Alexander Gifford is an English theatre director and former model and film actor. He was one of the three leads in Kaizad Gustad

Kaizad Gustad

Kaizad Gustad is an Indian film director and writer. He is best known for his 1998 comedy Bombay Boys and debut novel Of No Fixed Address....

's cult comedy Bombay Boys

Bombay Boys

Bombay Boys is an unorthodox comedy film written and directed by the Indian director Kaizad Gustad. It follows the adventures of three young men in modern-day Mumbai . The boys are of Indian origin, but were all raised in the West. Krishna Sahni is an aspiring actor from New York who wants to...

(1998) alongside Naveen Andrews

Naveen Andrews

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 and Rahul Bose

Rahul Bose

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. He played the role of Xerxes Mistry, a confused young British Asian

British Asian

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 of Parsi

Parsi

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 origin who comes to Bombay in search of his artistic and sexual identity. This was Gifford's only film. He had also worked as a model.

In later years, Gifford has been actively involved in youth theatre, especially in the Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire

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 area, running the Gloucester Theatre Company. In 2009, he was appointed joint managing director of the Picturedrome Theatre (formerly the New Olympus) in Gloucester

Gloucester

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.