Tirlok Malik is the Founding member of the NRI TV FILM CLUB. He has been part of show business for the past 14 years .In 1989, Malik founded Apple Productions and became a pioneer in making films on Indian immigrant experiences. He has produced 3 features films, 4 documentaries including the award winning, "Lonely in America". This film has been shown in 74 countries, many times on HBO, appeared in 36 film festivals and won many awards. His work has been acclaimed in international and national media (more than 500 articles worldwide) including New York Times, Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Entertainment etc. His second film, "Love, Lust and Marriage", deals with the effects of American dream and workaholics in a marriage. His coming movies are "Little Magician 3D" and "Arya."
Malik has a Bachelors Degree in Arts, and has attended the New York Academy of theatrical Arts, The Actors Institute, The Weist Barron School of Television and the New School of Social Research.
He is the recipient of the Pride of India Gold Medal from the Indian Ambassador to the U.S. and 1991 received the Glory of India International award for promoting cultural understanding between East and West.
As an actor Malik has also acted in more then 40 roles as varied as an strange husband, a successful businessman, a sleazy attorney, a porno shop keeper, a hassled taxi-driver, a street tough, a savvy engineer, a political leader, a phone-sex addict, a sympathetic doctor, a computer technician, an artist and many others. He has modeled for commercials including those for Air India, Altel Telephone company, WABC TV and many others. He has also acted in off-off Broadway Productions of "Indian wants the Bronx", "The Hotel Baltimore", "A Better Tomorrow" and others.
Besides this, Malik has been an entrepreneur for the past 20 years. He has successfully created and executed restaurant concepts including Indian Café and Ayurveda Café located in Manhattan. The New York Times, Newyork Magazine, Time-Out Magazine, The Daily News, local newspapers and many other media outlets have acclaimed his restaurants.