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Kavi Raz

Actor | Producer

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Kavi Raz

    ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Kavi Raz is an Indian-born British actor, writer, director and producer. Born in Punjab, Raz left India at a young age for the United Kingdom, where he grew up. He acquired national prominence as an exceptional hockey player in the Midlands.

    He attended university in the San Francisco Bay area. Raz was a founder and artistic director of The Wandering Players Theater Company. The Company staged several World and US premieres of plays from India. Western audiences were exposed to the works of Rabindranath Tagore for the first time, in addition to plays like Sakharam Binder and Shakuntala. This was the first professional South Asian theatre company in the USA.

    In the mid-seventies, Raz arrived in Hollywood: a career as an actor was unheard of at a time when roles for South Asian actors in Hollywood television shows and films were limited. Raz had been quoted: “People, especially friends and relatives scoffed at the idea of my becoming an actor. They thought it was a passing fancy and would soon be over. But no, I had a dream and take what it may I journeyed on to make my dream a reality.”

    He became the first ever South Asian actor to be signed on as a regular in a major TV series, St Elsewhere. He was a cast member for the first two seasons of the medical drama, and after being let go continued to appear on a recurring basis.

    Raz has appeared in over 200 plays, TV shows and films, including guest appearances on The A-Team, M*A*S*H and Star Trek: The Next Generation.

    In 1978, Raz founded the production company, K.R. Films Hollywood. Its debut, Lehren - a television weekly variety series for the Asian audience - was shown throughout the United States and Canada. In 1988, K.R. Studios was built in Granada Hills. Housing several buildings including the main studio, it has state-of-art equipment for film and television productions, as well as a multi-track recording facility for post production and recording needs. The studio is now home to many award winning producers, writers and directors engaged in the production of commercials, TV programmes, music videos and films.

    Raz began his career as a filmmaker with The Gold Bracelet, a movie about a Sikh man faced with the realities of post-9/11.

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Filmography of

Kavi Raz

Found 22 Movies in total

Sarabha

Sohan Singh Bhakna ( Actor )

Writer

... 2023

Arranged Marriage

Father ( Actor )

... 2022

Hot Mess Holiday

Gilpreet ( Actor )

... 2021

The Black Prince

Beggar ( Actor )

Writer

... 2017

All Out Dysfunktion!

Papatikkamasala ( Actor )

... 2016

Tie the Knot

Mr. Mehta ( Actor )

... 2016

Stiletto

Store Owner ( Actor )

... 2008

... 2006

Big River

Ali ( Actor )

... 2006

All I Want For Christmas

Cabbie #2 ( Actor )

... 1991

Pet Sematary

Steve Masterton ( Actor )

... 1989

Shooter

Actor

... 1988

Terminal Entry

Mahadi ( Actor )

... 1988

The Night Train to Kathmandu

Prof. Dewan Godbothe ( Actor )

... 1988

Terror Squad

Yassir ( Actor )

... 1988

Blue Movies

Mr. Singh ( Actor )

... 1988

The Three Kings

Falafel Stand Worker ( Actor )

... 1987

Under Siege

Saman Kadassi ( Actor )

... 1986

Murder: By Reason of Insanity

Dr. Honrada ( Actor )

... 1985

Warning Sign

Dr. Ramesh Kapoor ( Actor )

... 1985

... 1981

Keefer

Bakhshish (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1978