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So true to my calling, I am a real doctor, and I don’t play one on TV. And some of us doctors transplant things that we hope will allow for a successful coexistence and even bring a new home and new life to both the host and the transplanted guest. Now for writer, director, and actor Ravi Kapoor, who was born and raised in Liverpool, England, art and performance were certainly part of his formative years. He trained at the East 15 School of Acting and worked extensively in the UK before moving to Los Angeles in 2001. He was a series regular on Gideon’s Crossing and Crossing Jordan and appeared in a number of short films and movies. His first feature as a director was the comedy-drama Miss India America, a film he co-write with his wife, actor Meera Simhan, and last year he wrote and directed his second feature, a comedy-heist film set in the Little India neighborhood of Artesia, CA. For me, the film offers a playful and very organic coming of age window into Southern California Indian American life that I’ve experienced myself and Ravi’s style of storytelling that combines a little Wes Anderson with highlighting those who typically don’t have a voice with a laddoo eating contest is always compelling enough. Four Samosas premiered at Tribeca and was picked up by IFC Films so you can check it out on most of your favorite streaming options. We caught up for a conversation, which made sense I guess because he’s portrayed a shocking number of doctors on TV as an actor, and so I asked him about being an British transplant in LA and whether he thinks Britishly first, even though he’s been here for over 25 years…

Thanks so much Ravi. In the end, we really do need each other and we really don’t need guns and with more guns pretty soon we won’t have each other. Till next time, I’m Abhay Dandekar.