The Big Sick,KumailNanjianiand wife Emily Gordon write abouttheir real-life romanceof an interracial couple whose relationship is tested by a serious health issue. Even more so, they include scenes of “Muslims having fun” — a top priority for the co-writers, asNanjiani...
Starring Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Ray Romano, Holly Hunter | based on the true story of the movie's screenwriters, husband and wife Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon By Kevin Lang | Published June 20, 2017 THE CAST VS. REAL LIFE REEL FACE: REAL FACE: Kumail NanjianiBorn: February...
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Nanjiani took the leap to genuine big screen stardom with his starring turn in the comedyThe Big Sick, which he also co-wrote together with his real-life
Nanjiani’s breakthrough role on HBO’s “Silicon Valley” was followed by him co-writing and starring in “The Big Sick,” for which he and his wife Emily V. Gordon received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. He also starred in the first episode of Jordan Peele’s...
Gordon, Nanjiani's wife, tells me. “You become aware at some point that you are being viewed differently by everyone.” As if on cue, midway through our conversation, Nanjiani is spotted by a director he knows. “Have you been well?” she asks. “You got all, like, buffed out for...
Nanjiani, who earned an Oscar nomination for co-writing The Big Sick with wife Emily Gordon, is hitting a busy time period. On the TV side, he stars in the first Twilight Zone episode from CBS All-Access and exec producer Jordan Peele. On the movie side, he will be seen in Sony’s...
Kumail Nanjiani: Emily had more reservations than I did, from the beginning she was like, “I don’t know if we should do this.” Emily Gordon: I’m a big boundary fanatic. I very much don’t want to have it all out there, but we landed on a story that’s a good mix of both...
For a while, the only joy in this daily routine came from the relief Nanjiani felt when he drove away, aching and exhausted and more than a little shell-shocked. “At first, whenever he came home from a workout, he wasn’t able to focus on anything,” notes his wife, writer-...
Nanjiani and his wife, Emily V. Gordon, told ET about those very socks last month. "Someone gave your father socks with your body on them," Gordon said. "That was weird," Nanjiani replied. When asked how he felt about all the attention he had been receiving, he said, "Th...