Dhillon has more `mangal karya' up his sleeve

while shooting the finale of `sikhism' at a sector 10 house on tuesday, dhillon said the religious fervour seen in his current works is his way of making over the debt to his community. he says even the idea for `sikhism' originated on his trips abroad where he saw how sikh children are increasingly moving away from the faith due to a misplaced inferiority complex.``i want to make them realise how fortunate they are to be born sikhs.'' the documentary is about the `uniqueness and unusual qualities' of sikhism and will highlight all the prominent philosophical points of the religion. mangal says its ultimate purpose is to emphasise the universal nature of the faith. ``the film will look at the uniqueness of the guru granth sahib, the harmandir sahib (how many know the temple is built at a lower level than the rest of the city to denote humility), langar, and sewa. but in doing this, the film will not depend upon dramatisation. instead, it will make use of real life footage of various activities related to the sikh way of life- a langar in progress, devotees at the harmandir sahib and other such snippets. the documentary is likely to be screened abroad in april and will also feature scenes from the lives of foreign converts to the religion. several americans who converted to the faith due to their conviction are shown singing shabads in the finale. mangal says this is to bring home the point that when even foreigners are adopting the religion, there is no reason why youngsters born into sikhism should move away. while mangal's last project, a state-aided one, had resulted in some unsavoury controversy, for sikhism, the seasoned actor is not depending on external help. ``i don't want to work with any government ever again,'' he says bluntly. as for his striking away from the mainstream, he makes it clear he hasn't closed the door to the tinsel world. ``if the response to these projects isn't good enough, i'll go back to doing what i have done all along. after all, i have to survive.''