Celebrity Jeweler Nadeem Hosts Sir Ben Kingsley in Quake-Torn Pakistan

Celebrity Jeweler Nadeem Hosts Sir Ben Kingsley in Quake-Torn Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Here's an example of how small our world has become: You meet someone in Los Angeles and, next thing you know, they invite you home to dinner ... in Pakistan.

It started when Sir Ben Kingsley walked into FIONZ FINE JEWELRY in Los Angeles, searching for a piece to adorn his guest at the Academy Awards. He was shown the family-owned store's original designs: rubies, topaz and aquamarine unearthed from mines in Pakistan and Afghanistan, left in their natural shapes. The Indian-born actor became not only a client but a friend of owner Nadeem Akram.

So when the Indian-born actor flew to earthquake-ravaged Pakistan to raise money for Relief International. Nadeem naturally invited him home for dinner. "Home" is the village of Malot, half an hour outside Islamabad. Nadeem was in Pakistan doing the same thing as Sir Ben.

Nadeem's ancestral home was spared in the quake, and a CNN crew covered the family's traditional hospitality to the actor. The two men compared notes on how best to help the quake victims. "There is something moving in the fact that these gems of great beauty brought a brilliant actor and a hardheaded businessman together to help people in need," says Nadeem.

FIONZ FINE JEWELERS is fast becoming a "jeweler to the stars" back in L.A. Its gems are featured in such shows as "Two and a Half Men," the upcoming "Justice" and VH-1's celebrity-driven fall series "Fame Games."

FIONZ FINE JEWELRY has stores in Santa Monica and in downtown Los Angeles.

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CONTACT: Mary Hall Ross of The Ross Group, +1-323-935-7600,
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