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RANI SINGH
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EastEnders Actress and BBC Presenter, Producer, Frontline Reporter and Author, to host the Q and A for #CSH VIP Exclusive Screening at Beck Theatre Hayes on 19 April 7.30pm
Barrister & Filmmaker Haresh Sood's second feature documentary, Cama Sood Hara is drawing in professionals from all over the country, branding the film as a 'must watch for everyone, Indian or not!'. See trailer below.
Haresh Sood's, (based in Nottingham & Sevilla) first film was showcased to more than 100 film festivals around the world and winning multiple awards. Whilst his first film, (My Nieces Big Fat Delhi Wedding), was about on the marriage of his niece, this time the spotlight is on Haresh himself for not being married. Read full synopsis here.
The film which is on an international tour, has a Q & A at the end of each screening dedicated to a set of words beginning with the letter 'L' which we overlook in our lives. For the London Exclusive VIP screening, there is no better name than the heavyweight Rani Singh to lead this discussion.
Rani Singh has a remarkable and fascinating career. Unusually, she has excelled across many different parts of the media industry. Rani broke barriers and stereotypes by achieving successful outcomes in everything she has done, so far, with the Media and Acting industries.
Rani Singh’s long list of achievements makes her one of the most multi-talented media personalities and outstanding opinion leaders of today. It is, therefore, unsurprising that Rani earns the recognition and respect of her peers in every department she works for.
Born and raised in London, Rani comes from a distinguished family of diplomats and senior military officers. Her uncle, an important government officer and area commander serving in Indian military intelligence, rescued the Dalai Lama from Tibet in a dramatic coup when the Chinese invaded the country- more of that, below. Rani’s culturally enriching international background has shaped her own dedication to raising the profile and understanding of South Asian culture.
The first South Asian to complete a BA in Performance Arts in the UK, Rani was immediately head-hunted by Channel 4 and the BBC. It was the start of a successful and ongoing career on the small screen. Best known for her role in EastEnders as shopkeeper Sufia Karim, Rani became one of the most famous female Asian faces on British TV and longest serving Asian character in soap at that time. Some of Rani’s other roles were in BBC One comedy drama Roger Roger, before guesting in both ITV’s The Bill and BBC1’s Casualty. Rani was last seen acting in a primetime BBC One three-part drama series. She was also a regular member of the cast of BBC Radio’s Silver Street series with a bilingual role.
The Actress
TV Producer and Presenter
Dedicated to children’s programmes and education, Rani has written, produced and presented for shows from Rainbow and Playschool to CBeebies’ Bedtime Programmes.
Among Rani’s outstanding documentaries for the BBC are one she produced with correspondent Mark Tully, and another, which she presented, called Women in Pakistan. It featured prominent women like Benazir Bhutto discussing their relationship with Islam. Rani also collaborated on the award-winning independent film documentary, Mistaken Identity, about racism towards Sikhs in America after 9/11. She wrote and presented Pause for Thought programmes from different religious perspectives like Hinduism, Jainism and Islam for BBC Radio 2.
Journalist & War Zone Reporter
Rani is an established BBC Broadcaster, working on breaking stories and news events. She is known for conducting exclusive interviews with iconic names like Mikhail Gorbachev, Queen Noor of Jordan, Sir Richard Branson, and Jimmy Choo.
She produced and presented her own live current affairs radio show for a commercial station for two years. It was based in the Thames Valley, and was founded by audio tech expert Sam Sethi.
Rani can be heard on BBC5Live and seen on BBC News. She continues her Adventure Journalism even while returning to Acting.
A desire to open up the world of South Asia to a greater public led Rani to undertake the BBC’s war zone reporter training led by British Marine Commandos before she started working in hostile environments, conflict zones and areas of civil unrest during contentious elections. She reported from the front on both sides of the Line of Control in Kashmir – one of few western journalists to do so – and has been nominated for awards in London and Washington for bravery. She also enjoys commentating on Business and Sport including F1, Cricket, and Horse Racing at Ascot or Windsor.
Rani was a finalist for Radio News Journalist of the Year at the EMMA’s (Ethnic Multicultural Media Awards) and wrote for The Guardian and Observer Foreign News Service as well as the Forbes Group.
Rani wrote what is believed to be the first international biography of Sonia Gandhi, “ Sonia Gandhi: An Extraordinary Life, an Indian Destiny.
She presents and writes stories and songs for children’s programmes. Rani was invited to work with Michael Rosen, writing and presenting the South Asian material for two series on Channel 4’s first ever multi-cultural programmes for children, “Everybody Here.”
Famously, she is known for being the voice of Lady Penelope for the BBC’s Thunderbirds in Hindi.
Rani is an accomplished author of four children’s books. The commissioned books have been nominated for awards, and The Indian Storybook, published by Heinemann, was chosen as Children’s Book of the Year.
She was invited by the Natural History Museum in 2005 to collaborate on their Diamonds and Legends exhibition – the largest and most spectacular diamond exhibition ever staged.
Author & Voice over
Documentaries
Rani trained with the BBC to produce and present factual documentaries. As mentioned above, her uncle was the late Har Mander Singh, the Indian army officer who escorted the Dalai Lama to safety when the "God-king" fled from Tibet in 1959 after the Chinese invasion. Rani persuaded both men to tell her what happened.
She spent many days interviewing the two protagonists about their history and special relationship in their home and palace respectively. She became the first foreign producer to lead a camera crew to the sensitive Indo-Chinese border to retrace the path taken by the men.
Rani wrote it all down in her book “An Officer and His Holiness” for Random House and her filmed interviews formed the core narrative of the documentary film, “Never Forget Tibet: The Dalai Lama’s Untold Story.”
Education
Rani has developed and delivers courses on Improvisation and Comedy to help build confidence in Presenting and is being called on to lead these courses for the BBC (and others). Rani also set up her own theatre company, Singh Theatre, using puppetry, dance and mask work to take South Asian culture into schools, theatres and libraries.
Ambassador to Charities
Rani is an Ambassador to the Prince’sTrust, now the King’s Trust. Recognised as a solo parent and prominent contemporary South Asian female in Great Britain, Rani was appointed Ambassador for Gingerbread , a registered charity providing support for single parents, for several years.
Among other charity roles Rani has held are Ambassador to Cancer BACUP, a charity set up to offer advice and support to cancer sufferers worldwide. Another charity close to her heart is Sport Relief, part of Comic Relief.
Rani Singh is a talented and inspirational woman. The team of Haresh Sood Films is excited and proud to have her attend the VIP screening of #CSH at Hayes Theatre, London chair the Q and A session.
