Negative and Positive views of Sikhs in the Media: Difference between revisions

The Article is needed to show the world what how media is potraiting a community. i think Sikhiwiki will not reject it.

The Media knowdays are Stereotyping the Sikhs and any unbiased person can easily guess the hands behind such propaganda. Now let us make a Detailed list of the Movies, Serials, Video Albums, Advertisements and everything else in Media which tried to defame Sikh Identity. From this data we will be able to make a report which will reveal the more bitter truths about the issue.

In this list I want you to post as following:

1. Name of the movie, album or serial
   
2. Year : in which it was released
   
3. Write in one line (not in detail) the objectionable character or scene.
   

This may include:

1. Making jokes on Sikhs like the movies Raja Hindustani, Mission Kashmir etc
2. The movies Making the impression that in the recent struggle of Sikhs. Govt was right and Sikhs were terrorists...this may include the movies like Shootout at lokhandwala, sangharsh etc.

So here List Starts:

EngliSh Movies

The League of an Extraordinary Gentleman
Realeased: 2003
Objection: In the movie Naseerudin was potrayed as sardar and shown
a kali worshiper.

Serials

TV Serial: Anu Ki Ho Gayi Wah Bai Wah
Released: Started recently
Objection: This serial has portrayed a sikh guy with rubbish
image. It had shown an episode in which A Clean Shaven Sardar, patka
on head,  Drinking wine and khanda in neck. It is said recently they 
shown a sikh couple doing anand karaj around fire i.e hindu ritual.

Bollywood Movies

Movie Name: Shootout at lokhandwala
Year of Release 2007
Objection: Sikh revolutionaries are compared with Underworld dons

Movie Name Sangharsh
Year of Release 1999
Objection: the slogan Raj Karega Khalsa is being misused and           
misinterpreted by Prietty Zinta’s brother who is shown to be a 
‘terrorist”

Movie : Jo Bole so nihal
Release : Year 2005 (I think)
Objectional Character : Sunny Deol showing Sikhs in very distasteful 
manner. His mother is shown as a joker too.

Movie : Jab we Met
Release Year: 2007 
Objection : Kareena Kapoor shown as dumb girl, and boosting word 
sikhni sikhni for no reason.

Movie : Bunty Aur Bubly
Year Released : 2005
Objectional Scene : Sikh girl smoking

Movie : Gadar
Release Year: 2001
Objectional Character : Sunny deol as a Sikh but muslim calls him  
hindu many times. Sunny Deol (as a Sikh) represents a gvaar and his 
friend (a sikh in cheap dressup) behaves abnormally

Film- HATTRICK
YEAR- 2007
ABSURD SONG " RABBA KHER KARE, LUT GAYA SARDAR": Song is sung by a 
sikh... Labh Singh Janjua

Movie : Dil to Pagal Hai
Release Year 1997,
Objection : a Sikh knows that his hindu friend has an affair with his 
sister..and he uses cheap words to

Movie : Khusboo (http://www.khushboomovie.com)
Release Year: 2008 (not released yet)
Objection : A sikh family is shown in wrong manner and their daughter 
is having affair with a hindu who is living in their house and family 
have no problem with their viah. Same bollywood crap. 
Crazy thing is that our bollywood friend "MANMEET" is acting in this 
movie.

Movie : Bombay to Goa
Release Year 2007
Objection : A joker looking bengali shown as sardar wearing binga 
sidha patka and acting retard

Movie : Hanuman Returns
Release Year 2008
Objection : the school Headmaster of Hanuman is shown to be a Sardar 
who behaves in a disgusting way...note that this movie is to PROMOTE  
their Religion...

Movie : No entry
Release Year 2005 
Objection : In a Song Anil Kapoor and Fardeen Khan wear patka and...

Movie Name Sangharsh
Year of Release 1999
Objection: the slogan Raj Karega Khalsa is being misused and 
misinterpreted by Prietty Zinta’s brother who is shown to be a 
‘terrorist”…

movie:- kuch kuch hota hai ...
actor;; jhohny lever sharukh khan, kajol,, ik nikke jehe neyane nu  
sardar bana ke mazak uddan de usda... year i think:-- near abt 2001

Movie Name: Mohabbatein
Year of Release 2000
Objection: Anupam Kher wears patka and....spreads NAFRAT in 
mohabbatein. pity on such people..

Movie Name: Mission Kashmir
Year of Release 2000
Objection: The movie starts from a scene where a Sikh is portrayed as 
a very coward person… and moreover this scene has nothing to do with 
the rest of the movie

Movie Name: Raja Hindustani
Year of Release 1996
Objection: Johnny leaver make fun of Sikhs

Punjabi Movies

punjabi movie industry itself, NO movie has a saabat soorat lead.

now thats what i consider is makiing fun.

and who is doing all that? sikhs themselves.

recent movies;

jee ayan nu (Harbhajan Maan) asan nu maan watna da (Harbhajan Maan) pind di kuri (sarabjeet cheema) yaaran naal baharan (jimmy shergill, juhi babbar) mannat (jimmy shergil, kulraj randhava) Dil Apna Punjabi (Harbhajan Maan, Neeru Bajwa, etc) Rabb Ne Banaiya Jodiaan (Babbu Maan, etc) Waris Shah (Gurdaas Maan, Juhi Chawla, etc) Mannat (Jimmy Sheirgill, Kulraj, etc) Mehndi Wale Hath (New guys, one was seen in Manmohan Waris's vdo Punjabi Shera and the other one in Nachhatar Gill's Suit Patiala) Ek Jind Ek Jaan (Aryan Vaid, Nagma, etc)

all have sikhs in them. but name ONE movie that has sikh in lead...

in movie mannat turbaned sikhs were shown as "Bad guys" and clean shaven as a hero. in others,people with turbaned people like ghuggi shown as comedy characters