BY ROHAN RAI, MARKHAM: The 2nd season of the Markham Talent Open Casting Call, presented by Green City Communities, showcased their semi-finals in the city of Markham where a diverse array of performing artists competed for the finals. Two full days with over 150 performing artists, including actors, models, singers, dancers, and freestylers, recognized exceptional […]
MARKHAM TALENT 2024 INVITES ONTARIO’S PERFORMING ARTISTS TO SHOWCASE THEIR TALENT
BY ROHAN RAI, MARKHAM: After the huge success of the 2023 inauguralMarkham Talent (www.markhamtalent.ca), the Open Casting Call is back again this year, in partnership with the Markham Arts Council (www.markhamartscouncil.com). All performing artists including singers, songwriters, musicians, dancers, actors, models and other entertainers are invited to submit their talent to compete in the 2024 […]
Parag Ray to present a Magical Evening of Ghazals and Sufi Music
BY MANSI M., TORONTO: Parag Ray, a disciple of Ustad Ghulam Ali Khan, is all set to perform at the Aga Khan Museum in January. Khwahish, a magical evening of Ghazal and Sufi music is scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 13, 2024, promises to transport audiences to a realm of divine melodies and poetic […]
A true tale of Resilience and Courage in Journey through Captivity
BY RENU MEHTA, TORONTO: In her gripping book, Journey Through Captivity, author Sheela Sheth recounts the gripping tale of abduction during the Ethiopian Famine of 1983. The narrative unfolds over 49 days of captivity, revealing reflections, reactions and revelations that transform lives of displaced refugees. It vividly portrays Ethiopia’s evolution across three regimes while exploring the intricate dynamics between […]
AMERICAN FICTION WINS THE 2023 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD AT TIFF
The 48th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) that took place from September 7 -17, 2023 announced American Fiction as the TIFF 2023 People Choice Award. Directed by Cord Jefferson, Jeffry Wright stars in the film’s adaptation of Percival Everett’s Erasure, a satire about marginalized voices and a portrait of an artist forced to re-examine […]
THANK YOU FOR COMING GETS STANDING OVATION AT TIFF
BY MANSI M., TORONTO: India’s feature film Thank you for Coming, got a standing ovation at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Amidst cheers and applause, the audience wholeheartedly embraced the stars from Bollywood, most notably renowned actor Anil Kapoor (Slumdog Millionaire, Dil Dhadakne Do) and Bhumi Pednekar, the lead in the film. Presented […]
THE TEACHER’S LOUNGE AT TIFF IS A THRILLER
BY MANSI. M, Toronto: The Teacher’s Lounge, a thriller, was presented at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The story revolves around a teacher, Carla (Leonie Benesch), who comes to teach at a German school only to get caught in a web of issues around recent thefts. She does not agree with the procedure of finding […]
AMRIT KAUR CELEBRATED AS TIFF’s RISING STAR
Amrit Kaur, who starred in Fauzia Mirza’s The Queen of My Dreams at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was celebrated as part of the TIFF Rising Stars this year. Kaur is known as an artistic hyphenate: an actor, comedian, director, and writer, who believes in acting as a humanitarian art form with the power […]
THE BEAST, A FILM ABOUT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
BY MANSI M, TORONTO: Beast is a film about artificial intelligence where it reigns supreme and human emotions have become a threat. In a time when Artificial Intelligence has solved all of humanity’s problems by taking over, an intelligent woman has to make a choice between finding an interesting job or keeping her emotions. And […]
DEAR JASSI, A TRUE AND SHOCKING LOVE STORY
BY RENU MEHTA, TORONTO: Dear Jassi is a true Romeo Juliet story of a young couple who fall in love with each other in a small village setting in Punjab and then are separated by family with horrible consequences. The story begins with Sikh singer Kanwar Grewal who tells the audience that they are about […]
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