Be it an intense Aakrosh or Ardh Satya, a light hearted Hera Pheri or the current highest grosser Dabangg Om Puri has never failed to entertain his audience for over 30 years in parallel, mainstream as well as international cinemas. His repertoire includes many Hollywood films like City Of Joy with Patrick Swayze, Charlie Wilson's War with Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, Wolf with Jack Nicholson, The Ghost and the Darkness with Val Kilmer and many more.
Puri believes balancing passion and professionalism helps an actor to keep working at the promise made to the audience, no matter what challenges one might encounter in the process…
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Imagine a state where one is dancing to the tunes of bombing, shelling and sounds of destruction in the background. This is a fact for people like Sheema Kermani who has kept her passion for art alive for over 30 years. Sheema has braved Zia-Ul-Haq’s regime and managed to stage politically conscious plays about women’s plight in Pakistan.
Tehrik-E-Niswan, her dance academy continues to hold its own despite Zia, Taliban, et al. Here is a sneak peek into Sheema’s life as a dancer, choreographer and activist.
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Art remains strong and rooted, the medium used for expressing keeps changing though, this is how I am assuming art evolves. Will art get a chance if individuals from different corners of the globe are discouraged from pursuing? What is important? Keeping the form/s locked within four walls or giving them wings to fly? ANJALI has the answers…
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Immigrant life is tough and filled with challenges... So what’s new about this expression? Except for the fact that, in every aspect of life one has to learn to integrate and become a part of that social fabric.
In some ways, immigrant life in Canada is similar to the quilt, colourful and comfortable but only after going through the whole cycle of facing hardships and unseen challenges...
Meet Uma Parameswaran, author, professor, who migrated to Canada in the ‘60’s, she talks about women, society in general and books
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Life is, how you live, what you make out of it. All easy expressions, to read and listen to, but what if one encountered extreme mental, emotional and physical pains and emerged alive and healthy? One can only imagine or read about such a life, here is a chance to meet the person who has actually experienced life in its fullness. Marina Nemat, author and a true hero.
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Communication Is His Elixir |
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Passionate about his craft, he demands respect for his skills. He is someone who finds pure joy in creating and chooses to celebrate that joy uncompromisingly. Can creativity and compromise share a platform? Over to Khalid Mohamed, journalist, writer, filmmaker and above all a beautiful human being…
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Respect For The Written Word |
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Webzines, e-books and self publishing being the name of the game, there maybe one too many writers. But it takes true grit and perseverance to keep writing, narrating one tale after another. Musharraf Ali Farooqi, believes literature is ageless. Born in Hyderabad, Pakistan, he is at home in Canada as well as in New York. Author, novelist, translator, Musharraf talks about his passion, the written word…
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Backwaters of Kerala to Calgary |
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Ananth Mahadevan thinks Niagara Falls is breathtakingly beautiful. Masala dosas, kalan, olan and pacchadi made by his mother, are, to die for. He says idly is one of the safest foods and vegetarian south Indian food is perhaps the only scientifically balanced diet. Passionate about places, passionate about food and passionate about his craft.
Here is presenting actor, director Anantha Mahadevan in one shot…
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