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 Khabar Filmy Hai
17
February 2010
When top
Indian editors started interviewing smalltime starlets like Rakhi
Sawant on prime time, many cringed. Now, the fusion has reached such
a stage that... |
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 Waris Singh Ahluwalia
Renaissance
Man
3
February 2010
To call Waris Singh Ahluwalia a renaissance man would not be an
exaggeration. In his 36 years, he’s attempted to start a music
magazine, organised rave parties... |
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 Khushbo Punjab Di: Mehfil-e-Sartaaj
27January 2010
The
California’s first (San Francisco Bay Area) show of Dr. Satinder
Sartaaj will be held on April 3, Saturday from 6:30 pm
onwards at San Jose Performing Arts Center... |
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 BBC film on Bluestar angers Sikhs in UK
20
January 2010
London
: A controversial BBC film about the Indian Army storming the Golden
Temple in 1984, which depicts late Sikh leader Sant Jarnail Singh
Bhindranwale “in a... |
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 SikhLens organizes SAFF to
underline Sikh experinece for the world
18
November 2009
The
recent SikhLens’ initiative in organizing the first Sikh Art and
Film Festival (SAFF) on Friday November 13 was well received and was
attended by over 750 guests... |
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 Catch Rise of The Khalsa DVDs at Yuba
Nagar Kirtan on Oct 31, Nov 1
28
October 2009
The
much awarded and talked about documentary, 'Rise of the Khalsa',
will be released at Yuba City Nagar Kirtan. This film has won the
best international director... |
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 Sikhs in Bollywood
14
October 2009
The Sikhs have
repeatedly underlined their mis-representation and caricaturization
in Bollywood churnings and had pleaded their case even before Asma
Jahangir, UN... |
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 Punjabi
Munda Jay Sean tops Billboard 100
14
October 2009
Jay Sean, the
British pop-R&B singer-songwriter of Sikh Punjabi descent, has
scored where no Indian has done so far. His US debut single "Down"
just reached No. 1... |
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 Top
film director grovels before goon-style politician
7
October 2009
MUMBAI: There is no end to the bravado depicted in Bollywood movies.
So many heroes have vowed to fight and die for so-called Bharat Mata
that jingoism is the... |
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 Harbhajan Mann to lead Bhangra at Vancouver Oly
30
September 2009
VANCOUVER: Of
the seventy plus new acts that will perform during the Vancouver
Olympics, Sikh icon Harbahajan Singh Mann will lead the bhangra
celebrations... |
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 Telling Our Story
30
September 2009
In Even as the Diaspora Sikhs have been working hard to tell the
world the Sikh story by making films and holding Sikh Film
festivals, about their faith and their... |
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 Sikh Film Fest: Introducing
the world to turbanology
23
September 2009
NEW YORK:
‘Turbanology’, a film highlighting the West’s reaction to the Sikh
turban and the plight of the community after the 9/11 terror
attacks, drew popular... |
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 Yashraj Films relents on Dil Bole Hadippa
2
September 2009
World Sikh News
set the ball rolling by writing an open letter to Yashraj Films
pointing out the manner in which the Sikh character has been
depicted by Rani... |
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 Ocean of Pearls brings out the painful Sikh experience
26
August 2009
Ocean of Pearls which opened in San Francisco last week at
Landmark’s Bridge Bridge Theater is directed by Sarab Neelam. It is
a well crafted film which is effective... |
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 Sikh Master Tuners of the Piano
12
August 2009
Do you know of any Sikh who tunes the Piano? Do you know of any
family who has been musically inclined for the last 80 years?
