Writer-Director R. Paul Dhillon’s Documentary Series Reflections- South Asian Stories Begins Airing On OMNI Television

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Arjan Bhullar – The Heart Of A Champion Airs On Saturday December 26 at 3 PM!

Champion Arjan Bhullar's story airs this Saturday (Dec. 26)

Vancouver-based filmmaker and award-winning South Asian LINK newspaper editor R. Paul Dhillon says his personal favorite from the series is his ode to his mother tongue Punjabi called For The Love Of My Mother Tongue, which features the who’s who of Punjabi language icons like Sikh historian and Renaissance man Harinder Singh of Panjabi Digital Library, writer-poet Gian Singh Kotli, writer-Sikh historian Raghbir Singh Bains, writer-activist Balwant Sanghera (PLEA), Punjabi music star Balvir Boparai, radio-star Lady B and Punjabi journalist Gurpreet “Lucky” Sahota among others.

VANCOUVER – Well known Vancouver-based filmmaker and award-winning journalist R. Paul Dhillon’s much anticipated documentary series Reflections: South Asian Stories, an 8-week series which explores the fascinating men and women behind the success stories and news headlines, has begun airing on OMNI Television stations across Canada.

Reflections - South Asian Stories writer-director-producer R. Paul Dhillon with award-winning actress Balinder Johal, who is featured in working actors documentary The Thespians. Johal will also be featured in Dhillon's upcoming feature The Fusion Generation which shoots next summer.

The Reflections series is produced by Dhillon, MMM Films with Bobby Nagra serving as an executive producer. The first show in the series called Moe Sihota – Feared And Desired aired last Saturday (Dec. 19) and the rest of the seven shows airs every Saturday, concluding Feb. 6 with For The Love Of My Mother Tongue.

“To explore the colourful characters and unsung heroes who work hard, with sweat and tears, behind the scenes to show the many facets of the vibrant and thriving South Asian and Punjabi community is what motivated me to write, direct and produce the series,” said Dhillon.

Reflections features a number of prominent figures from BC who are also internationally renowned, including history-making politician Moe Sihota and champion wrestler and now MMA champ Arjan Bhullar, whose story The Heart Of A Champion is featured this Saturday (Dec. 26) on OMNI BC at 3pm.

Peter Dhillon features in the business doc The Millionaires

The other subjects featured in the hour long documentaries include activist Harsha Walia, super-cop Kal Dosanjh, moderate Sikh leader Bikramjit Singh Sandhar, business elites Peter Dhillon (Richberry Group), venture-capitalist Hari Varshney, Tony Singh (Fruiticana), Parminder Singh (formerly with Microsoft) and builder Daljit Thind and others in a special business doc The Millionaires.

Kal Dosanjh features in the business doc Kal Dosanjh - The Personification Of Integrity, Truth And Justice

Award-winning actress Balinder Johal is featured in The Thespians, which also showcases Leena Munro and Munish Sharma, the famed comedy duo from the belly-hurting laugh-fest I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter Chicken show. Other working actors featured in the doc about working South Asian actors include veteran Parm Soor, brother-sister acting-duo Veena and Manoj Sood, Agam Darshi, Sandy Sidhu, Mannu Sandhu and others.

Producer Buddies: R. Paul Dhillon and Reflections Executive Producer Bobby Nagra clown around a the Vancouver International Film Festival Closing Gala.

Writer-director Dhillon’s personal favorite from the series is his ode to his mother tongue Punjabi called For The Love Of My Mother Tongue, which features the who’s who of Punjabi language icons like Sikh historian and Renaissance man Harinder Singh of Panjabi Digital Library, writer-poet Gian Singh Kotli, writer-Sikh historian Raghbir Singh Bains, teacher-historian Sadhu Binning, entrepreneur Barj S. Dhahan (Dhahan International Punjabi Literature Prize) writer-activist Balwant Sanghera (PLEA), Punjabi music star Balvir Boparai, radio-star Lady B and Punjabi journalist Gurpreet Lucky Sahota.

“I felt many of these individuals, some who rarely get the recognition, deserve the recognition for hard work and dedication to improving the social, cultural and political fabric of our communities and our nation,” added Dhillon, who has written, produced and directed over two dozen documentaries and television shows as well as the feature 9/11 themed film Sweet Amerika, starring Bollywood veteran Gulshan Grover.

Fruiticana's Tony Singh is featured in the business doc The Millionaires

Reflections – South Asian stories follows Dhillon’s music series Bhangralicous and his highly successful documentary on Bhangra music tiled The Bhangra Generation, which also aired on OMNI Television and has enjoyed a very long and successful run across Canada.

Punjabi versions of the Reflections series will air at a later date and these English ones will be repeated on OMNI and online on their website throughout the year.

Venture captialist Hari Varshney is featured in the business doc The Millionaires

Here are broadcast airdates for the Reflection: South Asian Stories shows on OMNI across Canada.

Dec. 19 Moe Sihota – Feared  And Desired  3pm on OMNI BC, 4 on OMNI Alberta & 6pm on OMNI Ontario)

Dec 26 – Arjan Bhullar – The Heart Of A Champion (3pm on OMNI BC, 4 on OMNI Alberta & 6pm on OMNI Ontario)

Jan 2 – The Thespians – For The Love Of Art  (3pm on OMNI BC, 4 on OMNI Alberta & 6pm on OMNI Ontario)

Jan 9 – Harsha Walia – Pricking The Conscience (3pm on OMNI BC, 4 on OMNI Alberta & 6pm on OMNI Ontario)

Jan 16 – The Millionaires – Building Business Success (3pm on OMNI BC, 4 on OMNI Alberta & 6pm on OMNI Ontario)

Jan 23 – Kal Dosanjh – The Personification Of Integrity, Truth And Justice  (3pm on OMNI BC, 4 on OMNI Alberta & 6pm on OMNI Ontario)

Jan 30 – Bikramjit Singh Sandher – Keeping The Faith  (3pm on OMNI BC, 4 on OMNI Alberta & 6pm on OMNI Ontario)

Feb 6 – For The Love Of My Mother Tongue – Keeping Punjabi Alive (3pm on OMNI BC, 4 on OMNI Alberta & 6pm on OMNI Ontario)

Activist Harsha Walia is featured in the Harsha Walia - Pricking The Conscience

Show Times for All Docs

OMNI 2 at 18:00 (6pm)

OMNI BC at 15:00 (3pm)

OMNI ALB at 16:00 (4pm)