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Firdaus Kanga
Born
1960 Mumbai
Occupation
Author, Journalist and, Actor.
Language
English language
Firdaus Kanga , born in Mumbai 1960 to a Parsi Family, Kanga is an Indian writer, journalist and actor who currently lives in London. He has written a novel Trying to Grow a semi-autobiographical novel set in India and a travel book ''Heaven on Wheels'', which shares about his experiences in United Kingdom where he met Stephen Hawking. A film was based on his novel Trying to Grow with the name of Sixth Happiness, where he himself played the role of a screenwriter and the lead character.
Kanga was born with a rare disease called Osteogenesis imperfecta or brittle bones disease.[1][2]
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