Riz Ahmed On His Passionate Approach To HAMLET

About this episode

Travis Hopson interviews Riz Ahmed about his interpretation of Shakespeare's HAMLET within the South Asian community.

ravis Hopson talks with Oscar nominee and Emmy winner Riz Ahmed about his passionate take on Shakespeare's HAMLET, set within London's South Asian community. The film opens is in theaters now! All of this and more can be found at www.punchdrunkcritics.com! Subscribe to Punch Drunk Critics on YouTube: / @punchdrunkcritics1 Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Twitter: / pdcmovies Follow Punch Drunk Critics on Facebook: / pdcmovies You can also subscribe to our podcast Cinema Royale anywhere you get your podcasts! #RizAhmed #Hamlet #williamshakespeare

People in this episode

Host: Travis Hopson

Guest: Riz Ahmed

Topics covered

• Riz Ahmed
• Hamlet
• Shakespeare
• South Asian community
• film
• theater

Keywords

• Riz Ahmed
• Hamlet
• Shakespeare
• South Asian
• film
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Punch Drunk Critics

Books & works: HAMLET

Places: London, South Asian community

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