it's part of our arts and cultures series, canvas. >> nawaz: for riz ahmed, his acting career... >> nawazd his music career have always gone hand-in-hand... ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ and in his new film, "mogul mowgli," which he co-wrote, the two art forms collide, with a story that hits close to home. the main character, zed, is british, like ahmed. of pakistani descent, like ahmed. and a rapper, also like ahmed. >> it's in english, it's in urdu. it's an acting piece and a rapping piece, and though it's rooted in my specific experience, i think a lot of people can really relate to that of all backgrounds. >> nawaz: there's clearly a lot of you in this new film. could this have been something you did five years ago or 10 years ago? >> i don't think i would have had the guts to make this five or 10 years ago because i think i was still in a place where i was thinking about wearing masks in order to fit in for other people, what i'm interested in now is bringing all of myself to my work, bringing all of myself into every room i into not leaving the british side of the door, the pakistani side or the posh

reporter: for riz ahmed, his acting career and his music career have always gone hand in hand.owrote, the two art forms collide with the story that hits close to home. >> forget this. >> what is it going to be? reporter: the main character is british. of pakistani defendant -- dissent. and a rapper. >> it's in english and hurt you. it's rooted in my specific experience. a lot of people can relate to all of that. did you ever listen to me? >> no. let me do my thing. reporter: there's a lot of you win this film. could this have been something you did five years ago, years ago? is this the perfect story for this time? >> i wouldn't have had the guts to make this. i was still in a place where i was thinking about wearing masks to fit in for other ople. what i'm interested in is bringing all myself together, bringing all myself into every room i enter. not leaving the british side, the pakistani side, the working-class side at the door. reporter: the 38-year-old has been acting since the early 2000. he became more of a household name after a breakthrough turn in critical acclaim in

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