“The first name is Hindu and the second name is Muslim,” he told Radio Times.
“When I was on stage, I thought of myself as a landscape painter,” he continued.
That’s who I am."
Obviously, Kingsley proved that director wrong.
“I’m ticking all the boxes here because I’ve played them all,” he continued.
That’s not to say that Kingsley didn’t notice the racial discrimination he faced because of his name.
“I suppose it says more about the 1960s than anything else.
“There’s your irony.”
