Today is the birthday of Silksoundbooks star audio book reader Art Malik , who was born in Bahawalpur, Pakistan on November 13th 1952. The Malik family came to London in 1956 when his father qualified as an opthalmic surgeon.

After studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, to which he won a scholarship, Art performed at the Old Vic and The Royal Shakespeare Company. His first major break came when he was cast as the doomed young Indian Hari Kumar in the ITV production of The Jewel in the Crown. During filming, David Lean cast him in his film production of A Passage to India

These two high profile and successful productions assured his professional future and brought Art to Hollywood. In The Living Daylights he played an Afghan rebel leader who teams with James Bond and his other movies include City of Joy and True Lies.

Art has most recently filmed Sex And The City 2 with Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Catrall. Prior to that he finished filming Ben Hur directed by Steve Schill and he filmed an episode of Poirot with Martin Shaw. Coming up in 2010, watch out for Art in The Wolfman.

Despite often being seen in action roles, Art has a wonderful gift for more gentle story telling. In his Silksoundbooks audio book The Just So Stories, Art reads Rudyard Kipling's tales of the High and far off times... with the perfect soft and gentle voice, making it an absolute must for any child or adult! It really is one of my favourites.

Happy Birthday Art, from all of us here at Silksoundbooks.

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