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Actor Sir Ben Kingsley on the set of the forthcoming film "Learning to Drive" in Brooklyn, New York. (Source: The Daily Mail)

Ben Kingsley dons turban, beard, in role of Sikh for forthcoming film

September 4, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Celebrated actor Sir Ben Kingsley takes on the role of a Sikh driving instructor in New York named Darwan in the forthcoming film Learning to Drive: …Wendy has to get a license. When she was married, her husband always drove the car if they went anywhere. Forcing herself to come out of hiding, she signs up for driving lessons. Her instructor (Darwan) is a Sikh, a political refugee from India. He tries to be patient with his student, who is […]

Categories: Picture of the Day, TV/Movies • Tags: Ben Kingsley, Learning to Drive, Sikh-face

Turban fashion or faux pas?

July 3, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

When I ask him if it’s limiting his swag, he objects: “Darling, a turban goes with everything. It’s an important part of me – yet it doesn’t restrict or limit me or even enhance. It’s a reminder of the values my family and religion taught me. It inherently doesn’t make me more religious or spiritual – it’s just fabric.” — Natalie Joos, on the blog Tales of Endearment, writes a feature on New York’s Waris Ahluwalia, in which he comments on […]

Categories: Style • Tags: Jean Paul Gaultier, Natalie Joos, Sikh-face, Turban, Waris Ahluwalia

Is Sunny Deol the Bollywood definition of a Sikh?

March 6, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

For the upcoming Bollywood movie Chaar Din Ki Chandni, producer/actor Tusshar Kapoor comments on “authentically” playing a character who pretends to be a Sikh in order to win the girl: “I was more stressed than excited, as I did not want to hurt anyone’s sentiments. Therefore, I tried to be as authentic as I could,” said the 35-year-old [Kapoor]. The only way you can authentically play the role of a Sikh is to be a Sikh. However, perhaps the authenticity […]

Categories: TV/Movies • Tags: Bollywood, Chaar Din Ki Chandni, Sikh-face, Sunny Deol, Tusshar Kapoor

A review of Puneet Issar’s “I am Singh”

December 12, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

At a local theater this past weekend, I took the opportunity to watch “I Am Singh“, a Bollywood movie that was written and directed by Puneet Issar. According to the movie’s website: This story is about a young Sikh named Ranveer Singh, a young, confident man settled in India. Ranveer’s elder brothers are citizens of America. Ranveer’s life takes a turn when he receives a call and he comes to know that one of his brothers is dead, his father […]

Categories: TV/Movies • Tags: Bollywood, I Am Singh, Puneet Issar, Sikh-face

Considering the experience of Sikhs in America.

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Ben Kingsley dons turban, beard, in role of Sikh for forthcoming film

Turban fashion or faux pas?

Is Sunny Deol the Bollywood definition of a Sikh?

A review of Puneet Issar’s “I am Singh”