Show Little Brown Man Figures in Films These days tho the Charge of oC the Light Brigade s set t in Hollywood is 13 jammed with East Indians and men who look Jook like East Indians Bustling among them constantly is s a trim little brown man named Singh Singh is a turban wrapper On the payroll he is a technical adviser but mostly he wraps turbans Turbans can be wrapped at least 60 50 different ways each implying something about caste tribe wealth or age Americans would not mind but England or India would not tolerate a Sikh in an untouchables turban Or vice versa Hence Mr Singh who can wrap turbans an hour i Hes He's an timer old-timer in Hollywood came here 24 years ago and lectured I Ion on cobras in a beach sideshow until Universal hired him He was the first Hindu in the movie colony Now there are about 50 Besides offering advice on pictures picures pic- pic tures ures dealing with India Mr Singh also acts And writes He has been working 20 years on a story dealing deal- deal lug ing ng with eastern mysteries and the transmigration of ot souls He says it Its t's very good |