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 ...

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2006)

To improve its relations with Muslim countries, the United States government sends comedian Albert Brooks to south Asia to write a report on what makes followers of Islam laugh.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Albert Brooks
CAST:  Albert Brooks  •  Sheetal Sheth  •  Amy Ryan  •  Fred Thompson

To improve its relations with Muslim countries, the United States government sends comedian Albert Brooks to south Asia to write a report on what makes followers of Islam laugh.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Albert Brooks
CAST:  Albert Brooks  •  Sheetal Sheth  •  Amy Ryan  •  Fred Thompson

Pet Sematary (1989)

Dr. Louis Creed's family moves into the country house of their dreams and discover a pet cemetery at the back of their property. The cursed burial ground deep in the woods brings the dead back to life -- with "minor" problems. At first, only the family's cat makes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mary Lambert
CAST:  Dale Midkiff  •  Fred Gwynne  •  Denise Crosby  •  Brad Greenquist

Dr. Louis Creed's family moves into the country house of their dreams and discover a pet cemetery at the back of their property. The cursed burial ground deep in the woods brings the dead back to life -- with "minor" problems. At first, only the family's cat makes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mary Lambert
CAST:  Dale Midkiff  •  Fred Gwynne  •  Denise Crosby  •  Brad Greenquist

Terror Squad (1988)

A squad of Libyan terrorists infiltrate the city of Kokomo, Indiana, with the goal of car bombing a nuclear power plant. While attempting to escape local law enforcement, a massive car chase ensues, terrorizing the entire town before the terrorists end up at the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Maris
CAST:  Chuck Connors  •  Brodie Greer  •  Bill Calvert  •  Kerry Wall

A squad of Libyan terrorists infiltrate the city of Kokomo, Indiana, with the goal of car bombing a nuclear power plant. While attempting to escape local law enforcement, a massive car chase ensues, terrorizing the entire town before the terrorists end up at the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Maris
CAST:  Chuck Connors  •  Brodie Greer  •  Bill Calvert  •  Kerry Wall

Murder: By Reason of Insanity (1985)

A married couple from Poland emigrates to the U.S.,. but things don't turn out as well as they had imaged. The husband's business fails, while his wife's career really takes off. The husband, unable to cope with the pressures of his failed business, his failing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Page
CAST:  Candice Bergen  •  Jürgen Prochnow  •  Hector Elizondo  •  Eli Wallach

A married couple from Poland emigrates to the U.S.,. but things don't turn out as well as they had imaged. The husband's business fails, while his wife's career really takes off. The husband, unable to cope with the pressures of his failed business, his failing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Page
CAST:  Candice Bergen  •  Jürgen Prochnow  •  Hector Elizondo  •  Eli Wallach

Big River (2006)

Soon after he lands in America, Ali, a Muslim man from Pakistan, begins his search for his estranged wife, Nadia. On his journey, Ali meets with Teppei, a Japanese traveller hitchhiking his way across America, and Sarah, a local trailer park girl, who help him in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atsushi Funahashi
CAST:  Joe Odagiri  •  Kavi Raz  •  Chloe Snyder

Soon after he lands in America, Ali, a Muslim man from Pakistan, begins his search for his estranged wife, Nadia. On his journey, Ali meets with Teppei, a Japanese traveller hitchhiking his way across America, and Sarah, a local trailer park girl, who help him in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Atsushi Funahashi
CAST:  Joe Odagiri  •  Kavi Raz  •  Chloe Snyder

Shooter (1988)

"Shooter," aka Matt Thompson aka Gruwald is a photographer in 1967 Saigon, Vietnam. Working out of a news agency for a major magazine, Thompson gets involved in the lives of the soldiers he meets and "shoots." There's Ngoc, the Vietnamese photo lab tech; Klause, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Nelson
CAST:  Jeffrey Nordling  •  Noble Willingham  •  Kario Salem  •  Helen Hunt

"Shooter," aka Matt Thompson aka Gruwald is a photographer in 1967 Saigon, Vietnam. Working out of a news agency for a major magazine, Thompson gets involved in the lives of the soldiers he meets and "shoots." There's Ngoc, the Vietnamese photo lab tech; Klause, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Nelson
CAST:  Jeffrey Nordling  •  Noble Willingham  •  Kario Salem  •  Helen Hunt

