Mogul Mowgli director Bassam Tariq has said the film’s leading actor Riz Ahmed “stole” his heart the first time they met, despite his initial reservations.Tariq recruited the Four Lions star for his debut narrative feature, after working mainly in documentary-making.Ahmed stars as a British-Pakistani rapper called Zed on the cusp of his first world tour, who is struck down by an illness that threatens to derail his burgeoning career.Tariq, who is from Queens in New York City, said he bonded with London-born Ahmed, who produces hip hop as Riz MC, over their shared Pakistani and Muslim heritage.He told the PA news agency: “Riz saw my documentary These Birds Walk and I had only seen Four Lions the time we first met. He had seen the film and was like, ‘I would love to meet him’.“He met my co-director first, Omar Mullick, who is a really close friend of both of ours. Omar was like, ‘You should meet this Riz guy, he’s actually quite cool’.“I was like, ‘Really. I don’t kn… Click below to read the full story from Yahoo Movies UK
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