Wednesday, 17 September 2008

Sardars in Bollywood movies

They were once used to add a comic angle to the scripts but now it seems scripts are being written around them. Yes we are talking about our very own Sardars. Portraying a Sardar seems to have become the coolest thing in the industry right now. After Akshay Kumar rocked the nation with Singh Is Kinng we will soon see Salman Khan playing a Sardar in Heroes. Saif Ali Khan is the latest to join the club and will be seen in a turban in his home production directed by Imtiaz Ali.

The reason behind this paradigm shift seems to be the international markets which presently contribute a huge share of the gross revenue of the movies। Today scripting of the movies is done keeping in mind a wider and plural audience. The substantial presence of the Punjabis across the globe is another factor contributing to this. रीड मोरे

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