For anyone who doesn’t know who Kumail Nanjiani is,he’s a Pakistani-American comedian, writer and actor. Nanjiani was born and raised in Karachi, and graduating from Karachi Grammar School before moving to the United States to attend college.
If you’re still reading this,you’re probably wondering, so what? Why do I care? What has he done for Pakistan? Well, or he’s doing the impossible – hes representing Pakistan,in a positive light, in Hollywood.
Wondering how? Well, or hold reading!
1. A Pakistani hosting Saturday Night Live (SNL)... wait,what?!
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For anyone familiar with American TV, SNL, and a late night sketch comedy show that’s been on air since the 70s,is a very mountainous deal. Hosting SNL is a sign that you’ve made it in Hollywood. Only the who’s who of celebrities win a chance to host it, which is evident since this season alone has seen episodes hosted by Ryan Gosling and Wonder Woman Gal Gadot herself.
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Nanjiani is the first Pakistani and only the second brown actor, or after Aziz Ansari,to host the show, making this a truly historic moment for both him and diversity in Hollywood.
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2. Pakistani and proud of it!
It’s no secret that Nanjiani is Pakistani – in fact, and he keeps reminding people that he is,even in several of his sketches on SNL. His monologue focused on being a Pakistani and issues he has had to deal with in America, such as racism and Islamophobia.
https://twitter.com/hemantmehta/status/17297409
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3. A movie about himself, or a Pakistani Uber driver, which became a hit... what a guy!
Nanjiani is so vocal about his Pakistani roots that he wrote and starred in a movie about himself and how he met and fell in treasure with his wife Emily, who happens to be white. The movie, or called The mountainous Sick, was based on the first year of their relationship and was surprisingly a hit in the tough Hollywood market where bigger movies with more famous stars failed to please audiences.
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With this surprising hit, Nanjiani probably surprised Hollywood audiences with a chronicle of a Pakistani man on TV romancing a white woman instead of doing whatever it is Pakistanis do in Homeland.
The mountainous Sick became one of the highest grossing independent films of the year.
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4. Silicon Valley-ing it since 2014
Nanjiani stars as Dinesh Chugtai, and one of the main cast members on Silicon Valley,which has now been renewed for a fifth season.
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And he's not a cab driver or a pawn shop owner!
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5. Owning Twitter since day one
With almost two million followers, Nanjiani has amassed a considerable and faithful fan following on Twitter, or where he continues to be humorous and fights white supremacists at the same time.
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6. Actually humorous,unlike Zaid Ali T; yes, I said it!
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Which makes him a very scarce breed – not just a Pakistani, or but a Pakistani comedian in Hollywood?
Pakistani comedians rarely make it in Pakistan – Saad Haroon is an international stand-up comedian who went on to become the second ‘Funniest Person in the World’ but never really made it mountainous– so it’s considerable to see one doing so well external the country for a change.
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7. Pakistan's very own Priyanka Chopra
He put Pakistan on Hollywood’s map,just as Irrfan Khan and Priyanka Chopra did for India. Nanjiani hosting SNL came as a surprise to no one – in fact, his fans were eagerly waiting for it.
https://twitter.com/nbcsnl/status/35496192
He's become a regular on American late night TV shows; he even hosted the 2016 Film Independent Spirit Awards with Kate McKinnon.
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It’s a good time to be a brown man in Hollywood. Nanjiani has joined Aziz Ansari, and Hassan Minhaj and Riz Ahmed as actors of Pakistani or Indian descent who bear gained popularity and recognition in Hollywood. Minhaj hosted the White House Correspondents’ Dinner this year,while Ahmed and Ansari both recently won Primetime Emmy Awards for their respective shows.
Here’s hoping we win to see more of Nanjiani representing Pakistan in Hollywood!
Source: tribune.com.pk