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Singh Kings in Bollywood

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Singh Kings in Bollywood

The Singh community is an integral part of India and Bollywood is incomplete without this generous and happy-go-lucky section of Indian society. Punjabi music and dance form the crux of many chartbusters churned by music composers in B-Town. Men in turbans have wooed audiences with their macho persona and charismatic screen presence. Here’s a look at some of the Sikh characters in Bollywood that have stumped audiences worldwide:

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Sunny Deol

This Punjabi puttar looks dashing in a turban. His performances as a Sikh in `Border`, `Gadar: Ek Prem Katha`, `Jo Bole So Nihaal` and `Yamla Pagla Deewana` have been exceptional. Sunny, who is a Sikh by religion looks convincing in a turban.

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Bobby Deol

The younger son of legendary actor Dharm Singh Deol aka Dharmendra, Bobby too looks extremely hot in a turban. The Sikh attire adds magic to his personality. Bobby sported a turban in `23rd March 1931: Shaheed` and `Yamla Pagla Deewana`.

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Ajay Devgn

Not many are aware of the fact that Ajay aka Vishal Veeru Devgn is a Sikh by religion. He doesn’t flaunt his Punjabipan like his contemporary Akshay Kumar who has a huge fan base in Punjab. This National award winning actor sported a turban in `The Legend of Bhagat Singh` and looked dashing as the freedom fighter.

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Akshay Kumar

Akki is truly the lion-hearted puttar of Punjab. The actor has celebrated the rich culture of Punjab in his films and has a huge fan following. The actor tied a pagdi in `Singh is Kingg` and looked sizzling hot.

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Aamir Khan

The ‘perfectionist’ Khan of Tinsel Town played an old Sikh character in a commercial and looked extremely cute. He literally looked like an elderly person and carried the turban look pretty well.

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Amitabh Bachchan

The actor of the millennium, Amitabh Bachchan is half Sikh. His mother Teji hailed from Punjab, so it’s pretty obvious that he has Punjabi blood in him. The actor is good at speaking Punjabi and has carried Sikh attire with élan. He played a Sikh in `Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Sathiyon `.

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Ranbir Kapoor

The youngest Kapoor sensation in Bollywood, Ranbir Kapoor is half Sikh. His mother Neetu Singh is a Sikhni and his Sikh genes made him look convincing as a Sardarji in `Rocket Singh: Salesman Of The Year`.

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Saif Ali Khan

The newly crowned Nawab of Pataudi sported a Sikh turban in `Love Aaj Kal`. He looked smashing in a Sardarji’s look. Saif, who is originally a Pashtun or a Pathan carried of a Sikh attire with style.

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Salman Khan

Salman Khan, who is half-Muslim and half-Hindu played a Sikh in `Heroes`. The actor has a great body and the Sikh attire looked fabulous on him.

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Sanjay Dutt

This Punjabi puttar has a terrific personality to flaunt. He is basically a Hindu Punjabi but sported a Sikh turban convincingly in `Sarhad Paar`.

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Kunal Kapoor

This handsome Punjabi man looked awesome in turban in `Bachna Aye Haseenon` where he played Minissha Lamba’s husband.

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Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan played Avtaar Singh in `Dashavataaram` that released in 2008. Kamal took inspiration from Daler Mehendi’s look to design his Sikh character in the film. The veteran looked fabulous as a Sardarji.

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Rishi Kapoor

The evergreen romantic hero of Bollywood, Rishi Kapoor sported Sikh look in `Patiala House` and `Love Aaj Kal`. He looked great in the attire.




By Gayatri Sankar


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