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Ranjit Chowdhry | ... |
Nikhil 'Shwartza' Parikh
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Peter Boretski | ... |
Sam 'Zayda' Cohen
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Om Puri | ... |
Chetan Parikh
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Heath Lamberts | ... |
Morris Cohen
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Kulbhushan Kharbanda | ... |
Baldev
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Jaaved Jaaferi | ... |
Xavier
(as Javid Jafri)
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Jolly Bader | ... |
Ali Akbar
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Leonard Chow | ... |
Keith Wong
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Marcia Diamond | ... |
Hannah Cohen
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Gina Wilkinson | ... |
Mariana
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Howard Jerome | ... |
Mr. Klugman
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Lance Koyata | ... |
Takahito
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Andy Marshall | ... |
Vincent
(as Andrew Marshall)
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Kay Tremblay | ... |
Mrs. Rohrlich
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Gene Mack | ... |
Lucas
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John Edward Campbell | ... |
Jimmy Yarulewski
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Johanna Kern | ... |
Mrs. Yarulewski
(as Johanna Kern-Wronikowski)
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Avi Phillips | ... |
Mikey Yarulewski
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Max Beckford | ... |
Zack
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Ratna Omidvar | ... |
Iranian vendor
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Pierre Gautreau | ... |
Cop one
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Paul Massie | ... |
Cop two
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Tova Gallimore | ... |
Dancer one
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C.J. Lusby | ... |
Dancer two
(as Cindy Fidler)
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Chandra Galasso | ... |
Student one
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Marla Pinsky | ... |
Student two
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John Comerford | ... |
Taxi Man
(as Jon Comerford)
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Les Nirenberg | ... |
Rabbi
(as Les Niremberg)
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Morris Phillips | ... |
Mourner
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Bernie Grossman | ... |
Mourner
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Bill Pearl | ... |
Mourner
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Louis Stone | ... |
Mourner
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Jack Newman | ... |
Mourner
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David Wince | ... |
Mourner
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Bruce Roney | ... |
Mourner
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Roselle Stone | ... |
Mourner
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Carrie Loring | ... |
Mourner
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Devyani Saltzman | ... |
Girl in Sunglasses
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Mark M. Cheung | ... |
Bus Passenger 1 (uncredited)
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Sharad Kumar | ... |
Actor (uncredited)
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Directed by
Deepa Mehta |
Written by
Ranjit Chowdhry | ... | (screenplay by) |
Produced by
Steve Levitan | ... | executive producer (as Steven Levitan) |
Allan Magee | ... | associate producer |
Deepa Mehta | ... | producer |
Paul Saltzman | ... | executive producer |
Robert Wertheimer | ... | producer |
Music by
Mark Korven |
Cinematography by
Guy Dufaux | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Boyd Bonitzke |
Editorial Department
Viktoria Cseh-McCormick | ... | second assistant editor (as Viktoria Cseh) |
Larry Engelmann | ... | final colorist |
Gary Fluxgold | ... | first assistant editor |
Paul Quigley | ... | head of post-production |
Erika Wolf | ... | negative cutting (as Erika Wolff) |
Casting By
Brian Levy |
Production Design by
Linda Del Rosario | ||
Richard Paris |
Set Decoration by
Linda Del Rosario | ||
Richard Paris |
Costume Design by
Maya Mani |
Makeup Department
Stephen Lynch | ... | makeup assistant |
Robert Markovski | ... | hair assistant |
Judy Murdock | ... | makeup artist (as Judy Murdoch) |
Maxine Rennes-Gunderson | ... | hair stylist (as Maxine Rennes) |
Production Management
Robert Wertheimer | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Hoffert | ... | trainee assistant director |
Myron Hoffert | ... | first assistant director |
Louise Renault | ... | third assistant director |
Andrew Shea | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
Stephen Armour | ... | set dresser |
Stephen Carr | ... | assistant set dresser (as Steven 'Sparky' Carr) |
Kathleen Climie | ... | art department second assistant |
Fred Fitzpatrick | ... | painter |
Jake Fry | ... | property master |
Allan Lylloff | ... | assistant set dresser |
Miguel Markin | ... | set dresser (as Miguel Merkin) |
Chris Minz | ... | storyboard artist (as Dr. Chris Minz) |
Peter Miskimmin | ... | assistant props |
Shelley Nieder | ... | on-set dresser (as Shelly Nieder) |
Terry Wareham | ... | art department first assistant |
