Akshay Kumar is quite a smart man who is not ashamed of learning from the mistakes he has made in the past. In 2010 he worked on hard core comedy flicks but in 2011 he is working in serious cinema. Also, remembering how the Sikh community and Sardars became really upset and staged protest against Akshay Kumar and the makers of Singh Is King because he wore an inappropriate turban. The Sikh community got angry that he represented them in a wrong manner.
Thus, in Patiala House, Akshay made a request to his director Nikhil Advani to show his character as Mona Sardar, which means he is a sardar but one without a turban. In the original script, Akshay's role was that of a Sardar only but they made changes in the script due to Akshay's request.
They will show a scene in Patiala House in which Akshay's hair and beard will be shaved off. Akshay is seriously learning from his mistake in the past and won't repeat the same mistake again.
