

How to Be Indie
2009-10-02 · 30 min / episode · ★ 5.4
How to Be Indie was 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. The series ran for two seasons and aired its final episode on October 24, 2011 on YTV in Canada and May 26, 2012 on Disney Channel in the United Kingdom.
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- Suzanne Bolch, Vera Santamaria, John May
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- Sudden Storm Productions
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- Canada
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Melinda ShankarIndie Mehta
Marline YanAbi Flores
Dylan EverettMarlon ParksTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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