Author Archives: Sunil

Talking more OUTSOURCED with Rizwan Manji and Aneesh Sheth

In honor of what may have been the series finale of OUTSOURCED last night, let me quote my favorite Rajiv moment from the episode: Todd: What can I do to help? Rajiv: Do you know where the gift table is? Todd: Yes. Rajiv: Good. Go to it and see if someone gave us a time machine. Todd: I get it. And then set it to before the bachelor party? Rajiv: No. You must go back much further. Go back to

A Conversation with Rizwan Manji and Aneesh Sheth from OUTSOURCED

As luck would have it, Rizwan Manji was on my flight home from Dallas, and I met him in the SFO baggage claim. No, really, sometimes these things just happen to me. He invited me to attend the event he had flown in for, a talk with Sanskriti, the South Asian student organization at Stanford University. The talk was moderated by member Elahe Popat, who focused the discussion on his experiences as a South Asian actor. Manji began by recapping

My Take Too: Anisha Nagarajan talks OUTSOURCED

Sometimes Amrie sets aside HER take on TV to let someone else have a go. Sunil is just such a someone else. Formerly of RTVW Online and Mars Investigations, he has multiple Comic-Cons under his belt and is happy to share his love of television with anyone who will listen. Last month, I attended the San Francisco Asian American Film Festival’s panel on Breakout Female Comedians, featuring Anisha Nagarajan, who plays scene-stealer Madhuri on OUTSOURCED. She regaled us with tales