A Still Game actor's new artwork is honouring the life of his father.
Sanjeev Kohli, the actor, writer and comedian best known for his role as Navid Harrid in Still Game, has released a limited-edition print in honour of his late father, Parduman Singh Kohli.
The piece, titled St Parduman of Glasgow, was created as part of Glasgow Print Studio's Call & Response project.
The print, designed as a digital image with screenprinted gold elements, reimagines Sanjeev's father through the lens of sainthood.
It draws inspiration from Glasgow’s patron saint, St Mungo, and explores themes of belonging, migration and identity.
Sanjeev said: "Why not St Mungo?
"Why not reimagine my dad as St Mungo?
"I wanted it to look as Glaswegian as possible.
"I wanted it to be a gable end.
"I wanted it to be a mural."
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Sanjeev’s parents emigrated from India to the UK in 1966 and settled in Glasgow in the early 1970s.
His father was a well-respected member of the community and was fondly described as "an adopted son of Glasgow" at his funeral in 2024.
Sanjeev said: "I asked him, when did you feel at home in Scotland?
"He replied, 'About 20 minutes after I got here.'
"I didn’t fully understand what people were saying to me, but I felt welcome."
To bring his artwork to life, Sanjeev worked with Glasgow Print Studio’s Master Printer Murray Robertson.
He provided photographs and scans that were combined into a collage reflecting his vision.
The final image blends religious iconography with Glasgow’s urban landscape.
It features a sandstone tenement gable end and the symbols from the city’s coat of arms.
The text "I Belong to Glasgow" – using script from the original 1920 Will Fyffe songsheet – appears in English and Punjabi – using Gurmukhi script and English transliteration.
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Sanjeev said: "It’s also nice to be able to write the words ‘I belong to Glasgow’ in Punjabi script.
"I don’t think I’ve seen that before."
Sanjeev's edition of St Parduman of Glasgow is available in a limited run of 50, priced at £200 each, through the Glasgow Print Studio gallery and online shop.
The release is part of the wider Call & Response programme, which pairs notable Scottish figures from the arts with the studio’s Master Printmakers to create original works.
Other contributors include Peter Capaldi, Alan Cumming, Franz Ferdinand, Greg Hemphill and Julie Wilson Nimmo, Ashley Jensen, The Pastels and Kirsty Wark.
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