I Am Singh

I Am Singh
Directed by	Puneet Issar
Produced by	P.S. Thind
Screenplay by	Puneet Issar; Satyajeet Puri; Deepali Issar
Starring	Gulzar Inder Chahal; Rizwan Haider ; Puneet Issar
Music by	Songs:; Monty Sharma; Background Score:; Surinder Sodhi
Edited by	Sanjay Verma
Release date	2 December 2011; ; ; ; ;
Running time	2 hours
Country	India
Language	Hindi; Punjabi
Budget	US$ 4,000,000
Box office	US$ 5,000,000

I Am Singh is a 2011 Bollywood film which was released on 2 December 2011. The film stars Gulzar Inder Chahal, Rizwan Haider and Puneet Issar who also directed the film and wrote the screenplay. I Am Singh portrays the stories of Sikh immigrants in the US after the 9/11 attack. The film highlights what happened to the immigrants and their fight against prejudice, never losing faith in the American judicial system.

Plot

Ranveer Singh is shocked when his younger brother living in the US is killed in a post-9/11 hate crime. He travels to Los Angeles to bring his brother's murderers to justice. There he meets former LAPD officer Fateh Singh and Pakistani American Rizwan Hyder who help him uncover the truth of what really happened.

Cast

Gulzar Inder Chahal as Ranveer Singh
Rizwan Haider as Rizwan Hyder
Amy Rasimas as Amy Washington
Puneet Issar as Fateh Singh
Brooke Johnston as Amelia White
Tulip Joshi as Sara Hasan
Mike Singh as Ajit Singh
Yusuf Hussain as Hasan, Sara's father
Neetha Mohindra as Simran Kaur, Ajit's wife
Kavi Raz as Ranjit Singh, Ranveer's father
Donny Kapoor as Veer Singh

Soundtrack

Reception

Taran Adarsh of Bollywood 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'." Nikhat Kazmi of the Times 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." John Anderson of Variety 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]