BAFTA-winning actor Adeel Akhtar (Four Lions, Stranger Things, Sweet Tooth and now Ali & Ava, opening across Canada Friday) is here to talk about the importance of seeing himself reflected in Gurinder Chadha's 1993 breakout Bhaji on the Beach. Your genial host Norm Wilner just wants to ask about making Four Lions, really.
BAFTA-winning actor Adeel Akhtar (Four Lions, Stranger Things, Enola Holmes and Sweet Tooth, among others), who co-stars with Clare Rushbrook in Clio Barnard's Ali & Ava -- opening across Canada Friday -- is here to talk about how important it was to see himself reflected in Gurinder Chadha's 1993 breakout drama Bhaji on the Beach, and what real representation means for everyone who's watching. Your genial host Norm Wilner just wants to ask about making Four Lions, really.