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Indian-origin film producer making waves in Canada
Ottawa, July 28
An Indian-origin budding
independent film producer, whose recent film attracted millions of
dollars, is being seen as the next famous person to come out of Canada,
media reports said.
Komal Minhas has produced "Dream, Girl" -- a
feature-length film that has fetched millions in investor funding and
has already created much excitement in the media, Daily Herald News
reported on Monday.
Minhas has partnered with US director and co-producer Erin Bagwell for the film.
According
to her, "Dream, Girl" is part of a larger movement that aims to tell
stories of entrepreneurs to inspire the next generation of leaders.
"We
are mobilising the mid-20 to 30-year-old cohort of women to see
themselves as a big part of the female economy. In the next decade,
two-thirds of consumer spending will belong to women -- that's 66
percent of the economy," Minhas was quoted as saying.
"The global female economy accounts for $20 trillion. So we want to put a face to these economic powerhouses," she added.
The
25-year-old was born and raised in Grande Prairie, Alberta to highly
entrepreneurial Indian immigrants. She was an energetic child and did
well in school.
She moved to Ottawa at the age of 17 and attended
Carleton University, studying journalism, political science and human
rights. Till the time she turned 23, she was already fired from two
jobs. She later started working as an independent producer.