South
Asia Calling - AMAL Release Party
featuring the Cast and Crew of AMAL,
with DJ Publicity on the decks and
live Percussion by Gurpreet Chana
Date:
Friday
August 8th, 2008
Location:
Brigantine
Room, Harbourfront Centre
235
Queens Quay W.
Toronto,
ON
M5J
2G8
Details:
FREE
EVENT
Doors
Open 10:30pm
Join
us to celebrate the release
of Richie Mehta’s debut
critically acclaimed film
Amal, a multi-layered portrait
of contemporary India that
follows an auto-rickshaw driver
in New Delhi who is content
with his small, but vital
role in city-life. One day
he drives an eccentric billionaire
G.K. Jayaram who, disguised
as a vagabond, is searching
the streets for the last morsel
of humanity, and someone to
will his fortune to. After
their fateful meeting, both
of their lives are changed
forever. Filmed on location
in New Delhi, India, this
modern day fable questions
the meaning of wealth and
ultimately reveals that sometimes
the poorest of men can be
the richest.
Both Director Richie Mehta
and lead Actor Rupinder Nagra
will be in attendance as well
as many of the cast and crew.
Music will be supplied by
DJ Publicity with a live performance
and accompaniment by Gurpreet
“The Tabla Guy”
Chana.
AMAL
is directed by Richie
Mehta. Amal is a
multi-layered portrait of
contemporary India, AMAL,
which won Telefilm Canada
Pitch This! in 2005,tells
the story of a humble auto-rickshaw
driver in New Delhi. When
he is presented with an unexpected
twist of fate, his life turns
upside down.
AMAL
features renowned actors
Naseeruddin Shah (MONSOON
WEDDING, THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY
GENTLEMEN), Roshan
Seth (GHANDHI, INDIANA
JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM),
Seema Biswas
(WATER, BANDIT QUEEN), as
well as up-and-coming international
talent Koel Purie
(as the love interest Pooja),
and Canadian actors Vik
Sahay (as Vivek)
and Rupinder Nagra
starring in the lead role
as Amal. Gurpreet
appears as himself in AMAL
and composed music for part
of the score.
Rock
the Tabla is a fusion of music
that brings together a constellation
of some of the brightest rock,
R&B, and pop stars in
the South Asian American and
Canadian music scene. Featuring
Gurpreet Chana, Jungli,
Zerobridge
and Shobha
Share the Love of music and
melody and support a very
important cause! All proceeds
from the event go to the construction
of schools in South Asia.
Special Thanks to the "Rock
the Tabla" Event Creation
Team:
Ahmed Hamid, Farhat Umar,
Akbar Hamid, Farhan Haroon,
Farheen Munawar, Rizwan Sadiq,
Sarah Ishaque, Sophia Umar
For
more information about Your
DIL, Rock the Tabla, or to
purchase tickets please visit:
www.yourdil.org/ny/tabla/
Drew
Rouse and Gurpreet Chana @ Gladstone
Hotel
Date:
Monday
August 18th, 2008
Location:
The Gladstone Hotel
Melody Bar
1214
Queen Street West
Toronto, ON
Details:
Drew
has a unique propensity for
meshing smooth rhythms with
driving melodies around Environmental
and Social Issues, never preachy.
Often described as "Conscious
Acoustic Soul", his music
is soulful, powerful, earthy
and keeps you moving. He will
be joined by Gurpreet on Percussion.
