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West Is West actors Om Puri & Aquib Khan

Gruff Rhys offers his Most Played tracks, plus the Video of the Week is Metronomy's She Wants and Nemone chats to actor Om Puri OBE about his latest movie West Is West.

Actor Om Puri OBE talks to us about his latest movie West is West, the sequel to the brilliant East is East. He also became known internationally for starring in many British films such as My Son the Fanatic (1997), East is East (1999) and The Parole Officer (2001). As well as these he appeared in Hollywood films including City of Joy (1992), opposite Patrick Swayze; Wolf (1994) alongside Jack Nicholson and The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) opposite Val Kilmer. In 2007, he appeared as General Zia-Ul-Haq in Charlie Wilson's War, which stars Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts.
Tune in each day to hear tracks chosen by Super Furry Animals front man Gruff Rhys. Gruff Rhys checks in with third solo album, Hotel Shampoo, his most ambitious and fully realized yet. As well as the intentions above, Hotel Shampoo is inspired by, and takes its title from, Gruff's extensive collection of mini shampoo bottles and complimentary hotel products acquired whilst touring the world. "Having never kept a journal these items have become like diary entries, triggering memories of all those buildings and random people I've met and inspiring songs on the album.
Plus Video of the Week is She Wants by Metronomy, an electronic music group formed by Joseph Mount in Totnes, Devon, England in 1999. Their music consists of instrumental electronic music and more recently, with the release of Nights Out, vocal electronic pop music. Mount also releases remixes under the name Metronomy, and has remixed many artists including.

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Music Played

  • Beastie Boys

    No Sleep Till Brooklyn

    • Licenced To Ill.
    • Def Jam.
    • 3.

  • Lykke Li

    I Follow Rivers

    • LL Recordings.

  • Prince & The New Power Generation

    Cream

    • Paisley Park/Warner Bros.

  • The Kinks

    Waterloo Sunset

    • Essential.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    Postcards From A Young Man

    • Postcards from a Young Man.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 2.

  • The Charlatans

    Love Is The Key

    • Universal Music.

  • Orbital

    The Box

    • London.

  • Gruff Rhys

    Sensations In The Dark

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Ovni/Turnstile.
    • 1.

  • The Smiths

    How Soon Is Now?

  • PJ Harvey

    The Words That Maketh Murder

  • Reverend and the Makers

    Heavyweight Champion Of The World

    • CD SINGLE.
    • WALL OF SOUND RECORDINGS.

  • The Bongolian

    The Riviera Affair

    • Blow Up Records.

  • Ringo Deathstarr

    So High

    • So High (Single).
    • CLUB AC30.
    • 1.

  • The Fall

    Hit The North

    • Beggars Banquet.

  • R.E.M.

    Mine Smell Like Honey

    • Warner Bros..

  • Lia Ices

    Love Is Won (Radio Edit)

    • Grown Unknown.
    • Jagjaguwar Records.
    • 1.

  • Bright Eyes

    Shell Games

    • Download.
    • Polydor.

  • Mungo Jerry

    Alright, Alright, Alright

    • 25 Years Of Rock `n' Roll - 1973.
    • Connoisseur Collection.
    • 1.

  • Elvis Costello & The Attractions

    High Fidelity

    • Universal Music.

  • Elbow

    Neat Little Rows

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Fiction.

  • The Velvet Underground

    She's My Best Friend

    • Verve.

  • Cloud Control

    There's Nothing In The Water We Can't Fight

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Infectious.
    • 1.

  • The Cardigans

    Erase/Rewind

    • Stockholm.

  • The Style Council

    Headstart For Happiness

  • Fyfe Dangerfield

    Faster Than The Setting Sun

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Geffen.
    • 1.

  • Matt and Kim

    Cameras

    • Different.

  • Ian Dury & the Blockheads

    Reasons To Be Cheerful, Part 3

    • Papillion.

  • Holy Ghost!

    Do It Again

    • CD SINGLE.
    • DFA/Cooperative.
    • 1.

  • MEN

    Who Am I

  • Basement Jaxx

    Jus 1 Kiss

    • XL.

  • Cut Copy

    Where I'm Going

  • Beck

    Tropicalia

    • Geffen.

  • Deerhunter

    Desire Lines

    • CD SINGLE.
    • 4AD.
    • 1.

  • The Zutons

    Valerie

    • Session.

  • Silvery

    Two Halves Of The Same Boy

    • CD SINGLE.
    • BLOW UP.
    • 1.

  • Crystal Fighters

    At Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

    • Star Of Love.
    • Zirkulo.
    • 7.

Broadcast

  • Tue 15 Feb 2011 13:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music