Waris Ahluwalia

Biography

Waris Ahluwalia is an Indian-American actor and designer who is based in New York City. Born in Amritsar, India, he moved to the United States at five and grew up in Brooklyn. His company House of Waris drew early attention when the people behind Maxfield's in Los Angeles admired his detailed diamond rings and ordered stock that sold out. In 2009 he was a finalist for the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, and he became a CFDA member the following year. His first film role was Vikram Ray in Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), opposite Bill Murray and Cate Blanchett. He later appeared briefly in Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel and in Deepa Mehta's Beeba Boys, which was released in 2015.

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 5 years2004 to 2009

Every film, newest first

2009I Am LoveIMDb rating 7.0
2007Hotel ChevalierIMDb rating 7.1
2007The Darjeeling LimitedIMDb rating 7.2
2006Inside ManIMDb rating 7.6
2004The Life Aquatic with Steve ZissouIMDb rating 7.2

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First role
Waris Ahluwalia's first film role came in Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, playing Vikram Ray in a cast that included Bill Murray and Cate Blanchett.
Behind the camera
Ahluwalia served as Global Ambassador for Starwood, and in that role he wrote and produced the short film "HERE: a Film" by Luca Guadagnino. Tilda Swinton was a co-writer.
A first
Ahluwalia's first New York Fashion Week presentation took place in February 2011 at the Museum of Arts & Design, where he launched a line of scarves made in India.
A change of course
After the owners of Maxfield's in Los Angeles spotted Ahluwalia's elaborate diamond rings, they placed an order that sold out. That order brought his company, House of Waris, into being.

Waris Ahluwalia movies on Netflix

I Am Love2009IMDb rating 7.0as Shai Kubelkian
Hotel Chevalier2007IMDb rating 7.1as Security
The Darjeeling Limited2007IMDb rating 7.2as The Chief Steward
Inside Man2006IMDb rating 7.6as Vikram Walia
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou2004IMDb rating 7.2as Vikram Ray

Most often with

Wes Anderson directed three of these films. Five actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Willem Dafoe

Bill Murray

Owen Wilson

Anjelica Huston

Jason Schwartzman

Wes AndersonDirector, 3 films

Films together

Willem Dafoe2 films together, 2004 to 2006
Willem Dafoe's page
- Inside Man2006IMDb rating 7.6Ahluwalia as Vikram WaliaDafoe as Captain John Darius
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou2004IMDb rating 7.2Ahluwalia as Vikram RayDafoe as Klaus Daimler
Bill Murray2 films together, 2004 to 2007
Bill Murray's page
- The Darjeeling Limited2007IMDb rating 7.2Ahluwalia as The Chief StewardMurray as The Businessman
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou2004IMDb rating 7.2Ahluwalia as Vikram RayMurray as Steve Zissou
Owen Wilson2 films together, 2004 to 2007
Owen Wilson's page
- The Darjeeling Limited2007IMDb rating 7.2Ahluwalia as The Chief StewardWilson as Francis
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou2004IMDb rating 7.2Ahluwalia as Vikram RayWilson as Ned Plimpton
Anjelica Huston2 films together, 2004 to 2007
Anjelica Huston's page
- The Darjeeling Limited2007IMDb rating 7.2Ahluwalia as The Chief StewardHuston as Patricia
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou2004IMDb rating 7.2Ahluwalia as Vikram RayHuston as Eleanor Zissou
Jason Schwartzman2 films together, 2007
Jason Schwartzman's page
- Hotel Chevalier2007IMDb rating 7.1Ahluwalia as SecuritySchwartzman as Jack Whitman
- The Darjeeling Limited2007IMDb rating 7.2Ahluwalia as The Chief StewardSchwartzman as Jack
Wes AndersonDirector, 3 films, 2004 to 2007
All films by Wes Anderson
- Hotel Chevalier2007IMDb rating 7.1Ahluwalia as Security
- The Darjeeling Limited2007IMDb rating 7.2Ahluwalia as The Chief Steward
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou2004IMDb rating 7.2Ahluwalia as Vikram Ray

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