Under Siege (1986)

Terrorists launch an attack against the USA. Their first strike is by a suicide squad that detonates a truckload of explosives at an army base in Washington DC. FBI probes indicate that the attack is by Arab terrorists led by Iranians. Subsequent attacks are via ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Young
CAST:  Peter Strauss  •  Mason Adams  •  Lew Ayres  •  George Grizzard

Terrorists launch an attack against the USA. Their first strike is by a suicide squad that detonates a truckload of explosives at an army base in Washington DC. FBI probes indicate that the attack is by Arab terrorists led by Iranians. Subsequent attacks are via ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Young
CAST:  Peter Strauss  •  Mason Adams  •  Lew Ayres  •  George Grizzard

I Am Singh (2011)

Neo-Nazis and bigoted police oppress and target vulnerable Sikhs & Asians in post 9-11 America.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Puneet Issar
CAST:  Amy Holt  •  Gulzar Chahal  •  Rizwan Haider  •  Puneet Issar

Neo-Nazis and bigoted police oppress and target vulnerable Sikhs & Asians in post 9-11 America.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Puneet Issar
CAST:  Amy Holt  •  Gulzar Chahal  •  Rizwan Haider  •  Puneet Issar

Blue Movies (1988)

The "slippery" comedy is about 2 easy-living young men. They decide to make sex films. This adventurous enterprise could be a little complicated but nothing will deter them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ed Fitzgerald  •  Paul Koval
CAST:  Steve Levitt  •  Larry Poindexter  •  Lucinda Crosby  •  Darian Mathias

The "slippery" comedy is about 2 easy-living young men. They decide to make sex films. This adventurous enterprise could be a little complicated but nothing will deter them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ed Fitzgerald  •  Paul Koval
CAST:  Steve Levitt  •  Larry Poindexter  •  Lucinda Crosby  •  Darian Mathias

The Gold Bracelet (2008)

When tragedy strikes on 9/11, Arjun Singh (Kavi Raz) and his family -- devout Sikhs who emigrated from India to the suburbs of Los Angeles -- suddenly find themselves as targets of prejudice and discrimination. Trying to distance themselves from terrorists, they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kavi Raz
CAST:  Kavi Raz  •  Archana Puran Singh  •  Mehr Hassan  •  Arsh Singh

When tragedy strikes on 9/11, Arjun Singh (Kavi Raz) and his family -- devout Sikhs who emigrated from India to the suburbs of Los Angeles -- suddenly find themselves as targets of prejudice and discrimination. Trying to distance themselves from terrorists, they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kavi Raz
CAST:  Kavi Raz  •  Archana Puran Singh  •  Mehr Hassan  •  Arsh Singh

Warning Sign (1985)

An accident occurs in an ultra-secret government biological weapons laboratory spreading a sinister bacteria.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hal Barwood
CAST:  Sam Waterston  •  Kathleen Quinlan  •  Yaphet Kotto  •  Jeffrey DeMunn

An accident occurs in an ultra-secret government biological weapons laboratory spreading a sinister bacteria.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hal Barwood
CAST:  Sam Waterston  •  Kathleen Quinlan  •  Yaphet Kotto  •  Jeffrey DeMunn

The Black Prince (2017)

The Black Prince follows the story of the last Sikh Maharaja — the son of the powerful ruler Ranjit Singh — who was placed on the throne at the age of five, after the death of his father. In 1849, the young prince was removed from the throne and eventually sent off ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kavi Raz
CAST:  Satinder Sartaaj  •  Amanda Root  •  Shabana Azmi  •  Jason Flemyng

The Black Prince follows the story of the last Sikh Maharaja — the son of the powerful ruler Ranjit Singh — who was placed on the throne at the age of five, after the death of his father. In 1849, the young prince was removed from the throne and eventually sent off ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kavi Raz
CAST:  Satinder Sartaaj  •  Amanda Root  •  Shabana Azmi  •  Jason Flemyng

