The ‘Big Bang Theory’ star has a documentary on cricket coming up.
By Akanksha Warrier
MUMBAI: Kunal Nayyar, who we all know as the nerdy, awkward astrophysicist Dr. Raj Koothrappali on the hit American TV show ‘The Big Bang Theory’, says he would love to do a Bollywood film soon.
The actor, who is originally from Delhi, said first and foremost he loves being in front of the camera and acting and will always jump into any interesting project, be it in US or India, he said in an interview to PTI.
“Bollywood or Hollywood, if the material, the story, the character and the writing all appeal to me then I will jump in and take on a project. I am an actor, I love acting, whether it is in India, America or anywhere in the world, put a camera on and I will be standing by the ready,†he said.
Last month, on the Conan O’Brien show, when asked if he would like to work in a Bollywood musical, the actor said, “Yeah, I’d love to do Bollywood. From the rest of the world, we get flak, like Bollywood? But isn’t that like Broadway? No one is making fun of that, why are you making fun of Bollywood?”
Nayyar couldn’t resist breaking into a jig, and even gave an impromptu tutorial to the host on how to get his Bollywood dance moves right.
The 33-year-old actor, who got married to former Miss India, Neha Kapur in New Delhi in 2011 and has his family here, already seems to have taken a step closer to doing a Hindi film after starring in Salman Khan-produced Canadian film ‘Dr Cabbie’, reported The Indian Express.
“Being an Indian, being a hardcore Delhiite, there is an inherent desire in me to do a movie in India, but I am waiting for a project that hits all the right spots,†Nayyar told PTI.
The actor has also produced a cricket documentary ‘Cricket World Cup 2011: Beyond All Boundaries’, which is releasing in India this month. When asked why he decided to attach himself with a documentary project as the genre is not very popular with the Indian audience, Nayyar said the very fact that it is based on cricket will attract viewers.
“Indian audiences are bound to love it. It is about cricket and it might be the best cricket movie I have ever seen. The 2011 World Cup of Cricket was a watershed moment in Indian cricket history. It is something most Indians want to cherish and relive. And this amazing documentary allows them to do just that,†he said.