How to be Indie
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How to Be Indie is a Canadian
television show on YTV. The main character is a 13 year old Indian Canadian teenager named Indira "Indie" Mehta. The program is a single-camera series intended for a youth
audience. The series was created by Vera Santamaria, John May, and Suzanne Bolch.
t of life despite the travails of junior high school and her "strict" Indian parents. She is joined by her two best friends Marlon Parks and Abigail "Abi" Flores. She often falls into the trap of caring more about what her peers think of her than who she wants to be herself, and consequently spends a lot of time trying to impress her classmates. When not focussing on Indie, the show focusses on Marlon and Abi. A given episode will usually show Marlon's quirky antics geting him into a troublesome situation. Abi will have to help extricate him, which she willingly does, feeling pity on him. Sometimes, however, they swap roles as Marlon tries to play it cool.
and YTV and created by writer Vera Santamaria Suzanne Bolch and John May. Season one filmed 26 twenty-five minute episodes and first premiered on the 2nd of October 2009. The show was a part of YTV's 'Big Fun Weeknights'. A second season began filming in summer 2010, shooting five episodes and will resume filming in November 2010. The second season premiered on November 4, 2010. A third season is in the talks between the producers and YTV. It is set to premier in June in 2011.
as Indira "Indie" Mehta
She is the main character of the show. She is very upbeat and lively. Her background is Indian, but she's a new generation of Indian and very modern.
Marline Yan
as Abigail "Abi" Flores
She is Indie's friend and shown as very intelligent. She is always there to get Indie and Marlon Parks out of trouble but rarely gets into trouble by Marlon Parks.
Dylan Everett
as Marlon Parks
He is Indie's friend and very troublesome. We see him mostly with Abigail "Abi" Flores and making schemes to get him out of trouble or out of sight.
Sarena Parmar
as Chandra Mehta
She is Indie's older sister. She is very wise at times concerning her parents' traditions and values. She likes to get her own way and sell her brother and sister out.
Varun Saranga as A.J. Mehta
He is Indie's older brother and the intelligent one in the family. He is the geek in school.
Ellora Patnaik
as Jyoti Mehta
Vijay Mehta as Vikram Mehta
Errol Sitahal
as Prakash Mehta (Babaji)
The Australian Broadcasting Company
distributes the DVDs of the series in Australia
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
television show on YTV. The main character is a 13 year old Indian Canadian teenager named Indira "Indie" Mehta. The program is a single-camera series intended for a youth
Youth
Youth is the time of life between childhood and adulthood . Definitions of the specific age range that constitutes youth vary. An individual's actual maturity may not correspond to their chronological age, as immature individuals could exist at all ages.-Usage:Around the world, the terms "youth",...
audience. The series was created by Vera Santamaria, John May, and Suzanne Bolch.
t of life despite the travails of junior high school and her "strict" Indian parents. She is joined by her two best friends Marlon Parks and Abigail "Abi" Flores. She often falls into the trap of caring more about what her peers think of her than who she wants to be herself, and consequently spends a lot of time trying to impress her classmates. When not focussing on Indie, the show focusses on Marlon and Abi. A given episode will usually show Marlon's quirky antics geting him into a troublesome situation. Abi will have to help extricate him, which she willingly does, feeling pity on him. Sometimes, however, they swap roles as Marlon tries to play it cool.
Production
The show is produced by Heroic Film Company in association with DHX MediaDHX Media
DHX Media Ltd. is a Canadian media production company formed in 2006 by the merger of Halifax Film Company and Decode Entertainment. The DHX name derives from the combination of Decode and Halifax. Studio B Productions was acquired by DHX Media in December 2007...
and YTV and created by writer Vera Santamaria Suzanne Bolch and John May. Season one filmed 26 twenty-five minute episodes and first premiered on the 2nd of October 2009. The show was a part of YTV's 'Big Fun Weeknights'. A second season began filming in summer 2010, shooting five episodes and will resume filming in November 2010. The second season premiered on November 4, 2010. A third season is in the talks between the producers and YTV. It is set to premier in June in 2011.
Cast
Main
Melinda ShankarMelinda Shankar
Melinda Shankar is a Canadian actress who is best known for playing Alli Bhandari beginning in season 8 of Degrassi: The Next Generation...
as Indira "Indie" Mehta
She is the main character of the show. She is very upbeat and lively. Her background is Indian, but she's a new generation of Indian and very modern.
Marline Yan
Marline Yan
Marline Yan is a Cambodian-Canadian actress and singer who may be best known as her role in How To Be Indie.Marline Yan was born on the January 9, 1993 in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada...
as Abigail "Abi" Flores
She is Indie's friend and shown as very intelligent. She is always there to get Indie and Marlon Parks out of trouble but rarely gets into trouble by Marlon Parks.
Dylan Everett
Dylan Everett
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as Marlon Parks
He is Indie's friend and very troublesome. We see him mostly with Abigail "Abi" Flores and making schemes to get him out of trouble or out of sight.
