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Meet Kunal Nayyar, the new Indian on American television
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Role play Acting is fun for Kunal Nayyar
“I knew this is what I had to do,” confides Kunal Nayyar, actor and theatre artiste.Kunal Nayyar is the latest Indian face on American television.
He is known for his role as the nerdy and socially-neurotic Rajesh Koothrappali on the CBS show, The Big Bang Theory.
The American sitcom is about two socially inept prodigies in their 20s.
Fun and interesting
Talking about his character, he says, “My character is really funny but still very adapted to the normal lifestyle. It’s fun and interesting.”
Recently, Nayyar teamed up with fellow Indian, Oroon Das, to write the critically-acclaimed play, Cotton Candy, which is still running in Delhi. While his role on CBS’ The Big Bang Theory is his first as a television regular, Kunal has previously guest starred in the CBS drama Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) in Suspicion (Season 4) where he played a terrorist, Youssef Zidan. Also, Nayyar is writing his first feature film.
Not delving into the details, he says, “The film is about an Indian guy going to America. There he looks for the three basic necessities in a man’s life: work, love and friendship. The story is very much related to my life.”
SANA AHMED
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