![]() And on a cross-country haul, he finds a Mexican American girl named Elena hiding in the back of his rig. He plays a trucker named Kiran with a pregnant wife at home. SHAPIRO: He explores these two immigrant experiences in a new movie called "Land Of Gold." Khurmi wrote, directed and stars in it. ![]() KHURMI: It was, like, this, like, really perfect distillation of the American dream - these two kind of disenfranchised communities coming together to, you know, form their piece of the pie. SHAPIRO: That juxtaposition of cultures started him thinking about different immigrant experiences. Also, how does this exist? Why does this exist? It makes complete sense that you would mix Indian and Mexican food together. And I immediately was like, I have to try them. NARDEEP KHURMI: I love trying new food, and I started seeing these Indian Mexican hybrid restaurants in Los Angeles. The filmmaker Nardeep Khurmi was driving through Los Angeles when something caught his eye.
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