After his role in a GoDaddy Super Bowl commercial earlier this month, Sikh American actor Guru Singh appears in a skit (above) during last night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Categories: Humor, TV/Movies • Tags: Guru Singh, Honey Boo Boo, Jimmy Kimmel Live
As this year’s American Idol reality show proceeds through its current round in Las Vegas, the singing competition released short videos yesterday of its Top 40 hopefuls. The video above is a self-shot peak into the family and home life of Sikh contestant Gurpreet Singh Sarin. Gurpreet Singh is expected to appear next Thursday, when five of ten male contestants in his group are to be eliminated by the judges.
Categories: Art, Profiles, TV/Movies • Tags: American Idol, Gurpreet Singh Sarin, Las Vegas
Last night, the rumor was confirmed as we learned that American Idol contestant Gurpreet Singh Sarin is among the Top 20 males headed to the next round of the competition which takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada, next week. In this phase, the top 20 male and top 20 female contestants begin performing in front of a live audience. In a recent interview, Gurpreet Singh talks about his experience thus far in the competition: It’s beautiful to meet so many […]
Categories: Art, TV/Movies • Tags: American Idol, Gurpreet Singh Sarin, Las Vegas, Nevada
The movie “Warm Bodies” is a horror-romance-comedy about a zombie who begins to regain his humanity, and features a Sikh zombie who is likely the first of his kind in American cinema (via Look a Singh!). Let this be a lesson to our future — and past — generations: a Sikh can be anything he or she chooses — even a zombie. Watch the full trailer below:
Categories: TV/Movies • Tags: Sikh zombie, Warm Bodies, zombie
Last night, American Idol contestant Gurpreet Singh Sarin sang Ray Charles’ “Georgia On My Mind” during the singing competition’s “Hollywood Week”. His soulful and crooning performance earned him an advance into the next round. You can view a sample of his performance below (via @TheAerogram):
Categories: Art, TV/Movies • Tags: American Idol, Georgia On My Mind, Gurpreet Singh Sarin, Hollywood, Hollywood Week, Ray Charles
During next weekend’s Super Bowl game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens, among the highly anticipated advertisements is the above commercial for GoDaddy.com (a domain name registration service) which features Sikh American actor Guru Singh, who is also known for his role in the short-lived NBC sitcom Outsourced. The annual Super Bowl is one of the largest television events during the year. The National Football League’s championship game has attracted an audience of over 100 million viewers […]
Categories: TV/Movies • Tags: advertisement, Baltimore Ravens, Go Daddy, Guru Singh, National Football League, San Francisco 49ers, Super Bowl
Last night, the singing competition American Idol debuted its twelfth season, and was much anticipated by many in the Sikh and South Asian American community because of the rumored participation of Gurpreet Singh Sarin, a singer who wears the turban and beard as part of his Sikh articles of faith. The news of Gurpreet Singh’s participation on the show was a well-guarded secret for over half a year and was broken earlier this week by American Idol Net, an unofficial […]
Categories: TV/Movies • Tags: American Idol, Gurpreet Singh Sarin
Sometimes, a rumor is simply too juicy to pass up. The website American Idol Net — an unofficial website about Fox network’s popular American Idol singing competition – rumors that Gurpreet Sarin is among the Top 40 contestants for the 2013 iteration of the TV show (via @sepiamutiny): Gurpreet appears to be about 22 years old and lives in the Washington, DC area. This appears to be his first spin through the American Idol machine and if the rumors are true he’s made it […]
Categories: Art, Profiles, TV/Movies • Tags: American Idol, Gurpreet Sarin
Mandeep Sethi, a filmmaker and hip hop artist from California, has made available his recently-released documentary SIKLIGAR, an inside look into the history of the original weapons makers of the Khalsa Army. The Sikligar community traces their origin to Guru Gobind Singh in the 18th century, but now have been long forgotten and marginalized in India. More information about the film — and the charitable foundation taking up their cause — is below, and a recent interview with Mandeep Sethi […]
Categories: Sikhism, TV/Movies • Tags: A Little Happiness Foundation, Guru Gobind Singh, Mandeep Sethi, SIKLIGAR