The professional piano tuner Surinder... |
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 An Area Of Darkness befalls A
House for Mr Muslim
5
August 2009
Shabana Azmi could not get a house in an area where she wanted to
live in Mumbai. When she complained, a rabid media corps went hammer
and tongs for her as if... |
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 Gurdas Mann concert cancelled
after guards refused entry with kirpan
5
August 2009
CALGARY: Hundreds of upset concertgoers spilled onto the streets of
downtown Calgary after a show by a popular Punjabi singer on Sunday
night was shut down in... |
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 A Dead Poet &
Society
29
July 2009
It
is a slap on those politicians who for years failed to a crisis
coming, and then tried to simply deny it. In Punjab, for years,
the Badal government and earlier the... |
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 Love
Aaj Kal –mocking or loving Sikhs?
15
July 2009
This movie, with the central character as a Sikh played by
Saif Ali Khan, the son of the illustrious actress Sharmila
Tagore, who is the chairperson of the Censor Board... |
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 Gazal maestro Jagjit Singh enthralls
5
May 2009
OAKLAND:
The sweet richness of the voice of Jagjit Singh is intact. The
depth of his voice enters the spiritual veins of the listeners who rejoice
at his feat even at this... |
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 In Firaaq of
justice
8 April 2009
‘Firaaq’ is an Urdu word which means both separation and quest. I
chose to call my film on the aftermath of the Gujarat riots that, because it
reminds us... |
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 Simranpreet Singh is Mr. Singh 2009
18 March 2009
MUMBAI:
From the fashion capital of Punjab –Chandigarh
to the ramp at the historic Shanmukhnanda Hall, Simranpreet Singh
traveled all the way with the Sikh form in... |
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 Pawandeep Kaur is Miss Kaur 2009
28 January 2009
MUMBAI:
The Miss Kaur contest organised by the Sat Sri Akaal Charitable
Trust concluded at the famous Shanmukhnanda Hall on 16 January... |
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 Jag Jeondeyan De Mele
28 January 2009
Once
upon a time, a few anecdotes from here and there, feudal fights
between the Jat clans in rural Punjab... |
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 Slumming
The Millionaire Tale
14 January 2009
Slumdog Millionaire may be a feel-good film but many can feel bad
because films with a story of the Indian down-and-under are often
reviled... |
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 Mumbai to witness Miss Kaur contest
14 January 2009
Riding
high on the success of the Mr. Singh contest in the last two years,
the Sat Sri Akal Charitable Trust has made all arrangements for
holding the Miss Kaur Beauty cum Talent pageant on 16 January... |
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 Sundri -The
Brave Kaur,
now on DVD
24 December
2008
As
the year comes to a close, there is no doubt that in the
entertainment industry of the Sikhs, Sundri-the movie and the death
of Ishmeet Singh are two events which are unforgettable... |
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 Bhai Baldeep Singh revives Sikh musical
Tradition
19 November
2008
Bhai
Baldeep Singh regaled the audience at the local Guru Nanak Dev
Bhawan in
Ludhiana in a unique concert for peace and understanding... |
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 Spinning Wheel Film Festival –A Cultural
Confusion
19 November
2008
BEVERLY
HILLS: The 5th Sikh Art and Film Festival held at Writer’s Guild
Theater attempting to showcase Sikhs through art, documentaries and
films fell short of its ambitious intent... |
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 Sat Sri Akal runs to full houses in Punjab
12 November
2008
Sat
Sri Akal is a movie by the Sikhs for the Sikhs. The simple story
line takes the viewer on a journey of Punjab and
Nanded, wading through a sea of Sikh... |
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 Spinning Wheel Film Festival takes off on 14
Nov
12 November
2008
This year, the Spinning Wheel Film Festival which houses a
foundation for filmmakers, film students, film goers and critics
will present a fresh batch... |
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 Sat Sri Akal released, impact awaited
5 November
2008
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... |
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 Toronto film fest showcases Sikh movies
15 October 2008
At this
Smorgasbord of world cinema, Punjabi cinephiles were delighted at
the line up 26 movies as part of the Spinning Wheel Film Festival at
