Riz Ahmed and Mahira Khan in a movie together would be a collaboration fans didn’t know they needed. During his recent appearance on the BBC Asian Network with host Haroon Rashid to promote new show Bait, the Oscar Winning British actor expressed his desire to work with the Pakistani actress. In one clip shared by […]
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Riz Ahmed takes on Muslim misrepresentation in film
British actor and star of academy award winning film Sound of Metal Riz Ahmed, has launched an effort to improve the way Muslims are presented in films. It is quite normal to see Muslims from different ethnicities being shown in a negative light with certain characteristics attached to them which can be deemed as racial […]
Riz Ahmed’s effort to change Muslim representation
British actor Riz Ahmed launched an initiative to showcase the efforts of Muslims and ameliorate the way Muslims are shown in films. This was after a study highlighted that although having very little representation on the screen, if shown on the screen the Muslims are shown in a negative role. Riz Ahmed, The Night of […]
Riz Ahmed becomes the first Muslim Oscar nominee for lead actor
British-Pakistani actor Riz Ahmed became the first Muslim actor nominated in the Leading Role category of the 93rd Academy Awards. On his performance in “Sound of Mental”, the actor is nominated for the best actor in the lead role award. Ahmed plays a hard rock drummer who loses his hearing this American drama film Sound, […]
Riz Ahmed slams those justifying Asifa’s rapists
The cruel rape and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl, Asifa in the Kathua district of Jammu Kashmir has traumatized and shaken everyone. As celebrities from all across are demanding justice for Asifa, British-Pakistani actor Riz Ahmed has also come forward supporting the cause, slamming the extremists for supporting the acts of those who committed […]
Riz Ahmed praises Marvia Malik, Pakistan’s first transgender news anchor
British-Pakistani actor Riz Ahmed, who visited Pakistan lately for Lahore Literature Festival, congratulated Marvia Malik, Pakistan’s first transgender news broadcaster for accomplishing her dream via an Instagram post. Congratulations to Marvia Malik. In some ways Pakistan has been ahead of the curve in certain aspects of trans rights. In other ways […]
Riz Ahmed promotes Sufi side of Islam in latest picture
After spending a few days in Lahore to attend the Lahore Literary Festival just last month, Riz Ahmed continued his journey into the metropolitan city of Karachi. And as we reported earlier, the British-Pakistani actor has been quite regular with posting photos and videos of his time in Pakistan, a country he visited after almost […]
Riz Ahmed shares photos, is ‘buzzing’ from his trip to Pakistan
The Emmy-winning Pakistani-British actor, Riz Ahmed, was previously in Lahore to attend the Lahore Literary Festival in February. His panel was held with author Mohsin Hamid, who he has previously worked with on The Reluctant Fundamentalist. The heartthrob factor is hearing. #LLF2018 he looked surprised seeing girls cheering for him. pic.twitter.com/96koIJrxwA — aClockworkHal (@Gullehrii) February 24, […]
Riz Ahmed and Zayn Malik make it to UK’s list of most influential Asian people
Pakistani-British actor Riz Ahmed of the most critically acclaimed TV series The Night Of, along with Zayn Malik, the former One Direction member and heartthrob have climbed up high on the new list of the most influential Asian people in Britain, which is topped yet again by Sadiq Khan for a second successive year. Reported by The Guardian, ‘The […]