
Ayub Khan-Din
Ayub Khan Din (born 11 July 1961) is a British writer and actor. He wrote the BAFTA, BIFA and London Film Critics Circle award-winning film East Is East (1999), adapted from his 1996 Olivier-nominated play of the same name. His 2008 comedy play Rafta, Rafta... won the Olivier Award. He went on to write the film sequel West Is West (2010). On television, he created the Channel 4 comedy-drama Ackley Bridge (2017–2022).
As an actor, Khan Din's roles include Sammy in Hanif Kureishi's film Sammy and Rosie Get Laid in (1987), Hanif Ruparell in the soap opera Coronation Street (1992–1993), and Ravi Shah in the ITV series London Bridge (1996).
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 1.283 |
Birthday | 1961-05-21 |
Place of Birth | Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK |
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1987

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
5.762/21
Sammy and Rosie are an unconventional middle-class London married couple. They live in the midst of inner-city chaos, surround themselves with intelle...
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Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

1989

Shalom Salaam
0/0
Two disparate families become intertwined when a Jewish man and a Muslim woman fall in love while attending college.
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Shalom Salaam

1990

The Care of Time
9/1
A thriller directed by John Davies.
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The Care of Time

2023

Magic Mike's Last Dance
6.5/514
Mike Lane takes to the stage again after a lengthy hiatus, following a business deal that went bust, leaving him broke and taking bartender gigs in Fl...
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Magic Mike's Last Dance

1985

My Beautiful Laundrette
6.755/274
A Pakistani Briton renovates a rundown laundrette with his male lover while dealing with drama within his family, the local Pakistani community, and a...
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My Beautiful Laundrette

1991

Goodbye Stranger
0/0
Set on the deserted North Sea island of Langeness, a lonely woman begins an affair with a stranger; only after he is identified as a political fugitiv...
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