| I Am Singh | |
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| Directed by | Puneet Issar |
| Screenplay by | Puneet Issar Satyajeet Puri Deepali Issar |
| Produced by | P.S. Thind |
| Starring | Gulzar Inder Chahal Rizwan Haider Puneet Issar |
| Edited by | Sanjay Verma |
| Music by | Surinder Sodhi |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Languages | Hindi Punjabi |
I Am Singh is a 2011 Indianaction film which was released on 2 December 2011. The film starsGulzar Inder Chahal, Rizwan Haider andPuneet Issar who also directed the film and wrote the screenplay.I Am Singh portrays the stories ofSikh immigrants in the US after theterrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The film highlights what happened to the immigrants and their fight against prejudice, never losing faith in the American judicial system.
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Ranveer Singh is shocked when his younger brother living in the US is killed in a post-9/11hate crime. He travels to Los Angeles to bring his brother's murderers to justice. There he meets formerLAPD officer Fateh Singh andPakistani American Rizwan Hyder who help him uncover the truth of what really happened.
Taran Adarsh ofBollywood Hungama gave the film 1 out of 5 stars stating "The intent is right, but the written material isn't convincing, while the execution of the material is archaic, reminiscent of the cinema of the 80s, where over the top performances were considered 'acting'."[1]Nikhat Kazmi of theTimes of India gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars, stating, "Puneet Issar does make a valiant effort to make a meaningful film about the aftermath of 9/11. Sadly, the effort gets bogged down by the hysterical undertones and the preachy nature of the film which ends up essentially as a documentary on Sikhism."[2] John Anderson ofVariety states, "A little late and more than a little goofy, "I Am Singh" splices a very serious subject—post-9/11 hate crimes against turban-wearing Sikhs—onto a Bollywood format, diluting a sobering message with hysterical dance numbers, engorged dialogue, bimbo-esque blondes and over-the-top performances."[3]