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This week on One on One Riz Khan talks to the award-winning novelist and scriptwriter, Hanif Kureishi.

It was his vivid portrayal of life in Britain for South Asian immigrants that brought him fame - along with controversy - for delving into edgy subjects such as racism and gay relationships.

His mix of Pakistani and English blood made him quite unique in the 1950s and 1960s when Britain's South Asian community was just starting to grow.

Born in the English town of Bromley, Kent, he was pretty much the only child of colour at his school, but he soon learned to fit in with his long hair and student activism.

There is much speculation that the theme and characters of his books are a reflection of his own life, from the quirky experiences of an Asian boy growing up, depicted in the critically acclaimed screenplay for the 1985 film My Beautiful Laundrette, to a similar portrayal of adolescent awareness in the 1990 film The Buddha of Suburbia.

Intimacy, his novel about a man who left his wife and two young children, was released shortly after Kureishi went through a similar experience.

Despite his denials, his family accused him of exploiting them with thinly disguised comments.

The controversy failed to dent the quality of work Kureishi continues to produce, such as the 2006 screenplay Venus, featuring veteran actor, Peter O'Toole, who was heavily nominated for awards for his performance.

Kureishi's often controversially explicit take on sex, race and immigration may raise a few eyebrows, but he certainly provokes a lot of thought too.

This episode of One on One can be seen from Saturday, September 19, at the following times GMT: Saturday: 0130, 1630; Sunday: 0430; Monday: 0300, 1230.