Sikhism and Bollywood

Have you ever seen a Bollywood movie that has a Sikh character? Probably, Yes. But, Have you ever seen a Bollywood movie that has a Sikh character who really is a Sikh? Now that's impossible. No matter a Bollywood movie has a Sikh character as the main actor, a side actor or in a very small role, Bollywood never presents it correctly. Every movie that comes out with actors playing Sikh characters, will have Sikh sentiment hurting scenes. Why is it that every movie shows the wrong picture of the Sikhs?

Sikhs in Bollywood movies

Are there no real Sikhs in Mumbai who can teach them or is their no information available on internet? Every new movie containing Sikh characters falls into the category of 'Hurting Sikh Sentiments'. This leads to lot of controversies and protests against the movie by the Sikhs. Maybe that's all Bollywood wants! They intentionally make these movies that presents the wrong picture of the Sikhs and lead the movie into lot of controversies. The Golden rule for the success of Indian movies is controversy. By hurting Sikh sentiments they make people talk and share about the movie, which means free publicity. So, probably it's done just for publicity. Whatever the reason, Bollywood is doing it again and again. The most recent example is the movie 'Son of Sardaar'. A movie that got into controversies because of the joker type presentation of the Sikh character in the movie and other factors like the Hindu God Shiva's tattoo on Ajay Devgan's chest. Also there is a wedding scene that shows a Sikh wedding done in a Hindu religion style, which is very similar to what was shown in the movie 'Singh is King  few years back. Bollywood is one of the biggest reasons for the mixture of Sikh and Hindu religions in India. All the stupidities like fasting, using a powder in hair after marriage and various other Hindu articles have entered into the Sikh families because of these movies. And it's not just about Bollywood, all the Punjabi movies coming out fall into the same category too. They are just mixing up Sikhism and Hinduism. Even the Sikhs in the movies and in real life are following all the non-Sikh traditions and don't even know what they are doing. At my level, all i can do is never see Bollywood movies even the ones not about Sikhs. Something at a major level needs to be done to stop all this. Bollywood and Punjabi actors and directors need to learn a lesson so they won't even think about making a movie that hurts Sikh sentiments. Let's take a first step by not going to theaters to watch 'Son of Sardaar' and stopping all Sikhs from doing so. Share the word, it's time to Wake Up !