Well, on screen at least. 

He was Hari Kumar in the Beeb’s Jewel in the Crown.  Later he went on to do the best book-on-tape I’ll ever own (The Moor’s Last Sigh), and since then is almost never seen in anything in the U.S. (let’s not mention that terrorist turn in a certain movie with Aaaahnold the Governator).

Next week, I’ll finally get my Art Malik fix, albeit a small one.  The Indo-American Arts Council’s Film Festival kicks off next week (more on that very soon), and nestled in there, among 50+ feature and short films, is Pratibha Parmar’s Nina’s Heavenly Delights. 

The movie promises to be a tale of love set in Glasgow.  One half of the couple is Nina Shah, the daughter of an Indian restaurant owner, who returns after her father’s death to sort out a lot of things, and participate in a Best of the West curry competition.

 

That’s an interesting sub-set of the desi community I never thought much about before: Indian - Scots mix.  Like my favorite cold weather apertif: a glass of Knockando, neat, with some moong dal.

All well and good, but I have one burning question:  does Art wear a kilt in this movie?