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"I won't cut my hair anymore"
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“I won’t cut my hair anymore”
‘Kambdi Kalaai’—a film steeped in Punjabi and Sikh culture and a first ever film on Sikh Diaspora, directed by Ish Amitoj Kaur was released on 24th march, 2006 in NZ8, Fremont.
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With its subtitles in English the film was applauded by the spectators. Highly appreciable was the script in which the theme and the message was beautifully interwoven with entertaining anecdotes and songs set up in the backdrop of a Sikh family residing in the United States of America. Kudos to the director, Ms Ish Amitoj Kaur for her debut venture.
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The actors were suitable for the roles assigned to them, Parmjit Singh the main lead in the film from New York was honored on the occasion being the first Gursikh boy to ever play the main lead in a film. Caroline Treadwell, with her wonderful expressions and Preet Cheema with her characteristic boldness seemed to excel each other, here and there.
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Remarkable lyrics of Dr. Bhai Vir Singh lent a unique charm and grace to the film. Not only that, it seemed to reinforce all that was being conveyed in words or expressions throughout the movie, as each one of the verses touched various aspects and matched different episodes separately. Moreover, it had all those undertones of the message intended to be conveyed in the script.
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The immediate impact of the screened film was very much apparent when one of the mothers accompanied by her daughter approached the director to tell her that her daughter had promised to follow sikhi in true spirit and give up trimming—“I wont cut my hair anymore” she said. May this message reach out to more hearts and we may look forward to the young generations to nurture in themselves the values and feel proud of the heritage that is ours.
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The whole Sikh community from Bay area gathered on one platform—media brings everybody together. This is what different people from different ideologies said—‘We Have to move together when it comes to media’, they said. “It should have been done earlier; media is the strongest weapon- and just one film in all these years?”
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Though key people from the community were gathered on the occasion but Ish said my audience is the ‘chief guest’ for me. The film is a beautiful combination of subtle messages packaged in an entertaining way so that it becomes easily receivable by the audiences.
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The film touched every aspect of A Sikh Practical and Philosophical life. Its surprising that Ish did not deter from putting in some very bold scenes—which though are vital for the community but minus which the film could have attracted a wider audience.” Somebody had to say it its high time” never mind the “universal appeal” we have enough of that in the film industry we need to make a difference now was what Ish had to say. One could here jakaras of ‘Jo Bole So Nihaal’ especially after a scene in which the main lead of the film confronts a group of notorious boys by telling them the relevance of the concept of ‘Sardaran de barah vaaj Gaye”.
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‘Kambdi Kalaai’ will have its premier in Toronto in Albion cinema on the 8th April.
Keep visiting www.nn-films.com www.kambdikalaai.com for more information
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Source: www.sikhnet.com
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