Sound Department
Michael Baskerville | ... | post-production mixer (as Mike Baskerville) |
Fred Brennan | ... | dialogue editor |
Terry Burke | ... | foley artist |
Bryan Day | ... | sound mixer |
Paul William Edwards | ... | assistant mixer (as Paul Edwards) |
Henry Embry | ... | boom operator |
Eric Fitz | ... | boom operator |
Tony Gronick | ... | sound effects editor |
Ric Jurgens | ... | adr engineer (as Rick Jurgens) |
Janet Kendrick | ... | assistant sound editor |
John P. Megill | ... | sound mixer (as John Megill) |
David Semple | ... | foley assistant |
Lou Solakofski | ... | foley engineer |
Clive Turner | ... | assistant sound editor |
Special Effects by
Tim Good | ... | special effects assistant |
Stunts
Rick Forsayeth | ... | stunts |
Steve Lucescu | ... | stunts |
Dwayne McLean | ... | stunt coordinator (as Dwayne Maclean) |
Alison Reid | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
Carlo Campana | ... | key grip |
Jon Cassar | ... | Steadicam operator |
Linda Cheung | ... | camera trainee |
John Crockford | ... | second assistant camera |
Alex Dawes | ... | best boy (as Alexander Dawes) |
Nigel Draper | ... | generator operator |
Neil Fraser | ... | grip |
Richard Gaal | ... | electrician |
Mitch Holmes | ... | best boy grip (as Mitchell Holmes) |
George Kraychyk | ... | still photographer |
Patrick Stepien | ... | first assistant camera (as Patrick F.Y. Stepien) |
Owen Taylor | ... | gaffer |
Casting Department
Eleanor Lavender | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Derek J. Baskerville | ... | wardrobe master (as Derek Baskerville) |
Nancy Duggan | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Location Management
Morton Dorrell | ... | location assistant (as Morten Dorrell) |
Victoria Harding | ... | location manager |
Music Department
Michael Baskerville | ... | music engineer (as Mike Baskerville) |
Don Gillis | ... | musician: piano |
John Johnson | ... | musician: saxophone |
Mark Kelso | ... | musician: drums |
George Koller | ... | musician: double bass |
Mark Korven | ... | arranger: film score / musician: guitar |
Brian Leonard | ... | musician: percussion |
Chase Sanborn | ... | musician: trumpet |
Michael Baskerville | ... | score mixer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Benu Bhandari | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
David Chudnovsky | ... | driver captain |
Al Paldino | ... | driver (as Allen Paldino) |
Richard Spiegelman | ... | driver |
Ron Standen | ... | driver (as Ronald Standen) |
Jeff Steinberg | ... | transportation coordinator |
Additional Crew
Sandy Dennis | ... | craft service |
Phil Dunn | ... | finance |
Kevin Fletcher | ... | production assistant (as Kevin 'Fletch' Fletcher) |
Sharon Fletcher | ... | office assistant |
Rob Fowler | ... | craft service |
Tim Garrett | ... | assistant: Ms. Mehta |
Janet Gismondi | ... | production coordinator |
Kenny Graham | ... | stand-in |
Cynde Harmon | ... | production accountant |
Colleen Hart | ... | production secretary |
Dianne Heatherington | ... | security (as Diane Heatherington) |
Mindy May Jenkins | ... | assistant accountant (as Mindy Jenkins) |
Wendy Kraft | ... | assistant accountant |
Anne Marie La Traverse | ... | legal affairs |
Rajaratnam Manickarajah | ... | stand-in |
Karen Pidgurski | ... | publicist |
Matthew Segal | ... | story editor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Astral Video (1991) (Canada) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Levy Comerford Casting (casting)
- Film Extra Services (extras casting)
- Om Taka Taka (catering)
- Jet Fuel (cappuccino)
- McClear Pathé (foley recording)
- Eastern Sound (music recording studio)
- Eastern Sound (re-recording facility)
- Film Effects (opticals and titles)
- Aon/Ruben-Winkler Entertainment Insurance (insurance)
- PS Production Services (production equipment)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Nikhil Parikh lives a middle-class life with his widowed mom in India. Since he has now matured, his mom would like him to get a good job and get married, but Nikhil does not want to do so. So his paternal uncle in Toronto, Canada, sponsors him and he agrees to re-locate there. Upon arrival, his uncle, Chetan, informs him that he arranged for a job at his very firm namely Cohen Hospital Supplies, which is run by a Jewish family, consisting of father, Sam; son, Morris, and Morris' wife, Hannah. Nikhil brushes up on this firm and meets with Morris on the very same day, and he is offered the job - not quite what he had expected - but for looking after Sam, who is now senile - and is obsessed with returning to Israel. This is where Nikhil will get his Canadian name, Shwartza (Black boy), and he will learn to call his male and female employers as Sir and Madame respectively. He will also face his first challenge - when Sam decides to run away on the very first day. Nikhil overcomes the trauma of the first day at the job, and eventually befriends Sam, who even calls him Zayda (father). Both bond and spend considerable time together. When Morris and Hannah leave for an overnight trip, Nikhil takes Sam to his apartment, where he lives with Baldev, a taxi-driver; Xavier and Keith - who are waiters at a Chinese restaurant; as well as Ali Akbar; and Chetan himself. This is where Sam will experience freedom as he had before - a freedom that will have dire consequences for him and Nikhil in the near future. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com) |
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