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The Oscar winning actor Riz Ahmed, whose new film sees him star alongside Timothy Spall as the tragic Prince of Denmark in a modern retelling of Hamlet, is a passionate music aficionado.
His most critically acclaimed role perhaps came in the film a Sound of Metal where he played a drummer coming to terms with going deaf, a role which saw him become the first Muslim performer to be nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards.
But the music that runs deepest brings with it memories of his childhood and Pakistani heritage.
Inherited: Aap Jaisa Koi by Nazia Hassan
Producers: Ben Mitchell and Anna Bailey
By BBC Radio 44.8
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The Oscar winning actor Riz Ahmed, whose new film sees him star alongside Timothy Spall as the tragic Prince of Denmark in a modern retelling of Hamlet, is a passionate music aficionado.
His most critically acclaimed role perhaps came in the film a Sound of Metal where he played a drummer coming to terms with going deaf, a role which saw him become the first Muslim performer to be nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards.
But the music that runs deepest brings with it memories of his childhood and Pakistani heritage.
Inherited: Aap Jaisa Koi by Nazia Hassan
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