How Hamlet Inspired Playwright Ayad Akhtar to Create a Magnetic Role for Aasif Mandvi in Disgraced
About the author: Ayad Akhtar digs deeply into questions of identity, exploring the inner life of young Muslim-Americans and presenting his findings—warts and all—in an impressive variety of artistic forms. Akhtar co-wrote and starred in the 2005 feature film The War Within, which earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Screenplay. His recent novel, American Dervish, received a rave review…