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Sat Sri Akal released, impact awaited
WSN Bureau

To be premiered in Ludhiana on 6th  November and in Chandigarh on 7th November, with the fully bearded and turbaned Manpreet Singh as the lead hero, Sat Sri Akal is likely to attract a large audience in Punjab and the Diaspora.    

Sat Sri Akal has been a much talked about movie, because it puts on celluloid the true strains of Sikhism, the ethos of faith in Guru Granth Sahib and the importance of tradition and values in modern day life.  The protagonists, the Mata Tripta Ji Charitable Trust, Chandigarh have been working hard to ensure that the movie reflects the spirit of Sikhism.  Shot on location at Darbar Sahib and Hazur Sahib, the producers say that the film “literally symbolizes and implies truth, divinity and cheer in true harmony.”  Interestingly, it is based on a true story and though it has Sikh characters and a Punjabi background, it has a universal appeal. 

The cast and crew is essentially Punjabi and the writer Arvinderjit Singh has spared no effort to encapsulate Punjabi culture, moral values and Sikh tenets.  The music of the movie also has the Punjabi touch with a string of percussion instruments and singers like Jagjit Singh.  Among the Shabads in the movie, there is Dithe Sabhe Thaav, sung by late Ishmeet Singh, much before he became the Voice of India. 

5 November 2008
 

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