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Vekeana Dhillon
Born
Vekeana Dhillon

(1970-07-13) July 13, 1970 (age 54)
Delhi, India
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, Actor, Television Presenter
SpousePuneet Sira (2010–Present)

Vekeana Dhillon, is a Canadian screenwriter, television presenter and actress.

Early life and education

She was born in New Delhi, India on July 13, 1970, but two years later her family migrated to Toronto, Canada. She grew up in Alberta, Canada and went on to graduate with a Bachelors of Science from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia.

Career

Vekeana Dhillon‘s screenplay Foot It[1][2][3], a family/dance feature film, is in development with Corus Entertainment / Rugged Media and a horror feature film titled Crashed for Telefilm Canada.

She has had three feature films produced and released internationally among them being I - Proud To Be An Indian[4][5] (2004) Produced by Sohail Khan and Directed by Puneet Sira, Jai Veeru[6][7] (2009) Produced by Siddi Vinayak Movies, and Kisaan[8][9][10] (2009) again Produced by Sohail Khan and Directed by Puneet Sira. Dhillon as several scripts under production included among them Dooriyan (Eyeline Entertainment), Kurbani[11][12][13] (FK International) and Hoshiyar Havaldar[14] (Mirchi Movies)

Dhillons association with the entertainment industry was initially as an actor. Snip[15][16] (2000) was her first feature film in which she played the tenacious gossip driven Delnaz Readymoney, followed by shorts for MTV in leading roles in Love Ke Liye and One Tight Slap[17] which led to Bollywood Bound[18][19][20][21], a Canadian National Film Board documentary-feature following the lives of Vekeana Dhillon, Vikram Dhillon, Neeru Bajwa and Ruby Bhatia as transplanted Canadians in the world of Bollywood. Vekeana was hired by Rupert Murdoch’s Channel V where she became the face and personality of several shows that she hosted including the channel’s prime-time slotted [V] Dares U[22] with co-host Yudi Urs and [V] Challenge[23][24] with brother Vikram Dhillon.

Vekeana parleyed her Bollywood experiences as a contributor and reporter for the BBC Asian Network where she did a two year stint with her own weekly half-hour slot on the Nikki Bedi Show[25], in addition to reporting for regional BBC stations in the UK. Vekeana shared her voice and news with the BBC World Service and BBC General News Service.


Personal life

She is the daughter of Lyricist Harcharan Dhillon and retired Environmental Health Officer Dyal Singh Dhillon. She’s worked extensively with her producer/director brother, Vikram Dhillon, and currently lives in Vancouver, BC with her husband, noted director/producer Puneet Sira whom she married in 2010.

Filmography - Writer

Title Language Genre Release Date Producer
Foot It English Feature Film (Family/Dance) In Development Corus Entertainment/Rugged Media
Crashed English Feature Film (Horror) In Development Telefilm Canada
Dooriyan Punjabi Feature Film Pre-Production Eyeline Entertainment
Kisaan Hindi Feature Film 2009 Sohail Khan Productions
Jai Veeru Hindi Feature Film 2009 Siddhi Vinayak Movies
Hoshiyar Havaldar Hindi Feature Film In Development Mirchi Movies Ltd. (Times Group)
Kurbani Hindi Feature Film In Development F.K. International Pvt. Ltd.
I - Proud To Be An Indian Hindi Feature Film 2004 Sohail Khan Productions

Presenter

Actor

  • Bollywood Bound - (Herself) Feature Film - Canadian National Film Board. Dir [[Nisha Pajuha
  • Mogaveera[26][27] - (Narrator) Short Film - Visualeyes. Dir Vikram Dhillon
  • One Tight Slap - (Starlet) Television - MTV. Dir Cyrus Oshidhar
  • Love Ke Liya - (Beloved Woman) Television - MTV. Dir Cyrus Oshidhar
  • Snip - (Delnawaz Moneyready) Feature Film - Mercury Films. Dir Sunil Sippy
  • Tata Coffee (Lead Talent) Commercial - Far Productions. Dir Kailash Sundernath
  • Pepsi Cola (Lead Talent) Commercial - Genesis Film Production Pvt. Ltd. Dir Prahlad Kakkar
  • Holy River[28] (Maya) Theatre - Work In Progress Productions. Dir Etienne Coutinho
  • Vasvadata[29][30] (Vasvadata) Theatre - The Creators. Janak Thoprani


See also

References

  1. ^ ruggedmedia.com/news/?paged=2
  2. ^ http://www.corusent.com/home/Corporate/PressReleases/tabid/1697/Default.aspx?Id=1659
  3. ^ http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/issues/story.aspx?aid=1000333683
  4. ^ http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/cast/7103/index.html
  5. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379818/
  6. ^ http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/cast/13778/index.html
  7. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1369669/fullcredits#writers
  8. ^ http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/457538/Kisaan/details
  9. ^ http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/cast/13817/index.html
  10. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1372266/fullcredits#writers
  11. ^ www.asianoutlook.com/aoforum/showthread.php?p=58038
  12. ^ news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/Asia/20060615/364152.html
  13. ^ http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/news/kurbani-160606.html
  14. ^ http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=7156
  15. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0271197/
  16. ^ http://ibosnetwork.com/asp/filmbodetails.asp?id=Snip
  17. ^ http://www.mtvdesi.com/videos/one-tight-slap-actress/
  18. ^ http://www.cornerhouse.org/keyword.aspx?id=3481&f=Film
  19. ^ http://www.asiansinmedia.org/news/article.php/television/74
  20. ^ http://www.preetithandi.com/images/Published_Work/Culture/DocumentaryHighlights.pdf
  21. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0296535/fullcredits#cast
  22. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1369799/
  23. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1369798/
  24. ^ http://archives.digitaltoday.in/indiatoday/19990913/mfeature.html
  25. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00cjljn
  26. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1386660/
  27. ^ http://www.cinemarx.ro/filme/Mogaveera-Mogaveera-2385270.html
  28. ^ http://www.mumbaitheatreguide.com/dramas/groups/work_in_progress.asp
  29. ^ http://www.indianexpress.com/old/ie/daily/19980506/12650724.html
  30. ^ http://www.indianexpress.com/Storyold/40274/

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