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Sardars in Bollywood movies
The reason behind this paradigm shift seems to be the international markets which presently contribute a huge share of the gross revenue of the movies. Today scripting of the movies is done keeping in mind a wider and plural audience. The substantial presence of the Punjabis across the globe is another factor contributing to this. We take a look at some if the Bollywood stars who have played the role of Sardar in the recent past:
Sunny
Deol:
Punjab
da
puttar
Sunny
Deol
has
perhaps
played
the
role
of
Sardar
more
than
any
other
actor
in
Bollywood.
His
war
cry
in
the
movie
Border
as
Major
Kuldip
Singh
Chandpuri
is
still
fresh
in
the
mind
of
the
audience.
He
followed
it
up
with
Gaddar
where
he
portrayed
the
role
of
a
truck
driver
Tara
Singh
who
storms
into
the
enemy
country
to
get
back
his
wife
from
the
clutches
of
his
villainous
in-laws.
He
also
played
the
character
of
a
Sardar
Nihal
Singh
in
Jo
Bole
So
Nihal.
Amitabh
Bachchan
Big
B
portrayed
the
role
of
a
Sardar
for
the
first
time
in
the
movie
Kohram
where
he
played
the
role
of
Col
Balbir
Singh
Sodhi
who
cuts
his
hair
to
disguise
himself
and
fight
against
a
corrupt
minister.
He
was
later
seen
in
playing
Major
General
Amarjeet
Singh
a
die
hard
patriot
in
Ab
Tumhare
Hawale
Watan
Sathiyon.
Bobby
Deol
Bobby
Deol
first
sported
a
turban
when
he
played
the
powerful
character
of
Bharat
Singh
in
23rd
March
1931:
Shaheed.
His
look
was
supposed
to
have
brought
tears
in
the
eyes
of
Bhagat
Singh's
younger
brother.
He
got
a
chance
to
play
a
Sardar
for
the
second
time
in
the
movie
Ab
Tumhare
Hawale
Watan
Sathiyon
where
he
played
the
role
of
Navy
Captain
Kunaljit
Singh.
Ajay
Devgan
He
played
the
role
of
a
Sardar
only
once
in
his
career
when
he
portrayed
the
role
of
Bhagat
Singh
in
the
movie
The
Legend
Of
Bhagat
Singh.
It
was
enough
to
win
him
a
National
Award
for
the
best
actor.
The
movie
also
went
on
to
become
a
blockbuster
and
the
only
hit
among
the
string
of
movies
that
released
on
the
great
freedom
fighter
at
the
same
time.
Sanjay
Dutt
Sanjay
Dutt
played
the
role
of
Sardar
name
Ranjeet
Singh
in
Sarhad
Par.
The
movie
depicted
the
life
of
a
soldier
who
returns
to
his
family
after
a
long
gap
as
he
was
reported
missing
in
action.
The
movie
tracks
the
trauma
that
he
goes
through
after
returning
home
where
he
finds
everything
new
and
faces
difficulty
adjusting
with
it.
