Shori, Janki

Creator: Mahal, Sylvia

Short written piece about the story of Janki Shori and her role in bringing Hindi films to Vancouver audiences, written by her daughter, Sylvia Mahal née Shori. Mahal writes about her family history and her mother's impact on the South Asian Canadian community in Vancouver. The essay is included in a book titled, "Celebrate Canada 150 abd Culture Days From Far and Wide: Multicultural Creative Writing Collection 2017," which was published by WS Immigrant and Multicultural Services Society. Sophia Xinyuan Zhang is listed as the editor-in-chief.

Creator: Mahal, Sylvia

Summary text for a documentary about Janki Shori created by her daughter, Sylvia Mahal née Shori. The first page includes a photograph of Janki Shori and one of Jogi Ram. On the second page there are images of three different Bollywood film posters. Susan Skemp is listed as the writer and producer, and Sylvia Mahal is listed as the executive producer. Both pages include the contact information for Sylvia Mahal.

Creator: Chow, Yucho

Photograph of Janki Shori and her daughter Smitra Shori. Janki is seen seated, wearing a dark dress with a light collar, and a light-coloured chunni. Smitra is seen seated in her mother's lap, wearing a dark dress.

Creator: Chow, Yucho

Photograph of Janki Shori and her daughter Sylvia Mahal, née Shori, taken in a studio setting. Janki is standing, wearing a dark shirt and pants, and is wearing a chunni. Sylvia is standing next to her, on a small wooden box, wearing a dark dress.

Creator: Chow, Yucho

Photograph of Janki Shori with her two children, Tab Shori and Sylvia Mahal, née Shori, taken in a studio setting. Janki Shori is seen seated on a chair holding Sylvia. Tab Shori is seen standing next to them.

Creator: Chow, Yucho

Hand-tinted photograph of Janki Shori taken in a studio setting. The portrait is a close-up of of Shori and she is seen wearing a dark top with a white collar and a light-coloured chunni.

Creator: Chow, Yucho

Photo of Janki Shori taken in a studio setting. She is seated on a chair wearing a dark dress and light-coloured chunni. Standing next to her is her husband, Jogi Ram, wearing a suit. Ram was in the entertainment business in Vancouver and once owned The New Delhi Cabaret on 544 Main Street, Vancouver. He was often involved with gangsters, and was known to be a gambler himself. In the photograph, Ram has his hand resting on the back of the chair, behind Shori. On her other side is a stand with a vase full of flowers.

Creator: Chow, Yucho

Photograph of Janki Shori taken in a studio setting. She is standing alongside three other unidentified South Asian women. One woman is hold a young child, while another child is seen seated in front of her on a stool.

Creator: Chow, Yucho

Hand-tinted photograph of Janki Shori taken in a studio setting. Shori is seen standing with her right hand resting on a stand that holds a vase with flowers in it. Next to her is a small table holding a potted plant. Shori is wearing a dark dress and a light head covering. Her left hand is holding the end of the chunni.

Creator: Chow, Yucho

Photograph of Janki Shori taken in a studio setting. She is seated on a chair wearing a dark dress and light-coloured hair covering. Next to her on the left of the image is a stand with a flower and on the right of the image behind Shori, is a table with a potted flower.