Kavi Raz
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Kavi Raz is an Indian-born British actor, writer, director and producer. Born in Punjab, Raz left India at a young age for the United Kingdom, where he grew up. He acquired national prominence as an exceptional hockey player in the Midlands.
He attended university in the San Francisco Bay area. Raz was a founder and artistic director of The Wandering Players Theater Company. The Company staged several World and US premieres of plays from India. Western audiences were exposed to the works of Rabindranath Tagore for the first time, in addition to plays like Sakharam Binder and Shakuntala. This was the first professional South Asian theatre company in the USA.
In the mid-seventies, Raz arrived in Hollywood: a career as an actor was unheard of at a time when roles for South Asian actors in Hollywood television shows and films were limited. Raz had been quoted: “People, especially friends and relatives scoffed at the idea of my becoming an actor. They thought it was a passing fancy and would soon be over. But no, I had a dream and take what it may I journeyed on to make my dream a reality.”
He became the first ever South Asian actor to be signed on as a regular in a major TV series, St Elsewhere. He was a cast member for the first two seasons of the medical drama, and after being let go continued to appear on a recurring basis.
Raz has appeared in over 200 plays, TV shows and films, including guest appearances on The A-Team, M*A*S*H and Star Trek: The Next Generation.
In 1978, Raz founded the production company, K.R. Films Hollywood. Its debut, Lehren - a television weekly variety series for the Asian audience - was shown throughout the United States and Canada. In 1988, K.R. Studios was built in Granada Hills. Housing several buildings including the main studio, it has state-of-art equipment for film and television productions, as well as a multi-track recording facility for post production and recording needs. The studio is now home to many award winning producers, writers and directors engaged in the production of commercials, TV programmes, music videos and films.
Raz began his career as a filmmaker with The Gold Bracelet, a movie about a Sikh man faced with the realities of post-9/11.
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Writer
The Black Prince follows the story of the last Sikh Maharaja — the son of the powerful ruler Ranjit Singh — who was placed on the throne at the age of five, after the death of his father. In 1849, the young prince was removed from the throne and eventually sent off to England. His attempts to return to India and reclaim his kingdom were subsequently thwarted by the British.
Director
The Black Prince follows the story of the last Sikh Maharaja — the son of the powerful ruler Ranjit Singh — who was placed on the throne at the age of five, after the death of his father. In 1849, the young prince was removed from the throne and eventually sent off to England. His attempts to return to India and reclaim his kingdom were subsequently thwarted by the British.
Beggar
The Black Prince follows the story of the last Sikh Maharaja — the son of the powerful ruler Ranjit Singh — who was placed on the throne at the age of five, after the death of his father. In 1849, the young prince was removed from the throne and eventually sent off to England. His attempts to return to India and reclaim his kingdom were subsequently thwarted by the British.
Mr. Mehta
When an American woman takes an impromptu journey to Mumbai too get away from her overbearing mother, she befriends an Indian woman striving to balance her family's culture with modern day demands. What ensues is an ethnic and generational mash-up that will leave audiences enthralled at the calamity of old-school traditions and contemporary lifestyle.
Ranjit Singh - Ranveer's Father
Neo-Nazis and bigoted police oppress and target vulnerable Sikhs & Asians in post 9-11 America.
Arjun Singh
When tragedy strikes on 9/11, Arjun Singh (Kavi Raz) and his family -- devout Sikhs who emigrated from India to the suburbs of Los Angeles -- suddenly find themselves as targets of prejudice and discrimination. Trying to distance themselves from terrorists, they explain to once-friendly neighbors how their Sikh culture is nothing like Muslim extremism, but their words largely fall on deaf and suspicious ears. Archana Puran Singh co-stars.
