The Latest...

1. -Sunil will soon appear in the comedy feature film FIXED, about a dad contemplating a vasectomy.  He will play a not-too-happy fellow-dad friend to the hero.  Directed by Alonso May, the film also stars Andy Comeau, Alan Ruck, Nelson Franklin, Leonard Roberts, and Jamie Kaler. 
   

1. -Check out Sunil in the feature film drama SISTER CITIES, based on the acclaimed play by Colette Freedman, in a supporting role opposite Stana Katic.  Directed by Sean Hanish, the film also stars Jacki Weaver, Alfred Molina, Jess Weixler, Troian Bellisario, and Michelle Trachtenberg.  Available on Netflix.
   

1. -Sunil guest stars as Dr. Varma at Marc’s rehab clinic in the fourth season of MARON on IFC.  Watch a clip here. 
   

1. -Sunil guest stars on NCIS: NEW ORLEANS as slick politician Vinjay Singh, opposite Scott Bakula, Steven Weber, Lucas Black, and Zoe McLellan.  Episode “Insane In The Membrane” is available now on CBS.com, iTunes and Hulu.  Watch a clip here. 
   

1. -Sunil received 2 nominations for the prestigious AUDIE AWARD for his narration of two audiobooks: WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR, by Paul Kalanithi, nominated in the Autobiography/Memoir Category, and EAST, WEST, by Salman Rushdie, nominated in the Short Stories/Collections Category.
   

1. -Sunil was invited to Boulder, Colorado, to be a part of Local Theater Company’s Local Lab to workshop new plays. Learn more here.
   

1. -Sunil guest stars in the pilot for the reboot of MACGYVER! But then they rewrote it, his character ceased to exist, and now it can only be seen wherever unaired pilots tell war stories to each other. Ah, Hollywood...
   

1. -Sunil gets to play in the world of THE MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN SHOW!  He is recurring as the character of SWEET TUNE. 
   

1. -Sunil voices multiple characters in the series finale of SANJAY AND CRAIG, episode “Booyah for Bollywood.” 
   

1. -Join Sunil on his adventures as the impetuous tiger truck STRIPES in the popular Nick Jr. show BLAZE AND THE MONSTER MACHINES.  The first preschool show on TV to comprehensively cover all areas of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) in every episode, Blaze and the Monster Machines follows the amazing monster truck Blaze, his eight-year-old driver AJ, and their monster truck friends, on all their adventures as they explore the physics of how things move, tackle problems through scientific inquiry and math, and discover how to make everyday technologies work.  The interactive series currently airs on Nick Jr -- check local listings.
   

1. -Hear Sunil narrate Marina Budhos’ extraordinary and timely new novel, WATCHED, about a Bangladeshi-American teenager living in Queens who is strong-armed into spying on fellow Muslims in his community. 
   

In Older News...

1. -Sunil plays PRINCE WU in the final season of the hit animated series THE LEGEND OF KORRA on Nickelodeon.  Watch Book 4, titled BALANCE, available for download here and here.
   

1. -Sunil appeared in the short film, SYMPHONY OF SENSES, which won this year’s Make Your Mark competition, sponsored by the Producer’s Guild of America and Cadillac.  Written and directed by Tim Wen, and produced by Chidi Onyejuruwa. Judges included Kathy Bates, Michael Douglas, and Danny DeVito, and the film’s mentor was Oscar-winning American Beauty producer Bruce Cohen. The film screened at the 2015 PGA Awards, as well as during the 2015 Oscars telecast.  Watch the film here.
   

1. -See what “They” say in this spot for CA Technologies, THE COUNCIL OF “THEY.”
   

1. -Play with Sunil as COBRA CADABRA in the video games SKYLANDERS: SUPERCHARGERS and SKYLANDERS: TRAP TEAM, from Activision.  “Charmed, and ready!”
   

1. -Sunil was named as a Finalist in 4 categories at THE AUDIES, an awards celebration which recognizes distinction in audiobook and spoken work entertainment, sponsored by the APA (American Publishing Association).   In the Teens category for his narration of Rainbow Rowell’s ELEANOR & PARK, and the full-cast audio production of ENDER’S GAME ALIVE in the Multi-Voiced Performance, Original Work, and Distinguished Achievement in Production Categories.
   

1. -Sunil’s work in ELEANOR & PARK was also recognized by the ALA (American Library Association) with an Odyssey Honor and named a YALSA Amazing Audiobook. 
   

1. -See Sunil in the comedy short MONKEY WRENCH, part of the Pillow Talk series, directed by Amyn Kaderali.  Click HERE.
   

1. -Listen to Sunil in the audiobook version of ENDGAME: THE CALLING, by James Frey and Nils Johnson-Shelton. Twelve ancient cultures were chosen millennia ago to represent humanity in Endgame, a global game that will decide the fate of humankind.  And only one can win.
   And coming soon... ENDGAME: THE COMPLETE TRAINING DIARIES.
   

1. -Sunil continues to narrate several children’s books for LeVar Burton’s READING RAINBOW APP.  Read more about its initial launch HERE.
   

1. -Sunil will make you scream... in terror. He voices multiple creatures and monsters in DIABLO III: REAPER OF SOULS.
   

1. -Get saved from Zombie hell with Sunil as Ravi Uppal in DEAD RISING 3, available now.
   

1. -Hear Sunil as one of multiple narrators in these recent and upcoming audiobooks, including V WARS: BLOOD AND FIRE, and it’s follow-up, V WARS: NIGHT TERRORS, a compilation of short stories of the global phenomenon known as the Vampire Wars.  Also, the fantasy/sci-fi short story anthology OPERATION ARCANA, Geoff Rodkey’s children’s book THE TAPPER TWINS GO TO WAR (WITH EACH OTHER), Lauren Beukes horror novel BROKEN MONSTERS, and the multi-cast recording of THIRTY YEARS OF TREASON: VOLUME 3, excerpts of the hearings from the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) and their witch hunt of artists, intellectuals, and activists, all in their own words.
   

