why does bollywood portray Sikhs as stupid?

Answer 1

I guess it's not only sikhs, but almost every community has been the target of Bollywood's homour... for example, sindhis, biharis, south indians etc but I must commend the way sikhs take it in their stride. I have so many sikh friends and they are all very smart and intellectuals. Have you ever seen any sikh beggar? They are the most hard-working community.

I would also like to tell the history behind the "sardar ji de 12 baj gaye" joke:

During 17th Century, when Hindustan was ruled by Mughals, all the Hindu people were humiliated and were treated like animals. Mughals treated the Hindu women as there own property and were forcing all Hindus to accept Islam and even used to kill the people if they were refusing to accept.That time, ninth Guru, Sri Guru Teg Bhadarji came forward, in response to a request of some Kashmir Pandits to fight against all these cruel activities. Guruji told the Mughal emperor that if he could succeed in converting him to Islam, all the Hindus would accept the same. But, if he failed, he should stop all those activities. The Mughal emperor happily agreed to that but even after lots of torture to Guruji and his fellow members he failed to convert him to Islam and Guruji along with his other four fellow members, were tortured and sacrificed their lives in Chandni Chowk. Since the Mughals were unable to convert them to Islam they were assassinated.

Thus Guruji sacrificed his life for the protection of Hindu religion. Can anybody lay down his life and that too for the protection of another religion? This is the reason he is still remembered as "Hind Ki Chaddar", shield of India. For the sake of whom he had sacrificed his life, none of the them came forward to lift his body, fearing that they would also be assassinated .

Seeing this incident, 10th Guruji, Sri Guru Gobind Singhji (Son of Guru Teg Bahadarji) founder of khalsa made a resolution that he would convert his followers to such human beings who would not be able to hide themselves and could be easily located in thousands.

At the start, the Sikhs were very few in numbers as they were fighting against the Mughal emperors. At that time, Nadir Shah raided Delhi in the year 1739 and looted Hindustan and was carrying lot of Hindustan treasures and nearly 2200 Hindu women along with him. The news spread like a fire and was heard by Sardar Jassa Singh who was the Commander of the Sikh army at that time . He decided to attack Nadir Shah's Kafila on the same midnight. He did so and rescued all the Hindu women and they were safely sent to their homes. It didn't happen only once but thereafter whenever any Abdaalis or Iranis had attacked and looted Hindustan and were trying to carry the treasures and Hindu women along with them for selling them in Abdal markets, the Sikh army although fewer in numbers but were brave hearted and attacked them at midnight,12 O'clock and rescued women.

After that time when there occurred a similar incidence, people started to contact the Sikh army for their help and Sikhs used to attack the raider's at Midnight, 12 O'clock. It continued and became a known fact that at midnight, nearly at 12 O'clock, it is very difficult to fight against Sikhs as the Sikhs get some Extra Power to save Religion, Nation and Humanity. Nobody can fight and win against them at midnight; this continues till now.

So, friends remember this story when you pass a 12'o clock joke at the fellow sikh.

Answer 2

I dont know about the intelligence thing. But what I really dont like is when a character starts out Sikh and suddenly ends up being Hindu and going to mandir or doing pooja or something. Why make the character Sikh if you really just wanted a Hindu character. Personally, i find that very annoying.

Answer 3

I think every culture has a population of people that they make fun of. In India I guess it just happens to be the Sikhs. It doesn't always have to make sense, for example, in the USA I've heard a lot of Polish jokes, but the few people I know from Poland are incredibly intelligent.

Answer 4

i think in whole world only Sikh's can laugh on them-self because they r so pure and good at heart
Even they don't mind if u make respectful joke in front of them
May be u dont know they r solders by birth against any unlawful act