Prabhudheva, who comes from south India, has directed ‘Singh Is Bling’ featuring a Sikh character. Actor Akshay Kumar, who plays a ‘sardaar’ in the movie, says religion has no bearing on a person’s directorial skills.
This is the second movie after ‘Rowdy Rathore’ in which Prabhudeva is directing Akshay.
Asked how it was for a south Indian to direct a movie on Sikhs, Akshay said: “Religion is not necessary for directing the movie. ‘Singh Is Kinng’, which was also on a ‘sardaar’, was directed by Anees Bazmee, a Muslim. ‘Singh is Bling’ is being directed by a south Indian, Prabhudheva.”
“It is not at all necessary that a movie on a ‘sardaar’ needs to be directed by a Punjabi. In India, all castes are one and we understand each other very well. Prabhudeva has done a very good job,” Akshay added.
In ‘Singh Is Kinng’, Akshay had come under attack for sporting a trimmed beard, but this time, he has taken required steps to be on a safer side.
“I’ve taken care of all things that I had not done during ‘Singh is Kinng’. I don’t want to show anything that the Sikh community or any other Indian community is hurt, like they were during ‘Singh is Kinng’. I had said ‘sorry’ then as well. This time I had one person from the committee to keep a check on the movie,” explained Akshay.
Akshay has already cleared the air that his new movie, releasing on October 2, is not a sequel to ‘Singh is Kinng’.
I’m hung up on Mr. Kumar’s statement that ” In India all castes are one…” http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/in-india-all-castes-are-one-direction-is-not-a-problem-akshay-kumar/
My understanding of the caste system in India is that it is a division of people according to 4 certain class distinctions. And, to date, there is no sign that they are all ‘one’ or that they are agreeable with one another as a whole. Despite the fact that India is progressing as a democracy, (and that is wonderful) periodic reports indicate that the caste system is still a problem among India’s people and the source of considerable troubles. I won’t dwell on that subject right now because that’s not my point. My issue is, exactly what does Mr. Kumar mean? Is he speaking about mainly the members of castes that affect the cinema/business industry more so than ALL of India’s castes? Sometimes generalized statements can lead to misunderstanding. I just want to be sure I understand correctly. In any case, he is a really impressive actor. I hope he does not have problems with his film henceforth, since they all seem to have reached an understanding, as he mentioned.
@Ultron A Salmaniac respect from an akki fan buddy…. just to let u know i am a salman fan as well i hope sallu’s upcoming PRDP breaks PK’s record iss diwali hoga sallu ka jalwa..