1. -Check out another one of Sunil’s recent audiobook narrations, ZOMBIE BASEBALL BEATDOWN, by Paolo Bacigalupi.  Named as a Top 10 Audiobook for 2014 by YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) and as a Notable Children’s Recording by the ALSC (Association for Library Service to Children).
   

1. -Craving a McRIB?  You’re welcome.
   

1. -Sunil was recently onstage in the world premiere of Shane Sakhrani’s A WIDOW OF NO IMPORTANCE, in Los Angeles at East West Players.  Directed by Shaheen Vaaz, this smart, sexy comedy about a widow who falls in love with her son’s best friend (yours truly!) garnered rave reviews.  Read what folks were saying HERE.
   

1. -Sunil is the Voice of Bollywood... at least for the THE MUPPETS!  Hear him in one of The Muppets official spoof trailers HERE.
   

1. -JOHNNY BRAVO GOES TO BOLLYWOOD!  A feature film that follows Johnny Bravo trying to resurrect his career in India.  Check out a fun clip of Sunil as Jiggy, a Bollywood Superstar and Johnny Bravo’s doppelgänger main rival, HERE.
   

1. -Sunil is a penguin!  Hear him in HAPPY FEET 2, available now on Blu-Ray and DVD.
   

1. -Sunil narrates the audiobook for the internationally acclaimed nonfiction bestseller BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS, by Katherine Boo, telling the story of various families striving for a better life in a Mumbai slum.  Get your copy HERE.
   

1. -Sunil gets profiled... by Parimal Rohit and BUZZINE.COM.  Check out the interview HERE.
   

1. -Sunil gets to be Angry with Phil Yu at the popular Asian-American blog ANGRY ASIAN MAN.  Check out Sunil’s “Angry Reader of the Week” profile HERE.
   

1. -Sunil joins the cast of the upcoming film THE 5, directed by Ravi Kapoor.  Freely inspired by the great Hindu epic The Mahabharata and set in present day LA, check out details on screenings, cast, crew, and info  HERE.
   

1. -Sunil voices multiple characters in the just released cult hit video game FINAL FANTASY XIII-2.  In stores now.
   

1. -Sunil makes a guest appearance on the Disney animated show FISH HOOKS, in the soon to be released episode “World’s Greatest Grandma.”  Learn more about the show HERE.
   

1. -Other recent audiobooks Sunil has narrated are THE TRIPLE AGENT, by Joby Warrick, THE PIRATES OF SOMALIA, by Jay Bahadur, and international fiction bestseller (and on President Obama’s summer reading list) CUTTING FOR STONE, by Abraham Verghese, for which Sunil won AudioFile’s Earphones Award.   Click HERE.
   

1. -FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS, Old World Blues, in which Sunil plays The Player’s Brain and Muggy, wins BEST DLC (downloadable content) at the 2011 Inside Gaming Awards. 
   

1. -Sunil voices the role of Magneto’s son, Quicksilver, in the video game, X-MEN: DESTINY, in stores now.
   

1. -Catch Sunil as the Twi’lek Jedi youngling Jinx in the Wookie-sized 2-episode third season finale of STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS on Cartoon Network!  See a promo clip HERE.
   

1. -Now on DVD, Blu-Ray, and Showtime, see Sunil in the Sean Penn / Naomi Watts film FAIR GAME, directed by Doug Liman, from Summit Entertainment.  Based on the memoir of outed CIA agent Valerie Plame, Sunil plays Ali, a CIA analyst who works closely with Plame.  Watch the TRAILER HERE.
   

1. -LA Weekly’s 32nd Annual LA Weekly Theatre Awards nominated Sunil and the rest of the cast for
   Best Comedy Ensemble for The Blank theatre’s production of Christopher Durang’s newest comedy, WHY TORTURE IS WRONG, AND THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM.  See what folks said about the show HERE.
   

1. -Hear Sunil in the animated feature GREEN LANTERN: EMERALD KNIGHTS. On DVD and Blu-Ray from Warner Bros. / D.C.  See the trailer HERE.
   

1. -Sunil voiced Noble-Three, sniper Jun-A266, in one of the most hugely anticipated video games,
   HALO: REACH.  Play as the man with the big gun in multi-player mode!  See an awesome trailer HERE and check out some pics HERE.  Remember Reach...
   

1. -See Sunil in the sci-fi short film WORKER DRONE.  Produced through Independent Television Service (ITVS), this film was made as part of the second season of their FUTURESTATES program, which asks 11 renowned and up-and-coming filmmakers to take the current state of affairs in the United States, and extrapolate them into stories of the not-so-distant future. 
   

1. -Watch Sunil in a commercial spot for Chicagoland’s HARRIS BANK.  Click HERE and scroll down.
   

1. -Check out Sunil in a new ad from CISCO’s UMI HOME TELEPRESENCE.  See it HERE.
   

1. -Hear Sunil on the radio in ads for OREGON LOTTERY as a sad turkey before Thanksgiving and your friendly UPS STORE employee Steve.  Click HERE.
   

1. -Sunil has recently participated in staged readings with Los Angeles’ Circle X Theatre, in new works by Lina Patel and Jim Leonard.  Other recent stage readings include IN THE BACKYARD, a new play by Lina Patel, directed by Sydney Walsh, at East West Players, THE SIAMESE SEX SHOW, a new hip-hop musical by John Papageorge, directed by Daniel Henning, at The Blank, and THE LOCK OF THE FIVE KEYS, a new play by Tom Jacobson, directed by Deborah LaVine, at Angels Playfest.