the Isabel Bader Theatre in Toronto... |
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 Sikh Film Festival takes off to showcase
Heritage
8 October 2008
The Sikh Film Festival started as part of the Heritage week last
Saturday at the Asia Society on Park Avenue, taking off with a short
documentary... |
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 Sikh Heritage Awards
8 October 2008
A grateful Sikh
community acknowledged the work of non-Sikhs and Sikhs who have worked for
the preservation of Sikh heritage and culture worldwide during... |
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Pak film maker to make Holy Trees
docu
1
Octoberr 2008
As the Sikh nation gears itself to celebrate the Tercentary of the
Gurta Gaddhi celebrations in Nanded and in various corners of the
globe, a documentary... |
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 Sikh
Bharatnatyam Dancer Jatinder Pal Singh passes away
24 September 2008
Jatinder has the
distinction of being the first ever Sikh Bharatanatyam dancer in India,
who has made it to the Limca Book of World Records... |
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 Celebrating
Sikh Culture
24 September 2008
The Sikh Art &
Film Foundation will present its annual Sikh Film Festival on Oct. 4
at the Asia Society and Museum. The event will feature short films... |
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 Raza
Murad to play Sabat Soorat Sikh
24 September 2008
Veteran actor
Raza Murad to play Sabat Soorat Sikh in a teleserial Kirpan, whose
shooting started in Amritsar last week. Raja Murad has played
many... |
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Third Annual SikhNet Youth Online
Film Fest a big hit
24 September 2008
In its third
year, the film festival has inspired scores of film submissions from
around the world. In the tradition of "Britain's Got Talent and... |
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 Hari
Puttar gives a run to Harry Potter
17 September 2008
Bollywood imitating Hollywood is not a new phenomenon. A good
number of Indian cinema films are a rehash of good and bad Hollywood
films... |
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 Ishmeet
Singh –Birthday and Beyond
10 September 2008
Ishmeet came like an Angel and disappeared like one. Some
people are perhaps destined that way. World Sikh News pays
tribute to the young singer alongside... |
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 Rise
of The Khalsa at Fremont on Wednesday
3 September 2008
Fremont: Documentry film maker Jagmeet Samundri is in Bay Area with
his award wining film The Rise of Khalsa. The film was screened at
Gurudwara El Sobrante last Saturday... |
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 SAT
SRI AKAL
27 August, 2008
Are cinema characters to serve as role models? Is eulogizing a Sikh
achiever in the field of music and cinema tantamount to preparing
Sikhs for a stint in Bollywood?... |
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 Rex
versus Singh
20 August, 2008
VANCOUVER: Whether
one likes them or not, whether one approves them or not, the queer
community is here to stay. Particularly in Canada whose liberal
policies... |
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 Wapsi:
The Return
13 August, 2008
In the times of yet another thaw in the
relationship between India & Pakistan, an Indian ’Lover Of Cricket’
manages to go across to the other side of the ’Line... |
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 Two
many Kinngs, No Singh
6 August, 2008
Jagmohan Singh writes an open letter to the producer of Singh is
Kinng and expresses dismay at the poor sense of costume and
characterisation in the movie... |
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Saragarhi on celluloid
6 August, 2008
MUMBAI: Three
stalwarts of the Indian film industry in consultation with the
Information and Broadcasting and Defence Ministry have decided to
make... |
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 Divided
We Fall: Americans in the Aftermath
29 July, 2008Driven to action by the murder of a turbaned man
in her community, a college student drives across America in the
aftermath of 9/11 to discover stories... |
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 Jinhe
Naaz Hai Hind Par Vo Kahan Hai
16 July 2008
I have listened to
Pagri Sambhal Jatta and Jinhe Naaz Hai Hind Par Vo Kahan
Hai, some fifty times before writing to you.... |
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 Vatican´s
Rules For ´Good Cinema´
2
July, 2008
The Vatican in Rome has said that it is working on postulating rules
for what it considers 'good cinema'. The rules would include a list
of guidelines... |
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