Sandeep Singh Sidhu, known as Deep Sidhu, was an Indian film actor and Sikh activist.
25 Facts About Deep Sidhu
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Deep Sidhu worked in Punjabi films, starting his acting career with the film Ramta Jogi produced by Dharmendra under his banner Vijayta Films.
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Deep Sidhu was born on 2 April 1984, to a Punjabi family in Udekaran village of Muktsar district of Punjab.
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Deep Sidhu's father Sardar Surjit Singh Sidhu was a lawyer; his mother died when he was 4 years old.
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Deep Sidhu obtained a degree in law from Punjabi University in Patiala.
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Deep Sidhu dated Punjabi actress Reena Rai who was his co-star in two of his movies.
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Deep Sidhu worked in legal positions for a few years, as a legal advisor to Sahara India Pariwar, in the British legal firm Hammonds, and as the legal head of Balaji Telefilms.
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Deep Sidhu made his acting debut in Ramta Jogi, which brought him the PTC Punjabi Film Award for Best Male Debut in Punjabi Cinema in 2016.
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Deep Sidhu rose to greater prominence with Jora 10 Numbaria, in which he played the lead role of a gangster, making him a star.
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Deep Sidhu followed that with Rang Panjab, Desi, Jora: The Second Chapter and Saade Aale.
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Deep Sidhu entered the political sphere during the 2019 Indian general election when he campaigned for the actor-turned-politician Sunny Deol, who was the BJP candidate for the Gurdaspur constituency.
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Deep Sidhu was said to have been close to Deol and his pictures with Deol and prime minister Narendra Modi got circulated later in 2020.
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Deep Sidhu uploaded several videos on social media on Punjab's history, culture and economy, and acquired a wide following.
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Deep Sidhu rebuffed the objections of the farmer unions saying that he would not abide by directives that were issued from closed-door meetings.
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Deep Sidhu said that it was harsh treatment and expelled the manager.
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In video recordings Deep Sidhu was seen being chased away by some farmers.
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Deep Sidhu was found to have left Delhi and gone into hiding in Haryana.
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Deep Sidhu pleaded innocence and claimed he was not involved in any violence nor incited others.
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Deep Sidhu said that he had exercised his right to peaceful protest and was implicated as he was a "popular face" present "at the wrong place at the wrong time".
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Deep Sidhu's lawyer denounced the second arrest after bail as unconstitutional.
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In September 2021, Deep Sidhu formed a political organisation named Waris Punjab De, that aimed to get more rights for farmers from the Union government.
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Deep Sidhu died in a car accident on 15 February 2022, at the age of 37.
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In October 2022, there were talks ongoing with the SGPC and Mandeep Sidhu to have his picture placed in the Central Sikh Museum.
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Deep Sidhu Moose Wala was a friend of Deep Sidhu, and, after his death, became more vocal on Sikh issues.
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Deep Sidhu recorded two songs on Sikhism and Sikh politics with a few more to come out in the future.