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It’s an unconventional debut,but actor Gulzar Inder Chahal is ready. I have been ready for three years now, smiles the cricketer-turned-actor,who drove from Patiala to Chandigarh on Tuesday to share good news his debut film,I Am Singh,is finally releasing worldwide on December 2. A labour of love,director Puneet Isarrs I Am Singh is based on events that took place in the aftermath of 9/11,when Sikhs became the unsuspecting victims of hate crimes across the US.
One would think that its been a long time since the tragedy,and all is well now. But it is not. I have family in the States,and problems of racial discrimination still persist, says Chahal,as he makes a quick reference to an incident that took place at a US airport. My full name on the passport is Gulzar Inder Singh Chahal and my email has the word pathan in it. Just on this basis,I was detained and questioned, recalls Chahal. I Am Singh explores similar challenges that non-Americans face,how they fight problems of mistaken identity,and how Chahals character,Ranbir Singh,takes legal action and raises awareness.
Chahal is also busy running his production house,H&H Productions,with singer-actor Harbhajan Mann,in Punjab,and is looking forward to his romantic film,Dil Tehnu Karda Hai Pyaar which will release in February.
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