- Waris Ahluwalia
Waris Singh Ahluwalia (b.
Amritsar , Punjab,India , c. 1975) is a popularIndian American jewelry designer and actor. He emigrated with his family to theUnited States at the age of five, and grew up inBrooklyn ,New York . He is based inNew York City but has also lived inLos Angeles and travels frequently toRome ,Italy , andRajasthan , India, where most of his jewelry is made. He sells his jewelry through his company, House of Waris, and has collaborated with the fashion designerBenjamin Cho .In addition to his work in jewelry, he has had a number of small roles in films (most notably those of his friend
Wes Anderson ) [ [http://www.observer.com/2008/waris-hermes-party Anderson and Ahluwalia are Undead] , By Irina Aleksander, "New York Observer", April 3, 2008.] and commercials.He is often seen in photographs with Chiara Clemente, daughter of the painter Francesco Clemente.fact|date=September 2008
elected filmography
*Hugo Pepper in "
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Undead " [ [http://www.rushmoreacademy.com/2008/03/20/waris-in-rosencrantz-and-guildenstern-are-undead Waris in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Undead] , RushmoreAcademy.com]
*Chief Steward in "The Darjeeling Limited "
*Vikram Ray in "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou "
*Vikram Walia in "The Inside Man "
*Natasha Lyonne's friend in "America Brown "
*RNC fundraiser in "F Word "References
External links
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* [http://www.nypress.com/blogx/display_blog.cfm?bid=98940998 Interview]
* [http://www.sikhchic.com/article-detail.php?id=47&cat=8 In his own words]
* [http://www.latimes.com/features/lifestyle/la-ig-waris07oct07,1,6755085.story Profile]
* [http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fs20060815a3.html Profile]
* [http://www.houseofwaris.com/ House of Waris]
* [http://www.sikhchic.com/article-detail.php?id=47&cat=8 Page]
* [http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2007/03/waris_ahluwalia_takes_a_hands-off_approach_to_nightlife.html Page]
* [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1178794,00.html Page]
* [http://www.papermag.com/?section=album&albid=130 Page]
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