Archana Talkies

After a long year's wait, Achana Puran Singh is content with the response her film The Gold Bracelet, released recently, is generating. The movie will be screened at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' Leonard H. Goldstein Theater in North Hollywood, California on the 28 February. Archana acted in the film during a 45 day long shoot in Los Angeles last year. The film is a moving journey of man who strives to live a simple yet meaningful life. The feature film, directed by well-known Indian-American actor Kavi Raz focuses on Sikh and Arab victims of 9/11 and the way life changed for them after the incident Raz, an expert who often appears on television, in films and on the stage, also wrote, produced and acted in The Gold Bracelet. "It's been a year back I shot for the movie and I had a bad time, as I had to stay away from my children and family for 45 days while shooting in LA. It was a lot of sacrifice for me and now I am contented that my sacrifice hasn't been a waste. In fact, even Mehrunnisa who plays my daughter in the film suffered a family tragedy and had a bad time away from her home," reveals the actor. On how she got the role, the actor says, "This was the first time I was asked to read my role. For the past many years, no director had ever asked me to give an audition or even read a role. But, for this, Kavi Raz called me and asked me to read the role for him. My friends and family disouraged me and told me not to take up the role but I took it as a challenge and wanted to see what needed a read from me." Archana's new show, Kandy Floss, which she will host and which was to be aired on Sony in the month of January will now come on air only in February this year.