The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Thriller based on Mohsin Hamid's bestselling novel. A young Pakistani man living in New York finds his loyalties shaken after the 9/11 terror attacks.
Changez Khan is a middle-class Pakistani from Lahore chasing his dream of success in a prestigious Wall Street valuation firm. He is favoured by his boss, and his future is looking to be on his planned upward trajectory - but whilst on company business in the Philippines, he watches news footage of the twin towers falling, and suddenly his future takes an entirely different path.
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BBC Radio 4: The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Author Mohsin Hamid talks about his bestselling book.
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Mohammed Rafi
Aaj Mausam Bada Beimaan Hai
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Changez | Riz Ahmed |
| Erica | Kate Hudson |
| Bobby Lincoln | Liev Schreiber |
| Jim Cross | Kiefer Sutherland |
| Abu | Om Puri |
| Ammi | Shabana Azmi |
| Ludlow Cooper | Martin Donovan |
| Wainwright | Nelsan Ellis |
| Nazmi Kemal | Haluk Bilginer |
| Bina | Meesha Shafi |
| Sameer | Imaad Shah |
| Mike Rizzo | Chris Smith |
| Junaid | Ashwath Bhatt |
| Director | Mira Nair |
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