Tie the Knot (2016)

When an American woman takes an impromptu journey to Mumbai too get away from her overbearing mother, she befriends an Indian woman striving to balance her family's culture with modern day demands. What ensues is an ethnic and generational mash-up that will leave ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuja Paul
CAST:  Tara Reid  •  Karishma Ahluwalia  •  Kavi Raz  •  Parvesh Cheena

When an American woman takes an impromptu journey to Mumbai too get away from her overbearing mother, she befriends an Indian woman striving to balance her family's culture with modern day demands. What ensues is an ethnic and generational mash-up that will leave ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuja Paul
CAST:  Tara Reid  •  Karishma Ahluwalia  •  Kavi Raz  •  Parvesh Cheena

Kande (2018)

Mehar is the village kabaddi champion that children idolize as a role model. With everything going in the right direction there is a chain of events that evolve to turn the tables for the worse. A feud that started between Jind Kaur and Chandu Pehlwan has put a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kavi Raz
CAST:  Preet Baath  •  Kamal Virk  •  Yograj Singh  •  B.N. Sharma

Mehar is the village kabaddi champion that children idolize as a role model. With everything going in the right direction there is a chain of events that evolve to turn the tables for the worse. A feud that started between Jind Kaur and Chandu Pehlwan has put a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kavi Raz
CAST:  Preet Baath  •  Kamal Virk  •  Yograj Singh  •  B.N. Sharma

The Three Kings (1987)

The made-for-TV film stars Jack Warden, Lou Diamond Phillips and Stan Shaw as three patients in a Los Angeles-area mental institution. Dressed as the Three Wise Men for a Christmas pageant, the trio is suddenly struck with the delusion that they are really their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mel Damski
CAST:  Tiana Alexandra  •  Jane Kaczmarek  •  Richard Partlow  •  Lou Diamond Phillips

The made-for-TV film stars Jack Warden, Lou Diamond Phillips and Stan Shaw as three patients in a Los Angeles-area mental institution. Dressed as the Three Wise Men for a Christmas pageant, the trio is suddenly struck with the delusion that they are really their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mel Damski
CAST:  Tiana Alexandra  •  Jane Kaczmarek  •  Richard Partlow  •  Lou Diamond Phillips

The Night Train to Kathmandu (1988)

A young girl leaves for Nepal with her parents and brother. She is unhappy to leave her home at first, but soon isn't when she meets a handome young man. The story unfolds into a romantic and daring quest in search of the "Invisible City."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Wiemer
CAST:  Pernell Roberts  •  Eddie Castrodad  •  Milla Jovovich  •  Kavi Raz

A young girl leaves for Nepal with her parents and brother. She is unhappy to leave her home at first, but soon isn't when she meets a handome young man. The story unfolds into a romantic and daring quest in search of the "Invisible City."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Wiemer
CAST:  Pernell Roberts  •  Eddie Castrodad  •  Milla Jovovich  •  Kavi Raz

Storm in the Afternoon (1998)

"What's life without a dream?" Starting from the premise "What's life without a dream", STORM in the AFTERNOON tells the story of four people caught at the crossroads of changing social and cultural mores. The ethos of an ethnic immigrant identity is examined ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robin Podder
CAST:  Lubov Demchuk  •  David Alan Graf  •  Kavi Raz  •  Naila Azad

"What's life without a dream?" Starting from the premise "What's life without a dream", STORM in the AFTERNOON tells the story of four people caught at the crossroads of changing social and cultural mores. The ethos of an ethnic immigrant identity is examined ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robin Podder
CAST:  Lubov Demchuk  •  David Alan Graf  •  Kavi Raz  •  Naila Azad

Keefer (1978)

An U.S. Army colonel leads a crack group of secret agents operating behind enemy lines in occupied France during World War II.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Shear
CAST:  William Conrad  •  Michael O’Hare  •  Cathy Lee Crosby  •  Katherine Woodville

An U.S. Army colonel leads a crack group of secret agents operating behind enemy lines in occupied France during World War II.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Shear
CAST:  William Conrad  •  Michael O’Hare  •  Cathy Lee Crosby  •  Katherine Woodville