Roger Nair is a producer, director, distributor and writer of Bollywood movies and

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in Toronto, Canada who has been vice-chair of Ontario Creates since 2021. He has produced or distributed films such as ''

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'', ''Kabhi Bhi Kahin Bhi'', '' Supari''.

Biography

Roger Nair worked as an intern on the sets of

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, and it was there that he most probably developed an interest for film making as a profession. Later, he set up a film production support company in Toronto and Vancouver in 1995 and then gradually moved from line production to a full production House by 2001. '' Supari'' (2003) was Nair's first film under his own banner. ''Kabhi bhi Kahin bhi'' followed and then a launch of Distribution Company: ''Lionheart distribution'' with the distribution and world premiere of the film

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in Toronto.The mayor of Toronto David Miller and Minister of immigration for Canada

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attended the event which saw

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walk the carpet for this film. This is where Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan got engaged when

proposed to Aishwarya at the premiere of this film that was held at Elgin theatre for the launch of Lionheart Distribution. A descendant of

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, Nair is a Human Rights Activist and is the chairman of South Asians of Human Rights Association (SAHRA). Nair is the Vice chair of Ontario Creates (Ontario Media Development Corporation). since being appointed by the Government of Ontario in October 2021. Ontario Creates is an agency of the provincial government whose mandate is to be a catalyst for economic development, investment and collaboration in Ontario’s creative industries including the music, book, magazine, film, television and interactive digital media sectors, both domestically and internationally. Prior to that Nair was the executive member of the Toronto Film Board from 2011 to 2019 The board provided advice to the Mayor and City Council on matters of concern and gives voice to Toronto's interests on local, provincial and national issues.Roger Nair's recent Short Bio from the City of Toronto
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nair, Roger Living people 1972 births Hindi film producers Film producers from British Columbia People from Jalandhar Film producers from Toronto Mass media people from Vancouver