Sarena Parmar
Sarena Parmar
Sarena Parmar is a Canadian television and theatre actress. Born in Prince George and raised in Kelowna, British Columbia, Sarena later went on to graduate from The National Theatre School of Canada. Her family is originally from Punjab, India...
as Chandra Mehta
She is Indie's older sister. She is very wise at times concerning her parents' traditions and values. She likes to get her own way and sell her brother and sister out.
Varun Saranga as A.J. Mehta
He is Indie's older brother and the intelligent one in the family. He is the geek in school.
Ellora Patnaik
Ellora Patnaik
Ellora Patnaik is a Indian Canadian film and theatre actress and Odissi dancer.-Early life:Ellora was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Ellora is the first child of her parents , Promod and Chitralekha Patnaik, who were born in the state of Orissa, India, and emigrated to Canada in the 1960s...
as Jyoti Mehta
Vijay Mehta as Vikram Mehta
Errol Sitahal
Errol Sitahal
Errol Sitahal is an Indo- Trinidadian actor, residing in Canada, who has acted in several Hollywood films. In 1995, he played Ram Das, the Indian manservant, in the film, A Little Princess. The same year he also appeared with Chris Farley and David Spade in a scene from the movie Tommy Boy, where...
as Prakash Mehta (Babaji)
Recurring
- Shainu Bala as Ram Ramachandran
- Nikki ShahNikki ShahNikki Shah is an American-born actress who currently resides in Canada. She is also a singer and has sung at fundraisers for various organizations such as the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada and the United Way of Canada....
as Ruby Patel - Atticus Dean Mitchell as Carlos Martinelli
- Deborah Glover as Mrs. Roland
- Jordan Hudyma as Chad Tash (Season 1 and a bit of 2)
- Ted Ludzik as Coach Wexler
- Alex De Jordy as Mike O'Donnell (Season 1)
- Georgina Reilly as Skye Rivers (Season 1)
- Jason Jia as John Lu (Season 1)
- Cassius Crieghtney as Dre (Season 2)
- Timothy Lai as Aidan (Season 2)
DVD Releases
Video Service Corporation the DVDs of the series in Canada.| Title | Region 1release date |
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The Australian Broadcasting Company
Australian Broadcasting Company
The Australian Broadcasting Company was a consortium of entertainment interests formed in 1929 to supply radio programs for broadcast on the former "A-class" transmitters contracted to the Federal Government's National Broadcasting Service...
distributes the DVDs of the series in Australia
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International broadcasts
| Country | Channel | Date of Premiere | Season 2 Premiere |
|---|---|---|---|
| YTV, VRAK.TV VRAK.TV VRAK.TV is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel aimed at youth audiences. VRAK.TV is currently owned by Astral Media.-History:... , Nickelodeon Canada |
October 2, 2009 | November 4, 2010 | |
| Disney Channel | June 12, 2010 | July 4, 2011 | |
| ABC1 ABC1 ABC1 was a United Kingdom based television channel from Disney using the branding of the Disney owned American network, ABC.The channel initially launched exclusively on the British digital terrestrial television platform Freeview on 27 September 2004. On 10 December 2004 it was launched on... , ABC3 ABC3 -Future shows:Programming confirmed for future broadcast will include:* After School Care * Bindi's Boot Camp * Bushwacked! * Dance Academy * Dancing Down Under... |
December 6, 2009 | September 19, 2011 | |
| Canal J Canal J Canal J is a French television network dedicated to children's programming. It is available through digital terrestrial television service 'TNT' and is aimed at children aged between 4 and 16 years old.-History:... |
August 30, 2010 | ||
| Disney Channel India Disney Channel India For the Disney Channel in other countries, see Disney Channel . For the original Disney Channel, see Disney Channel.Disney Channel India is an Indian television channel specializing in television programming for children through original series and movies as well as third party programming... |
August 30, 2010 | ||
| ZigZap ZigZap ZigZap can refer to one of the following:* ZigZap , a Polish television station* ZigZap Technologies, a US technology consulting firm... |
April 10, 2010 | September 1, 2011 | |
| Arutz HaYeladim Arutz HaYeladim Arutz HaYeladim is an Israeli kids cable television channel. It was one of the first cable channels in Israel with Arutz HaMishpaha, Arutz Hasratim and Arutz Hasport.-History:... |
May 24, 2010 | ||
| Boomerang Latin America Boomerang (Latin American TV channel) Boomerang Latin America is a 24-hour cable television channel owned by Turner Broadcasting System, a unit of Time Warner broadcasting in all Latin America. Initially it was focused on classical series and shows, as the Latin American version of Boomerang from the United States. In 2006, it... |
June 30, 2010 | ||
| RTÉ 2 Raidió Teilifís Éireann Raidió Teilifís Éireann is a semi-state company and the public service broadcaster of Ireland. It both produces programmes and broadcasts them on television, radio and the Internet. The radio service began on January 1, 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on December 31, 1961, making... |
27th June 2011 | ||