Tirlok Malik

Malik was born and brought in New Delhi. He shifted to New York in his early 20s to expand his father's export business.[2]

Malik started his career as a model for print and television before shifting to theatre. He has more than 300 performance in the Broadway.[2]

Later he became a producer and finally an actor, writer and director.

In 2007, He was nominated in Emmy Awards for producing the television series "Namaste: I love making films in New York".[6]

He is CEO of Apple Productions and founder of Nritvfilmclub.[7][8][9]

Malik has produced several films under the banner of Apple production since 1990 starting with Lonely in America.[10][11] The film was shown in 74 countries and as well as on HBO and participated in 37 film festivals, winning multiple Awards.[11] He continues to make films about Indian American experiences in America. He released a new short film 'To New India with Love' on the occasion of India's 75th Independence Day.[12][13][14]

Malik's work as an actor and a filmmaker has been acclaimed globally.[15][16] He also received the Pride of India Gold Medal for his work as a filmmaker from the Indian Ambassador of the USA.[10] In August 2007, Tirlok Malik was presented with the New York Citizens Award from the New York Mayor's Office. In 2014, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer presented him a citation for his work as a filmmaker and a restaurateur and declared 1 November 2014 as Tirlok Malik appreciation day.[17]

He has line produced (USA Filming) and Some of the films starring India Superstar Rajinikanth, Kamal Hassan, Suriya, Sanjay Dutt, Mamoothy, Sunny Deol, Kangana Ranut, Manisha Koirala, Mithun Chakravarty, Anupam kher.[18][11][19]

As an actor, he has worked in many television series, and films. He has been in many advertisements including for Campbell Soup, Channel 7 Eyewitness News, PBS Channel 13, Microsoft, Air India, and Nokia.[20][21]