I Am Singh (2011)

Neo-Nazis and bigoted police oppress and target vulnerable Sikhs & Asians in post 9-11 America.

Director:

Puneet Issar

Writers:

Gary Castro Churchwell (additional dialogue), Deepali Issar (story, screenplay and dialogue)

Stars:

Joseph Armillas, Anto Boghokian, Elissa Brentano

Cast

Credited cast:
Joseph Armillas	...	Senator
Anto Boghokian	...	Aryan Soldier
Elissa Brentano	...	Nurse
Michael Raif Brizzolara	...	Prosecuting Attorney (as Michael Raif)
Gerald Brodin	...	Baliff
Nathan Bush	...	Deputy Frank Holland
Gulzar Chahal	...	Ranveer Singh
Jack Chevanty	...	FBI SWAT Agent
Gary Castro Churchwell	...	Deputy John Davis
Paul Edward Clark	...	Greg Vaughn (as Paul Clark)
Tony Collucci	...	Neo-Nazi Member
Andrew Constantini	...	Officer Paretti
Inder Dadlani	...	Amit Bansal
Khan Dally	...	Anwar Haider
Rico Devereaux	...	SWAT Team Leader

Storyline

Chandigarh-born Harjeet Kaur sits on a bench on America's 'Ground Zero' during the year 2011, & narrates the story that has impacted and shattered her life following the terrorist attacks of 9-11. Caucasian males start by attacking Hindus, Sikhs, Islamist near Mandirs, Gurdwaras, and Masjids, racially profiling them as terrorists and not only threatening them but also assaulting and killing them. While her sons, Ajit and Vikram, and husband, Ranjeet, were returning home from their restaurant in Los Angeles, in the company of their friends, Rizwan and Anwar Haider, they are confronted by a group of armed and belligerent Neo-Nazis, told to return back to their respective countries, threatened and humiliated. When the group attempt to defend themselves, they are attacked, Vikram is shot dead, and Ranjeet is badly injured. The Los Angeles Police Department arrive on the scene, the Neo-Nazis flee, and the cops arrest Ajit on weapons-related charges. Harjeet telephones her third son, ...

---

Plot Keywords:

police | 

---

Taglines:

Through Our Fight We Can Obtain Victory

---

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

---

Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Second directional film by Punit Issar after Garv 2004.He also plays the lead in the film.

User Reviews

Wow!

This film fails to succeed in its message about racial discrimination, as Sikhs were targeted after the September 11 attacks.

In an attempt to impress the Punjabis the Director thought it would be fitting to call the movie I Am Singh, which is agonizing to think of when you listen to the songs of the film, especially watch the videos. Not only are their white girls in turbans pathetically dancing around, to make matters worse they are half naked which, quite frankly, is unbelievably disrespectful which is ironic because this film is about respect.

Singer Jazzy B will have his Jatt songs, his beer songs and his bikini girl songs, but would never mix that with his religious songs; it's like the main title track takes the naked girls from Kaun Nachdi and put them in Guru Granth Shib Ji, that is disgusting and sad.

Overall this film doesn't deserve a rating, it's too hypocritical and the acting is poorly done.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

Hindi Punjabi Urdu English

Release Date:

2011 (India)

Filming Locations:

Beverly Hills, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

3-Dimension Films, Nahar & Puneet Moviez

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color