Producers Nina Beveridge and Paul Hart would like to give a big shout-out to the amazing sound team that worked on “Little India: Village of Dreams”. Congratulations to Co-Composers Phil Strong and Thomas Hoy who are nominated for a 2018 Canadian Screen Award for “Best Original Music, Non-Fiction” We are looking forward to attending the 2018 Canadian Screen…
Composer Phil Strong, Sound Designer Alan Geldart and Composer Thomas Hoy attending the premiere of Little India: Village of Dreams. UPDATE: LITTLE INDIA VILLAGE OF DREAMS HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A 2018 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC, NON-FICTION Notes on Composing for Little India: Village of Dreams – by Composer Phil Strong…
Azim Popat, owner of Kohinoor Foods Kohinoor Foods Kohinoor Foods was founded in 1978 by Sadrudin Nanji, a Ugandan refugee who sought sanctuary in Canada after Idi Amin expelled all the South Asian citizens from Uganda. Despite being discouraged by his peers who thought that being a Moslem would create problems for his business,…
Left to right: Location Sound/Editor-Paul Hart,2nd Unit Camera-Luca Caruso-Moro, Cinematographer-Bongo Kolycius, Production Assistant(PA)-Sophie Camille, 2nd Unit Camera-Liam Hart, PA-Ana Sami,PA-Elizabeth Ivanoff, PA-Jamie Hart, Producer/Director-Nina Beveridge photo © Jo-Anne McArthur for Village of Dreams Productions Inc. When TVO put out a tender entitled “Here, Now, 150” seeking proposals for documentary films that reflected upon our…
From left to right: Chandan Singh, Sarabjeet Singh, Jatinder Pal Singh, Chandni Singh Photo © Sunny Arora for Village of Dreams Productions Inc. The Singh family own and operate Chandan Fashion. They are: Jatinder Pal Singh and Sarabjeet Singh, husband and wife and the founders of Chandan Fashion; their son Chandan Singh, who was…
From left to right: Harleen Khorana, K S Khorana Photo © Tarun Mittal for Village of Dreams Productions Inc. The Khorana family own and operate Kala Kendar. They are: Kanweljit Khorana (aka “K S Khorana”) and his wife Chand Khorana, who opened and ran the business together though Chand is now retired; their son…
From left to right: Aysha Khan with sister Sumaiyah Shah holding her daughter Zaynah Chaudhry (in middle) Photo © Sunny Arora for Village of Dreams Productions Inc. Yasmeen Zulfiqar Khan and her husband Ali own and operate Forever Young Beauty Salon and Spa. Yasmeen and Ali’s daughters are Sumaiyah Shah and Aysha Khan, who…
Back row, from left to right: Gulshan Allibhai, Adam Sayani, Ayaan Sayani, Noor Begum Photo © Sunny Arora for Village of Dreams Productions Inc. Gulshan Allibhai is the mother of Adam and Ayaan Sayani. Adam currently attends Upper Canada College and is on UCC’s highly successful Model UN Team, and Ayaan, who dreams of…
by Steve McLean republished with permission from the author Upper Canada College Grade 11 student Adam Sayani honours his father’s legacy in a documentary titled Village of Dreams that will premiere on TVO on July 1 as part of Canada’s 150th birthday celebrations. “Our film is exploring the entrepreneurial families in the Gerrard India Bazaar,”…
Harleen Khorana, Diwali 2016 Kala Kendar Kala Kendar opened in 1972 in Bloor West Village and relocated to the Gerrard India Bazaar in 1976. They were one of the very first South Asian businesses to move to Gerrard Street East, drawn by the crowds generated by the newly opened Naaz Theatre (the first Theatre…