Sikhs In The City

[Guest Sikh_Singh_Khalsa]

Do you guys heared about the movie by british punjbiz

"Sikhs In The City"?

[Jassika]

lol no. where can we see it?

[Guest Sikh_Singh_Khalsa]

INFORMATION IS BELOW:-

The premiere of Sody's solo multi-media comedy play

Single, 30-someSingh, city based struggling Sikh actor, unsuccessful but respectable with East/West split personality, enjoys reading Shakespeare, serving lager louts and drinking Ribena. No money, no property but lots of problems. Searches for inner peace, ambitions, auditions and a soul mate for me not my papa. Skinheads need not apply.

When a dejected British Sikh actor gets yet another slap from multicultural Britain he begins a journey of self-discovery to make sense of his conventional life amidst the cultural cocktail that's sipped by the British and drunk in gallons by Punjabis. Will he be the ‘weakest Singh’ all his life or can he finally find happiness and become some-Singh completely different?

In this multi-media production about identity, religion and love, Sody took his first major break from the Funjabis Asian Comedy Group to play a host of eccentric and extraordinary characters in a one-man, fast-paced, provocative new comedy which broke new ground for the representation of Sikhs in British theatre and celebrated 400 years of the Sikh Holy Scriptures (The Guru Granth Sahib Ji).

In the 90 minute, two act show, the first half sees our hero Mr Singh making yet another earnest but unsuccessful attempt at an audition for a Shakespeare play. His rejection leads him to think back on the life he's been leading, working at an Indian restaurant, confronting well-meaning ignorance and even occasionally racist violence, and with the shadow of his all-powerful father looming over his prospects and interests. Mr Singh decides to change all that, and starts going on blind dates with various girls that he meets through matrimonial websites. The first two go nowhere. The third, however, is different. But there’s a problem. She’s white.

In the second half, the play moves to see Mr Singh's journey from his point of view as we meet some of the people he talks to for advice. Finally, as his relationship with Diana gets stronger, the time comes to see if he dares confront his father about his life and decide just what he’s prepared to sacrifice for an acting career.

Linked with a predominately Sikh soundtrack and featuring filmed appearances by Saeed Jaffery and BBC Goodness Gracious Me’s Nina Wadia, Mr Singh journeys through flights of fancy with mock news broadcasts, Asian cartoons and a quiz show (The Weakest Singh), to tell a story with impressive technical resources and visual flair.

Funny, poignant and surprisingly complex, Sikhs in the City is a comedy not afraid to make serious points, a play not afraid to tackle harsh truths with a light touch, and a production which spares nothing in its pursuit of appealing to a wide cross-cultural audience.

Sikhs in the City ended its original 11 month tour in December 2004 where it played to a capacity cheering crowd in California, USA.

Charity performances of “Sikhs in the City” raised funds for Guys Hospital (London), Aik Saath Conflict Resolution Charity (Slough) and the Sikh Centre of California where it helped to raise over $250,000.

At the end of its 30 date sell-out tour the play had performed to over 6,500 audiences, featured on BBC2 TV, BBC Radio4, the BBC World Service and was released on DVD

Warning: Asian parents who want their children to become accountants should not see this show!

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