Firdaus Kanga
Firdaus Kanga (Born on 1960) is an Indian writer and actor who lives in London. He has written a novel, Trying to Grow a semi-autobiographical novel set in India and a travel book Heaven on Wheels about his experiences in the United Kingdom where he met "Stephen Hawking". Trying to Grow was later turned FI film, Sixth Happiness, for which Kanga wrote the screenplay, and in which he starred.
| Firdaus Kanga | |
|---|---|
| Language | English language  |
Early and personal life
Kanga is from a Parsi family.[1] He was born in 1960 in "Mumbai". Till fourth grade , kanga was tutored in home after which he joined the Campion School in Mumbai.He is 4 ft (122cm) Tall and is a writer, journalist and actor in his written movie "Sixth Happiness".
He is also the author of Heaven on Wheels.
References
- July 31; July 31, 1991 ISSUE DATE; October 14, 1991UPDATED; Ist, 2013 12:46. "Disabled writer Firdaus Kanga makes waves in London". India Today.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
External links
- Firdaus Kanga biography and credits at the BFI's Screenonline
- Article by Kanga on the BBC website
- Sixth Happiness -- a BBC-BFI film that won the EMMA award
- Article about Kanga and his film on the website for The Independent newspaper
- Trying to Grow by Kanga -- republished in November 2008 by Penguin India
- New York Times review of Kanga's film Sixth Happiness
- Kanga in a New York Times review of history of homosexuality in Indian literary history
| Authority control |
|---|
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.