This is a Global Player original podcast. You're listening to the Paul Chowdry

Budcast, the truth podcast with me Paul Chowdry. Today I'm joined by an actor, author,

and Ted Talk speaker who's just written an incredible book called Both Not Half.

You wouldn't think it by looking at this guy, but he's fluent in Punjabi.

My man is doing a great job at honoring his heritage, something we should all do.

Give it up, Majasa Aloan.

Another exclusive on the podcast today.

I'm delighted to be joined by an actor, writer, who just written his debut book,

Both Not Half, is a man with many talents.

British, Indian heritage, fluent in Punjabi. He also knows what Bud means in real life.

Ladies and gentlemen, just a al-a-a-a-lawalia. Al-Lu-Aliya. As in potatoes of people. Yeah, I thought

for ages that my name was linked to the fact that historically the al-Lu-Ali is farmed

potatoes and made alcohol from potatoes, which it is sort of a link, but the al-luwali is farmed potatoes and made alcohol from potatoes

which it is sort of a link but the al-lu is not the connection it's the village a alu is

potato in Punjabi so yeah that is that is correct some of the audience don't speak

Punjabi oh probably that's sucks for them majority of the audience which leads me so

like with a podcast is it a podcast Kita or podcast Maria?

Yeah, Maria and Kita is like, did you do it or did you?

Because when it comes to Pad, you mar, you sort of execute.

Yeah, mar and actually the direct translation for mar is hit.

Hit.

Hit. You hit that bud.

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