Bindy Johal: The Notorious Canadian Gangster

Words by Ahsun Zafar

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Bindy Johal: The Notorious Canadian Gangster

My issue with the film "Beeba Boys" is that it showed a glamorous, rich, criminal underworld with handsome men dressed in fancy fitted suits. The real world of Bindy Johal was gritty and raw. It was pickup trucks, 90s fashion, long Canadian winters and South Asians with British Columbian accents. It was a desolate life of paranoia and rage.