PunJabi or Hindi or Udu?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Archie Panjabi
zaazoo — 14 years ago(March 19, 2012 07:00 PM)
Just out of curiosity anyone know which language she speaks in her family background, I read that she was sikh and that majority of sikh speak Punjabi, I'm just curious cause she seems to sound really good when she speaks them in film so curious to know which one is her family background language.
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Akirevada — 13 years ago(May 28, 2012 08:11 PM)
The OP isn't debating whether she's of Punjabi ethnicity or not. He's asking what her family speaks as a first language. Punjabi is their native language, but it doesn't necessarily mean they speak it as a first language. Many Punjabi Indians have dropped it for Hindi and most Punjabi Pakistanis have dropped it for Urdu.
Since Archie is a Sikh, I would imagine her family retained Punjabi as they're very proud people. -
Ray Ban — 13 years ago(May 31, 2012 08:50 AM)
She's neither Punjabi nor Sikh. Archie Panjabi is a Sindhi Hindu. Panjabi is a Sindhi Hindu last name. And if you don't believe me, straight from the horse's mouth:
http://www.d238esiclub.com/bollywood/bollywood_features/bolly_article.cfm ?id=286
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704017904575409522272105 784.html
