Teen makes film on Sikh man who forced turban policy change in US
An 18-year-old girl in the US has made a short film ‘Singh’ based on a true story of an Indian-American Sikh philanthropist whose campaign forced the authorities in the US to change their policy towards turban of the community.
Directed by Jenna Ruiz, a student and actor from Indiana, the film is based on a true incident in 2007 when Sikh entrepreneur Gurinder Singh Khalsa was not allowed to board a flight in Buffalo, New York, when he refused to remove his turban after successfully passing through each security measure at the airport.
Indianapolis-based Khalsa worked towards bringing the issue to the attention of the US Congress, which later resulted in headgear policies being changed.
“It is an honour to be able to showcase a moment in history that led to change in our TSA Policy regarding removal of headgear,” said Ruiz.