Jonny and Hadji searching around the internet, probably looking for random stuff like I’m doing. credit: Google
Sometimes, I want to write something about somebody or something, but I don’t know what to write about. Case in point: Hadji Singh. I want to make a post about what British and Bollywood actors could play Hadji, but it’s hard finding teenage-to-young adult Bollywood actors, let alone young Bollywood actors that are of the Sikh religion. I also thought of making a post getting into some nitty-gritty things about his character; his love-life for instance, however 1) I don’t know if I’m ready to totally deal with that yet, seeing how it can get to be a very involved, very detailed, and possibly excruciating discussion and 2) it means paragraphs upon paragraphs of work, something I’m not mentally prepared for right at this moment (although I do have links I can share concerning this topic! But not right now.) Then, I thought “Well, I don’t want to just slap a picture up here without any words or explanations and call it a post” (with the exception of the “Friday Archie” posts), so I just thought to talk about some of the odds and ends of Hadji’s character. No expounding on race, culture, Hollywood, cartoons, xenophobia, etc.; just, as the title says, random stuff. What can I say? I’m bored. Looking up odd stuff is what I do when I’m bored.
Character stats
I can’t really put these any place else, because they don’t really belong anywhere and, honestly, aren’t pertinent, especially because the way Hadji looked on the show –in either season–doesn’t match up to these stats. Season Two Hadji’s height makes the most sense, but anyway, here are the stats:
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Season One Hadji | Season Two Hadji |
| Hair Color | Black | Same |
| Eye Color | Brown | Same |
| Weight | 136 lbs. | 142 lbs. |
| Height | 5’5” | 5’8” |
“Big Noise from Winnetka”
In a Season One episode called “The Alchemist”, Hadji gets hurt from an avalanche of wood and pipes. When no one helps him up, he lets off this sarcastic quip: “Oh, are you okay Hadji? Not hurt or anything, my friend? Oh no, Jonny, I am absolutely fine! Several iron pipes have played Big Noise from Winnetka upon my head, but fortunately, I wear a turban.” Like I said, I’m bored, so I thought to look up the song Hadji was referencing. I see why he referenced it. Check it out below.
There are lyrics to this song, too (as heard in this AMV set to Rita Hayworth and Fred Astaire dancing in You’ll Never Get Rich).
How to tie a turban
One of the interesting things about Hadji is his turban. I’ve already talked about why his turban is important to his religion, but I didn’t talk about how to tie a turban (also called a pagh). And to be honest, I still can’t, because I don’t know how. But here’s a video on how to tie one, brought to you by SikhNet:
Make sure to check out SikhNet because it’s a great place to learn more about Sikhism. Also, if you want to follow the maker of the video, Jus Reign, here’s his Youtube page.
Snake charming
In one of my latest posts, I talked about the reality of snake charming. But just because snake charming has no mystical qualities doesn’t mean that it’s not entrancing to watch. Look at these videos of a snake charmer in Jaipur; this is basically what Hadji was doing as a kid before he was adopted by the Quest family.
I think that’s enough randomness for now. Overall, scrounging up all this random info was a bit entertaining for me; hopefully I’ll be able to compile another “random stuff” post in the future.
