An attractive British actor of Indian descent, Naveen Andrews first rose to prominence in several roles penned by Hanif Kureishi. but it was his sterling work as Kip, the Sikh who defused land minds and romanced Juliet Binoche's nurse in "The English Patient" (1996) that caught US audience's attention.The eldest son of Indian immigrants who settled in London, Andrews clashed with his father over the career choice of acting. At age 16, he moved out of his parents home and was taken in by a math teacher who became his guardian. In a more controversial move, he and the female teacher eventually
