Top 5 Indians In Hollywood To Look Out For
Indians are doing well in Hollywood lately. They have come a long way from having to change their names like Kal Penn, or have easily pronouncable names like Naveen Andrews. We’ve been keeping track of them and have compiled a list of the best of the best, the Top 5, successful Hollywood Indians to keep your eye on.
****Aziz Ansari:
Aziz Ansari is a newly popular actor and comedian. He stars as Tom Haverford on the NBC comedy Parks and Recreation and is the 2010 host of the MTV Movie Awards. Ansari also created and starred in the critically acclaimed, cult MTV sketch show Human Giant. Ansari began his career performing stand-up comedy in New York while attending New York University. He performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre frequently. In 2005, Rolling Stone included him in their annual “Hot List” as their choice for the “Hot Standup,” and subsequently won an Award for “Best Standup” at HBO’s U.S. Comedy Arts Festival.
****Kunal Nayyar:
Kunal Nayyar is a British-born comic actor of Indian origin. He is currently known for his role as Rajesh Koothrappali on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory.
Nayyar teamed up with Oroon Das to write the critically acclaimed play Cotton Candy, which is currently still running in New Delhi, India. Nayyar also previously guest-starred in the CBS drama NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) in the episode “Suspicion” (Season 4, Episode 12), in which he played Youssef Zidan, a terrorist. He was on The Bonnie Hunt Show in 2009 and on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson twice in 2010.
****Adhir Kalyan:
Adhir Kalyan is a South African born actor of Indian origin, best known for his role as David Spade’s assistant on the CBS sitcom Rules of Engagement. Adhir was born in Durban, South Africa. His mother, Santosh Vinita “Sandy” Kalyan, is a member of the Parliament of the South African National Assembly where she represents the Democratic Alliance. Kalyan’s movie appearances include Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Up in the Air, Fired Up, and the 2010 film Youth in Revolt.
****Jay Chandrasekhar:
Jay Chandrasekhar is an actor, comedian, writer, and film director with the comedy team Broken Lizard. Chandrasekhar was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of physicians, who both have Tamil Indian heritage. Chandrasekhar is best known for directing the film version of The Dukes of Hazzard, as well as the troupe’s own films, Super Troopers, Club Dread, Beerfest, and The Slammin’ Salmon. Jay is also the cousin of actor Sendhil Ramamurthy, who currently plays the role of Mohinder Suresh in the NBC drama Heroes.
****Anand Bhatt:
Rock Personality and actor Anand Bhatt is known for his rock/pop solo career and as frontman of the tribal hardcore group Anand clique. Bhatt got a great career launch at a young age from his work with a famed member of the band Faith No More. He has been seen on television numerous times walking the GRAMMY red carpet as an award consideree and an academy voting member. Anand Bhatt is the first Indian-American to be inducted into the Latin Grammys (Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences). Aside from notable TV and movie appearances in 2010, recent press reveals that Bhatt and has been extremely successful in his celebrity charitable works.
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