Producer
When tragedy strikes on 9/11, Arjun Singh (Kavi Raz) and his family -- devout Sikhs who emigrated from India to the suburbs of Los Angeles -- suddenly find themselves as targets of prejudice and discrimination. Trying to distance themselves from terrorists, they explain to once-friendly neighbors how their Sikh culture is nothing like Muslim extremism, but their words largely fall on deaf and suspicious ears. Archana Puran Singh co-stars.
Writer
When tragedy strikes on 9/11, Arjun Singh (Kavi Raz) and his family -- devout Sikhs who emigrated from India to the suburbs of Los Angeles -- suddenly find themselves as targets of prejudice and discrimination. Trying to distance themselves from terrorists, they explain to once-friendly neighbors how their Sikh culture is nothing like Muslim extremism, but their words largely fall on deaf and suspicious ears. Archana Puran Singh co-stars.
Director
When tragedy strikes on 9/11, Arjun Singh (Kavi Raz) and his family -- devout Sikhs who emigrated from India to the suburbs of Los Angeles -- suddenly find themselves as targets of prejudice and discrimination. Trying to distance themselves from terrorists, they explain to once-friendly neighbors how their Sikh culture is nothing like Muslim extremism, but their words largely fall on deaf and suspicious ears. Archana Puran Singh co-stars.
Ali
그들의 마음은 붉은 사막의 먼지처럼 덧없이 흩날리고 있었다! 인간의 존재 따위는 아주 작은 먼지처럼 느껴지게 하는 미국 아리조나주의 광활한 사막. 목적없는 여행을 계속하는 일본인 히치하이커 텟페이는 고장난 차에서 생활하는 파키스탄인 알리와 만난다. 사라진 아내를 찾기 위해 미국에 온 알리는 차의 수리를 도와준 답례로 텟페이를 태워주지만, 곧 차는 완전히 부숴져 버리고, 걸어가던 두 사람은 우연히 위험에 빠진 미국인 여성 사라를 구해주게 되는데…. 나도 당신처럼 자유롭게 여행하고 싶어! 알코올중독 아버지와 트레일러촌에서 살고있는 사라의 삶도 행복하진 않다. 마음 편히 머물 곳을 찾지 못하고 있다는 공통점을 가진 세 사람의 사이에는 기묘한 우정이 움트고, 그렇게 세 사람의 여행이 시작된다. 여행이 계속될수록 사라의 마음은 텟페이에게 이끌리고 결국, 함께 여행을 계속하고 싶다는 말을 꺼내는데….
"What's life without a dream?" Starting from the premise "What's life without a dream", STORM in the AFTERNOON tells the story of four people caught at the crossroads of changing social and cultural mores. The ethos of an ethnic immigrant identity is examined against the backdrop of the mythical "American melting pot."
Cabbie #2
Siblings Ethan and Hallie O'Fallon plot to get their divorced parents back together in time for Christmas.
Steve Masterton
거대한 트럭들만이 무서운 속도로 지나 다니는 한적한 도로변. 이 외딴 곳에 루이스(Louis Creed: 데일 미드키프 분) 일가가 이사오면서부터 공포는 시작된다. 짐을 풀기도 전에 딸 앨리(Ellie Creed: 브라이즈 버달 분)는 집 앞 그네에서 떨어지고, 아들 게이지(Gage Creed: 미코 휴스 분)는 트럭에 치일 뻔하며, 집 앞에는 이상한 분위기의 어디로 통하는지 알 수 없는 작은 오솔길이 있다. 주위의 건물이라고는 애완동물 묘지의 관리인인 크렌들씨((Jud Crandall: 프레드 그윈 분)가 거주하고 있는 관리소 뿐이다. 고양이가 죽자 루이스는 크렌들과 함께 인디언의 묘지에 묻게 된다. 그런데 다음날 고양이가 살아 돌아온다. 하지만 고양이는 전과는 다른 행동을 하는데.
