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Although the Indian film industry is the largest in the world in terms of ticket sales and number of films produced annually [1] (877 feature films and 1177 short films were released in the year 2003 alone), Sikhs, especially "Sabat Soorat Sikhs" ("fully fledged" Sikhs with unshorn Kesh) have not had any significant impact in this business arena. Hence, the Sikh community has been waiting to see a "Sabat Soorat Sikh" on cinema and television screens for a very long time. Also, the image of the Sikhs in Bollywood has mainly been shown in derogatory light and their reputation has taken a severe beating for a long time now. Perhaps this is going to change.
No more!
The Sikh community now has Manpreet Singh from Mumbai the hero of 'Sat Sri Akal (Bollywood Movie)', who is leading the wave of turbaned and bearded Sikh role models now appearing in cinema, television and the advertisement world. Leading from the front, they have taken upon themselves the mantle of the battle of respect for the turban and the Sikh image in the world of acting.
With a graduate degree in mass media and a post-graduate degree in management studies from Bombay University, Manpreet Singh has had a chequered and versatile career so far. Emerging as an artiste through participation in inter-college events and anchoring programmes for a variety of singers from Punjab, Manpreet Singh is now anxiously awaiting the release of his first full length Punjabi movie called Sat Sri Akal, produced by the Mata Tripta Trust and dedicated to the Tercentenary celebrations of Guruship of Guru Granth Sahib. Based on a true story, the movie has a wholesome offering of Shabads and songs with a socio-religious message, not only for the Sikhs but for all of humankind. Shot at various locations in Punjab, the movie is historic in more ways than one. .....More
