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I – Proud to Be an Indian

Directed by	Puneet Sira
Written by	Puneet Sira Vekeana Dhillon Sohail Khan Jay Verma
Screenplay by	Puneet Sira Vekeana Dhillon Sohail Khan
Story by	Sohail Khan
Produced by	Sohail Khan
Starring	Sohail Khan Kulbhushan Kharbanda Aashif Sheikh Hina Tasleem Tim Lawrence
Cinematography	Dev Verma
Edited by	Rakesh Kumar Singh Chirag Jain
Music by	Daboo Malik K. C. Loy OZ & JKEYZ XLNC
Production company	Sohail Khan Productions
Release date	13 February 2004 (2004-02-13)
Running time	145 minutes
Country	India
Languages	Hindi English

I – Proud to Be an Indian is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language action drama film written and directed by Puneet Sira and produced by Sohail Khan.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The film, about racism against Asians in London, was shot in a span of thirty days in the UK and was budgeted between Rs. 4.5 crore and Rs. 5 crore.^[1]^[2]

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Plot

A Sikh couple alight from a bus at night on an isolated street. The woman is pregnant. They are followed by racist goons and are attacked.

"I" along with his father reach London. They go to the house of their son who is living along with his wife, son and teenage daughter. Later, they see the news and learn that the bodies of a Sikh couple were found and it was a suspected racist attack. They attend the last rites of the deceased couple.

Later on, the goons attack an Indian store owner. These goons believe that England belongs to white people. The family has to taste racism when Kamal is cornered and humiliated. She returns home in shock. "I" learns of this and beats up three white racist goons. His brother doesn't lodge a police complaint out of concern for his family's well being and safety. He tells "I" to keep quiet for the safety of the family which "I" reluctantly agrees to.

"I" is attacked by a group of Pakistanis (whose leader Aslam runs a boxing club) because he suspects him of stealing his sister's necklace, he let him go after his sister confirms 'I" saved her from a white racist group who tried to attack and assault her, in the process leaving her necklace behind which "I" finds. "I" finds out after an outing with the sister that one of the attackers was the sister's brother. Later on "I" goes to the boxing club and challenges Aslam to a boxing match which results in a respectful draw between the two. "I" reminds Aslam they are from the same culture, traditions and part of the world and even if they are from different countries their people should always stick together and fight against racism and inequality and not side with the racists out of fear and just to lead a peaceful life.

The fight & this advice from "I" leads to the two having respect for each other and eventually leads to them becoming close friends. Aslam after the powerful advice from "I" ultimately gains the courage to stand up to the racist group killing one of their members but this leads to his death by the gang. Later on, "I" fights Cain (the gang leader of the racist group), and "I" wins.