Kavi arrived in Hollywood in the mid-seventies in pursuit of a career as an actor; unheard of at a time when roles for South Asian actors in Hollywood Television shows and films were limited. “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” Kavi reminisces.

Kavi’s perseverance paved the path and opened doors for many others to follow when he became the first ever South Asian actor to be signed on as a regular in a major Television series. That series was St. Elsewhere, an award winning show that appeared on NBC in the early-eighties. Kavi was an instant hit with the viewers. Standing out among the other cast members for his looks and talent. This lead to appearances on other shows such as “The A Team”, “Hardcastle and McCormick”, “Hunter”, “Mash” and many others. Kavi starred in the feature films “Night Train to Katmandu”, “Warning Signs”, “Terror Squad” among others.

In the late seventies he started a Professional theatre company and named it The Wandering Players Theater Company. The Company gained a name for staging several World and US premieres of plays from India. The works of Rabindranath Tagore were exposed to western audiences for the first time as well as plays like Sakharam Binder and Shakuntla. This was the first professional South Asian Theatre Company in America.

Presently Kavi is busy on all fronts of the film industry, writing, producing, directing and acting. He recently wrapped playing the lead role in 'Big River', a feature film that was shot in the deserts of Arizona. Kavi will also be seen in Albert Brook’s, yet untitled film, releasing later this year by Warner Brothers.

ABOUT K R FILMS

K.R. Films Hollywood, the production company was formed in 1978 and since its humble beginning it has come a long way. Today it is well entrenched in films, television programs and specials for the Hindi and English speaking markets. Its initial foray, a television weekly variety series for the Asian audience called "Lehren" was successfully shown throughout USA and Canada. Today with over 15 productions under its banner, the company is currently in the post-production stage for "Rising Shores." A major motion picture, that recently wrapped production.

The feature films "Do Kinare" and "Naya Savera" were produced by the company in the mid-eighties and released widely throughout the world.

K.R. Films-Hollywood was founded by actor, writer, producer, director Kavi Raz. K.R. Studios was built in 1988 in Granada Hills. Housing several buildings including the main studio, it has state-of-art equipment for film and television productions as well as a multi-track recording facility for post production and recording needs. The studio is now home to many award winning producers, writers and directors engaged in the production of commercials, TV programs, music videos and films.

K R Films' 'The Gold Bracelet', releases in Summer 2005.