with Rafi Mecartin. The movie, which has been titled Lucky Singh, will be a sequel to Punjabi House and is expected to be released in 2011.

The film courted controversy after Sikh groups protested a sequence in the film. Kapoor said the matter has been sorted out with Sikh community leaders, and a disclaimer has been added to the film's credit.

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"Earlier Bollywood stars did Punjabi movies in their free time or just as a pastime. But today we have talented actors like Harbhajan Mann, who have made Punjabi movies their priority and are working hard to the support the industry," said Singh.

On Wednesday, Mandira Bedi, who attended a dealers meet of Jaypee Cement at Zirakpur on the outskirts of Chandigarh along with Sachin Tendulkar, flaunted the tattoo with the Ik Ong Kar symbol in Gurmukhi on her bare nape, leading to protests.

New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson has welcomed filmmakers from India to the state as an alternative to Hollywood.

"I feel challenged when detractors push me to an edge. When critics crush me, I bounce back,"

There maybe an answer to the continuing dilemma for the Sikh community – a lack of men wanting to wear a turban.

Bollywood is getting ready to capture 1980's Punjab for you with an upcoming film featuring Sanjay Dutt as KPS Gill and Amitabh Bachchan as a Punjab police officer.

"Earlier, we had seen that a turbaned character is portrayed in a comical sense to add some humour to the movie. But now a turbaned hero sporting a beard is shown as a central character."

Harimander Sahib welcomed a host of celebrities today, proving that the four doors of Darbar Sahib continue to welcome worshippers of all faiths and not just Sikhs.

Only 16 years old and never having thought of becoming an actor, Manjot Singh has won a lot of praise for his debut as an actor in Dibakar Banerjee’s Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! In fact, he won the Critics Award for Best Actor at this year’s Filmfare Awards Ceremony!

The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) sought a ban on Akshay Kumar-starrer Singh is Kinng for allegedly ridiculing the Sikh community.

The earning of this film will go to Mata Triptaji Charitable Trust. The film is setting new benchmarks for filmed entertainment in Punjabi language.