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'''Roger Nair''' (aka '''Rajat Nayyar'''; Born 4 January 1972) is a |
'''Roger Nair''' (aka '''Rajat Nayyar'''; Born 4 January 1972) is a writer, director, distributor and producer of [[Bollywood movies]] in Canada and India. [[Guru (2007 film)|Guru]], Kabhi Bhi Kahin Bhi, [[Supari (film)|Supari]] are some of the highly successful movies which Roger Nair has produced or distributed. |
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Biography Roger Nair was born in a Punjabi family on 4 January. He was the youngest of the 3 children of Mohan Kumar Nayyar. Roger initially went to School in Jalandhar and then moved to |
Biography Roger Nair was born in a Punjabi family on 4 January. He was the youngest of the 3 children of Mohan Kumar Nayyar. Roger initially went to School in Jalandhar and then moved to Canada. It is there in [[Vancouver]] that his love for film took this young student to work as a PA to the sets of [[Hollywood films]]. Fascinated by the magic of film later he set up his own film production company and graduated from PA to Line production to a Full production House Supari (2004) was Roger's first movie under his own banner . Kabhi bhi Kahin bhi followed and then a launch of Distribution Company : ''Linheart distribution'' with the distribution and world premiere of the film GURU in Toronto, which took South Asians living in North America to a new height.the event was covered by every mainstream newspaper, TV channel and broadcaster all over North America. The mayor of Toronto David Miller, The Province and the country of Canada backed it to the hilt. Roger Nair is a Human rights Activist and is currently serving as the chairman of South Asians of Human Rights Association (SAHRA).<ref>{{cite web|title=Canadian Bollywood Filmmaker Roger Nair receives Queen's Medal for Human Rights work.|url=http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/979751/canadian-bollywood-filmmaker-roger-nair-recieves-queen-s-medal-for-human-rights-work|publisher=Newswire|accessdate=15 January 2014|author=Newswire|date=24 May 2012}}</ref> |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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Roger Nair (aka Rajat Nayyar; Born 4 January 1972) is a writer, director, distributor and producer of Bollywood movies in Canada and India. Guru, Kabhi Bhi Kahin Bhi, Supari are some of the highly successful movies which Roger Nair has produced or distributed.
Biography
Biography Roger Nair was born in a Punjabi family on 4 January. He was the youngest of the 3 children of Mohan Kumar Nayyar. Roger initially went to School in Jalandhar and then moved to Canada. It is there in Vancouver that his love for film took this young student to work as a PA to the sets of Hollywood films. Fascinated by the magic of film later he set up his own film production company and graduated from PA to Line production to a Full production House Supari (2004) was Roger's first movie under his own banner . Kabhi bhi Kahin bhi followed and then a launch of Distribution Company : Linheart distribution with the distribution and world premiere of the film GURU in Toronto, which took South Asians living in North America to a new height.the event was covered by every mainstream newspaper, TV channel and broadcaster all over North America. The mayor of Toronto David Miller, The Province and the country of Canada backed it to the hilt. Roger Nair is a Human rights Activist and is currently serving as the chairman of South Asians of Human Rights Association (SAHRA).[1]
Awards
- 2003, Distinguished citizen award City of Toronto
- 2004, Award of excellence city of Toronto
- 2007, Canada Day award for support of Multiculturalism
- 2012, Queen's medal for Human Rights work.
References
- ^ Newswire (24 May 2012). "Canadian Bollywood Filmmaker Roger Nair receives Queen's Medal for Human Rights work". Newswire. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
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