Titanic star Leonardo Di Caprio recently won the Golden Globes award for his role in the movie The Revenant. The Revenant is based on the true life experiences of frontiersman Hugh Glass, which is played by Leonardo in the movie.
Leonardo is known for his super successful movies like Titanic, Inception, Catch me if you can, The Wolf of the Wall Street and many other legendary movies. However, not many know how Leonardo is connected to the Sikh faith.
His father's second wife - Peggy Farrar is an Amritdhari Sikh. Leo's father George is a comic book writer and editor and also the distributor of underground comics. His wife, Peggy Farrar, is often spotted with George Di Caprio at film festivals across the world.
Peggy Farrar is an Amritdhari Sikh who dons the turban and wears the 5ks.
Amritdhari Sikh is one who has received baptismal vows of the Khalsa initiated by Guru Gobind Singh and he/she abides by these vows and follows the 'Panj Karari Rahit' (rules of wearing the 5ks), the distinctive insignia introduced by the Guru comprising five symbols, each beginning with the letter K. These are Kesh (long unshorn hair and in case of men, beard too), Kangha (a comb to keep this hair tidy), Kirpan (a sword), a Kada (a wrist band) and a Kaccha (an undergarment).
