B.K. Singh Rakhra was recently nominated for a Leo Award in the ‘Best Performance by a Male in a Short Drama’ category for his role in the film Afternoon Tea.
“Afternoon Tea is a hard hitting story that clashes two different cultures and generations together but offers the hope and opportunity for change,” says Rakhra.
Shot in [...]
Known for his longevity and relevance in Hollywood, and for a career that spanned decades, the legendary American icon Dick Clark died on Wednesday, April 18 from a heart attack at the age of 82.
He was often referred to as “America’s oldest teenager,” and Rep. David Dreier, who was a close friend of Clark’s and [...]
For the last year or so, fans of Slice’s The Real Housewives series were buzzing about the network’s move to launch the first Canadian instalment of the popular show. Vancouver was chosen, and on Wednesday, April 4, The Real Housewives of Vancouver premiered breaking rating records for Slice.
The highly anticipated two-hour premiere captured an unprecedented [...]
Canadian icon William Shatner hosted the 41st Juno Awards in Ottawa, and it was a fun-filled night with humour, performances and of course, awards!
The 81-year-old actor opened the Juno awards with a bang, posing as a rock star strapped with an electric guitar and accompanied by three backup singers, Shatner danced his way through a [...]
Based on the first of three best-selling young adult novels and with a $19.7 million midnight showing its first night out, it should come as no surprise that The Hunger Games opened as the box office leader this past weekend. The much hyped movie is the first in the series of four and saw sold [...]
CheckMate Films hosted the extravaganza ‘Be Scene’ Red Carpet Event at Ginger Sixty-Two on Thursday, March 22 to not only raise awareness and produce financial backing for their film “Hell Mary,” but to create a networking event for Vancouver Film Industry professionals and other professionals from diverse walks of life.
DARPAN Magazine was invited to ‘Be [...]
Since the birth of Abhishek and Aishwarya’s daughter on November 16, India’s most famous family, the Bachchans have been in the headlines for anything baby-related, including speculation about her name.
Since the couple had yet to name their daughter in the last four months, the media dubbed the baby as ‘Beti B’ until this week when [...]
The Vancouver International Bhangra Celebration (VIBC) Society recently announced its eighth festival programme, which will be taking place from May 31 to June 10. In addition, HSBC Bank Canada will be the title sponsor of the festival for the first time.
The HSBC City of Bhangra Festival is set to be one of the biggest must-see [...]
Agent Vinod
It’s a slick thriller that’s being labelled as a James Bond rip-off, but director Sriram Raghavan maintains that Agent Vinod is an original film whose story specifically caters to the tastes of the Indian audience. In an exclusive interview with DARPAN, the director dishes on one of the most anticipated films of 2012.
“What we [...]
Hollywood studios test the waters for millionaire possible franchises
By Jorge Ignacio Castillo
Only a few years ago, early spring wasn’t considered blockbuster territory for Hollywood studios. In fact, March and April were reserved for Oscar winners, cartoons and middle range films without the capacity to set the box office on fire. Enter 300, the visually-arresting retelling [...]
