Remi Kaler

Infobox actor
name = Remi Clair
रेमी कलेर्
ਰੇਮੀ ਕਲੇਰ

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caption = Remi Clair wearing Ray-Ban Aviator in 1995
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location = flagicon|India Jalandhar, India
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othername = Remi Kaler
occupation = Actor, Model, Engineer
yearsactive = 1999 to 2000 & 2006 to present
spouse = Vina Clair (Separated)
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Remi Clair (sometimes known as Remi Kaler), (Hindi: रेमी कलेर्, Punjabi: ਰੇਮੀ ਕਲੇਰ), was born in District Jalandhar of Punjab state in Northern India. He is an actor and has recently starred in the cult favourite "Sweet Amerika", to be released in September 2008. He was fond of doing extra curricular activities and acting since his childhood. Being a unique and idealistic type of person he has always been trying to do some thing different from others with honesty and integrity. He learned the basics of acting while studying theatre during his college days. He participated in many stage activities like skits, plays and Bhangra in college. He won best item award on stage during a get together party and won first prize in a music event by dramatic club of Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh. He has not only kept himself busy in doing courses in hiking & trekking, swimming, karate and snow skiing etc. but was also a member of National Cadet Corps (India) (army wing) & was holding senior most rank of Senior Under Officer (SUO). He led all India twice as Camp Cadet Commander & was adjudged Best Cadet in All India. During these days he was trained in different weapons & won many other prizes as well.

After completing his university engineering degree in first class he came back to his native city Jalandhar where he acted in couple of telefilms/programs at local [TV Centre] (Doordarshan Kendra Jalandhar). Simultaneously he learned horse back riding and aviation. He holds a Private Pilots License and keeps it current. He has been a member of (Punjab Radio Society) & holder of HAM (Amateur radio) license. Even after getting a job in Punjab Govt. as an (Class-1 Gazetted officer) Engineering Manager he has never stopped his quest to do more. He became a life member of Youth Hostelling International and has not only traveled in India but also in many other countries like UK, France, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Spain and Thailand.

Besides being an Engineer and Aviator Remi Clair was successful in every field, just by chance he participated in first ever Mr. Fitness Model of Punjab contest and was adjudged fourth best Mr. Fitness Model of Punjab in 1996. And in 1997 he won Mr. North India in first ever Mr.& Miss North India Modeling contests held in Punjab and won (Mr. Confident) title as well. Getting encouraged from modeling contests he went to Mumbai in 1998 and got his photo session done. After initial struggle in Mumbai director/producer B.P.Singh gave him break in his famous Hindi TV Series "C.I.D.", on Sony Entertainment Television which got the best series award in 1999. After getting success in CID he acted in many other series like "Aahat" again on Sony Entertainment Television, "Kavita" on STAR Plus, "Agni" on DD National, "Darr" and "Wehda" on Lashkara TV of R TV Network, "Apna - Punjab" (Pilot) for Zee TV Punjabi in Punjabi and "Bhay" on Gurjari TV of R TV Network in Gujarati. He worked in commercials like "STG" by Kailash productions. He was casted in Hindi feature film "Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon" as main lead opposite Sharbani Mukherjee (of "Border (film)" fame) to be produced by Bohra Productions and to be directed by Gautam Kumar but he went back to his home town due to compelling family circumstances with a note to finish these projects in near future.

As destiny played a bigger role instead of going back to Mumbai he came to Canada in Vancouver. After initial settling down he got one English film "Sweet Amerika" produced and directed by award-winning journalist R Paul Dhillon of Blue Berry Street Films. In this film he is playing a principal character of a Punjabi man who is a friend of Gulshan Grover and fell in love with a Korean woman played by Kit Koon. This is scheduled for release in year 2008. He has also hired a famous business manager D K Shroff from Mumbai who is managing work of many known artistes to look after his occasional work in Mumbai.

Recently he has appeared as lead model in Vancouver Aquarium images produced by ATF Communications group and in Creative Eye Foundation's world wide images produced by Tesla Productions.

Personal life

Remi Clair is the eldest son of Bhag Kaler who is retired as Telecommunication Engineer and Mohinder Kaur Kaler. He is a pure vegetarian and follow Lacto Vegetarianism. He does not smoke or drink alcohol. He is an Spiritual person and likes to keep balance in life. He has one brother, Naresh Kaler, who is a Mechanical Engineer and has one sister, Dr. Sudha, who is a Post Graduate Doctor Gynaecologist. He was married to Vina Clair, and they had a son Azad Clair on 8 December, 2001. He has been separated with her since year 2005.

ee also

* R Paul Dhillon - Film maker (Producer), Director, Award winning Journalist & Editor in Chief of Link News in Greater Vancouver.
* Gautam Kumar- Director.
* Sweet Amerika - Upcoming Movie
* D K Shroff - Famous Business Manager/ Secretary of Models/Artistes in Mumbai

External links

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* http://www.acting.meetup.com/255/members/3532884/
* http://www.ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/881784
* http://www.modelmayhem.com/member.php?id=385315
* http://vegetarian.meetup.com/110/members/3532884/?gj=sj3
* http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/remi-kaler/37754
* http://www.sweetamerika.com