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2018 · Punjabi feature film · Alex Reece as Jack

Sajjan Singh
Rangroot

सज्जन सिंह
रंगरूट

Alex Reece as Jack — opposite Diljit Dosanjh

Official theatrical poster for Sajjan Singh Rangroot starring Diljit Dosanjh
Official theatrical poster for Sajjan Singh Rangroot (2018). Promotional artwork.
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INTRODUCTION

Sajjan Singh Rangroot —
Alex Reece as Jack

Alex Reece plays Jack, an antagonist opposite Diljit Dosanjh, in the 2018 Punjabi war film Sajjan Singh Rangroot. Set during the First World War, the film explores the experiences of Indian soldiers serving in the British Indian Army.

THE ROLE

Jack brings aggression, hostility and confrontation to the story. For Alex, however, the original script offered another dimension: a character whose antagonism could eventually give way to courage and mutual respect.

WORKING WITH DILJIT DOSANJH

Hostility on camera.
Warmth between actors.

My first scene with Diljit was in a London pub. I had flown in from Germany, and there was that particular buzz you get on an Indian film set — a distinctive energy around the work.

On camera, my job as Jack was to be aggressive, humiliating and confrontational. The scenes included picking fights and beating another character. Off camera, the experience was very different. Diljit was welcoming, humble and deeply respectful.

That contrast stays with me: the hostility we were creating for the film alongside the warmth between us as actors.

THE CHARACTER ARC THAT WAS NEVER FILMED

A chance for courage.
A moment of atonement.

In the original script, Jack’s story went beyond antagonism.

He was to volunteer to go into no man’s land in place of Diljit’s character to rescue a friend. It was an act of courage and an opportunity for atonement — a moment when his behaviour could reveal something different about him.

Jack would then be shot, and Diljit’s character would rescue him. Their relationship would move from hostility towards mutual respect.

Those scenes were never filmed because of scheduling, availability and production logistics. They remain part of my experience of preparing the role, rather than part of the released film.

For me, that intended development made Jack more interesting: a man capable of change when circumstances demanded something greater from him.

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