"Shooter," aka Matt Thompson aka Gruwald is a photographer in 1967 Saigon, Vietnam. Working out of a news agency for a major magazine, Thompson gets involved in the lives of the soldiers he meets and "shoots." There's Ngoc, the Vietnamese photo lab tech; Klause, a German photographer swiping Buddhas; Rene, a French photographer who carries an AK-47; Stork, Matt's superstitious roommate who is also a photographer; Rizzo, the irascible editor; Lan, an American-educated Vietnamese reporter and Tracey an embassy worker who is Matt's former flame.
Prof. Dewan Godbothe
A young girl leaves for Nepal with her parents and brother. She is unhappy to leave her home at first, but soon isn't when she meets a handome young man. The story unfolds into a romantic and daring quest in search of the "Invisible City."
Yassir
A squad of Libyan terrorists infiltrate the city of Kokomo, Indiana, with the goal of car bombing a nuclear power plant. While attempting to escape local law enforcement, a massive car chase ensues, terrorizing the entire town before the terrorists end up at the local high school and take the detention class hostage. Will they escape? Will the crafty delinquents foil their plans? Will Chuck Connors step more than two feet away from his car? Watch and find out!
Mr. Singh
The "slippery" comedy is about 2 easy-living young men. They decide to make sex films. This adventurous enterprise could be a little complicated but nothing will deter them.
Falafel Stand Worker
The made-for-TV film stars Jack Warden, Lou Diamond Phillips and Stan Shaw as three patients in a Los Angeles-area mental institution. Dressed as the Three Wise Men for a Christmas pageant, the trio is suddenly struck with the delusion that they are really their Biblical counterparts on a quest to find the Baby Jesus. As TV cameras grind away, the three ersatz Kings surreptitiously ride out of the gates of the asylum—on camels—and into the mean streets of LA. As the story draws to its conclusion, the three escapees find themselves providing a Christmas miracle (but not in the form of rap) for a group of homeless people on the outskirts of the city.
Saman Kadassi
Terrorists launch an attack against the USA. Their first strike is by a suicide squad that detonates a truckload of explosives at an army base in Washington DC. FBI probes indicate that the attack is by Arab terrorists led by Iranians. Subsequent attacks are via airplanes exploded in mid-air, crowded restaurants, and an attack on a mall. Administration cabinet heads push the President to retaliate. The director of the FBI believes that there may be more to the story than the investigation has revealed and the Secretary of Defense is the only other person urging caution.
Dr. Honrada
A married couple from Poland emigrates to the U.S.,. but things don't turn out as well as they had imaged. The husband's business fails, while his wife's career really takes off. The husband, unable to cope with the pressures of his failed business, his failing marriage and the adjustments necessary to live in a completely different society, begins to take out his frustrations on his wife.
Dr. Ramesh Kapoor
생물공학 연구소에서는 정부주관으로 비밀리에 세균전 실험을 하고 있었다. 어느 날 그 세균전에 쓰일 세균이 실수로 시험관에서 새나가면서 엄청난 사건이 발생한다. 위험 경보를 받은 보안실 담당직원 죠니는 즉시 건물 전체를 봉쇄한 후 연구소 사람들을 못 나가게 하는 긴급조치 비상대책 1호를 취한다. 세균전 실험반이었던 P4호실 사람들은 닐슨박사의 주도로 아직 약효가 검증되지 않은 해독제를 주사하지만 효과가 없다. 한편 죠니의 남편이자 그 지역의 치안담당자인 보안관 캘은 문제의 해독제를 발명한 뒤 오래 전에 연구소를 그만둔 페어챠일드 박사를 찾아가 도와줄 것을 요청한다. 영문을 모르고 연구소 안에 갇힌 사람들은 점차 밖으로 나가기 위해 몸부림을 친다. 그러는 사이 어느 덧 건물 전체가 오염되어 버린다. 유출된 세균은 감염되면 분노를 자극해서 서로 필사적으로 싸우는 것이 특징이었고 건물 안은 이로 인해 아수라장이 되는데...
