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'''Ayub Khan-Din''' (1961 - ) is a playwright and actor, who was born in [[Salford]], [[Lancashire]], [[England]].
'''Ayub Khan-Din''' (1961 - ) is a playwright and actor, who was born in [[Salford]], [[Lancashire]], [[England]].


As an actor, Khan-Din is best-known for the role of Sammy in [[Hanif Kureishi]]'s ''[[Sammy and Rosie Get Laid]]'' (1987). He is also an award-winning playwright, best known for ''[[East is East (film)|East is East]]'' which was also released as a film in 1999, starring [[Om Puri]]. His latest work, the play ''[[Rafta, Rafta...]]'', is a comic adaptation of ''[[All in Good Time]]'', in which the story of a northern working class family in the 1960s is transposed to a contemporary Asian family.
As an actor, Khan-Din is best-known for the role of Sammy in [[Hanif Kureishi]]'s ''[[Sammy and Rosie Get Laid]]'' (1987). He is also an award-winning playwright, best known for ''[[East is East (film)|East is West]]'' which was also released as a film in 1999, starring [[Om Puri]]. His latest work, the play ''[[Rafta, Rafta...]]'', is a comic adaptation of ''[[All in Good Time]]'', in which the story of a northern working class family in the 1960s is transposed to a contemporary Asian family.


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Revision as of 20:08, 20 June 2007

Ayub Khan-Din (1961 - ) is a playwright and actor, who was born in Salford, Lancashire, England.

As an actor, Khan-Din is best-known for the role of Sammy in Hanif Kureishi's Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987). He is also an award-winning playwright, best known for East is West which was also released as a film in 1999, starring Om Puri. His latest work, the play Rafta, Rafta..., is a comic adaptation of All in Good Time, in which the story of a northern working class family in the 1960s is transposed to a contemporary Asian family.