Singh is Kinng
Singh is Kinng the movie starring lead actor Akshay Kumar as "Happy Singh" and actress Katrina Kaif as "Sonia". The film had its worldwide release on August 8, 2008.
The film portrays Happy Singh (Akshay Kumar) as an accident prone Sikh living in a village in Punjab. Although he is shown as a sahajdhari Sikh, he displays some very positive core Sikhi values like being helpful to others and respecting the words of the Sikh Gurus. However as a clumsy individual, although meaning no harm or malice towards anyone, in most instances, he ends up causing more damage than benefit!
So the villagers all scheme to send him away for good. That is where the Australia plot comes in. They scheme to send him to Australia and bring back Lucky Singh (Sonu Sood) who has become a don, King. To bring back someone like Lucky Singh looked like a project that would keep Happy Singh away from the village for a good long time! So they sent him off with Rangeela (Om Puri) who was the most jobless person in the village.
The pair, due to an accident, instead of arriving in Australia end up in Egypt, where Happy Singh meets Sonia. There is some great dialogue, drama and humour in the scenes in Punjab and Egypt. When the pair eventually get to Australia, the plot becomes a little serious and more action packed. However, the need to be "helpful and useful" is continuously apparent in the actions of Happy Singh. You will need to watch the movie to fully appreciate the rest of the story as there are various plots and sub-plot which cannot be property covered in this article.
Portrayal of Sikhi
Having watched the film, it can be said that Sikhi has never been misrepresented at any point in the movie. There are many scenes where the core values of Sikhi are reinforced. Gurbani has been used to enhance human vales and have a positive effect on the characters in the film and the audience. The movie shows Sikhs as brave and caring personalities, happy to engage without prejudice with others from different backgrounds.
Music
The music was composed by Pritam. The song "Singh Is Kinng" was composed by U.K Bhangra band Rhythm Dhol Bass (RDB for short). The soundtrack was launched officially at the IIFA Awards in Bangkok on June 8 2008. Akshay Kumar and RDB performed 2 songs, Singh Is Kinng at the IIFA Awards.
The tracks from the film include:
| Track | Singer | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Singh Is Kinng | Snoop Dogg, DPGC, Rhythm Dhol Bass (RDB), Akshay Kumar | 4:55 |
| Jee Karda | Labh Janjua, Suzanne D'Mello(a.k.a. Suzi Q.) | 4:51 |
| Bas Ek Kinng | Mika Singh, Neeraj Shridhar | 4:41 |
| Bhootni ke | Daler Mehndi | 5:02 |
| Teri Ore | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shreya Ghosal | 5:40 |
| Talli Hua | Neeraj Shridhar, Labh Janjua | 4:50 |
| Bas Ek Kinng - Tiger Style Mix | Mika Singh, Neeraj Shridhar, Hard Kaur | 4:04 |
| Bhootni Ke - Tiger Style Mix | Mika Singh | 4:45 |
| Talli Hua - Jay Dabhi Mix | Neeraj Shridhar, Labh Janjua | 4:33 |
| Jee Karda - Remix By Hyacinth | Labh Janjua, Suzanne D'Mello(a.k.a. Suzi Q) | 4:52 |
| Teri Ore - Lounge Mix | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shreya Ghosal | 6:09 |
| Bhootni Ke - Remix | Daler Mehndi | 3:54 |
Production & Cast
- Director: Anees Bazmee
- Producer: Vipul Shah
Cast:
- Akshay Kumar as Happy Singh
- Katrina Kaif as Sonia
- Ranvir Shorey as Puneet
- Javed Jaffrey as Mika Singh & Puneet's Father
- Kiron Kher as Rose Lady
- Neha Dhupia as Julie
- Kamal Chopra as Guruji
- Yashpal Sharma (actor) as Pankaj Udaas
- Om Puri as Rangeela
- Sonu Sood as Lucky Singh
- Eli Bernstein as Disco Dancer
- Peter Coates as the pilot
- James Foster as another pilot
- Sudhanshu Pandey as Raftaar.
In the news
Singh is RocKing by Raja Sen August 08, 2008
Find a new seat, Mr Bachchan. The throne has found a successor.
Very rarely, perhaps once in a couple of fortunate generations, comes an actor with such tremendous screen presence that it drips like sweat from his body. Others -- actors, filmmakers, financiers -- all struggle to stand closer to the star in question, to feel the charisma-drops ricochet off his megastar aura, to perhaps touch them. To bask in the reflected glory of the man of the hour. Today, this man is Akshay Kumar more
Singh is Kinng rakes in record Rs 18 cr in two days 11 Aug, 2008 by Sonali Krishna, ET Bureau
MUMBAI: After a fairly sparse year in terms of box office success, the much-hyped Akshay Kumar-starrer Singh is Kinng has re-written box office history by raking in Rs 18 crore in the first two days. The film opened with net collections of Rs 8 crore on the first day and Rs 10 crore on the second day of its screening, breaking previous records set in the past 10 years. It is expected to close the opening weekend at Rs 28 crore, smashing all past box office records, too. More...
External links
- singhiskinng.com Official website
- singhiskinng.com Download press release pdf file
- indiatimes.com I want to go around Delhi: Katrina
- khabrein.info Singh is Kinng - Movie Review by Malvika
- youtube.com Watch snippets at YouTube
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