Rizwan Manji

Rizwan Manji (born October 17, 1974, height 5' 7" (1,70 m)) is a Indo-Canadian actor. He is most most famous for his role as Rajiv in the now cancelled NBC Universal TV series Outsourced. Manji was born in Toronto, Canada where his Indian parents had immigrated to from Tanzania. His family is Ismaili Muslim, and he states that his religion is very important to him in life.  He was raised in Calgary, Alberta, and went to Crescent Heights High School. He later moved to the US where he attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.  Manji played small parts in various films and television shows with recurring roles in Privileged, Better Off Ted and 24. In 2010, he auditioned for the role of Gupta on the NBC comedy Outsourced. Although he lost the part to Parvesh Cheena, the producers decided to cast him as the scheming assistant manager Rajiv. Manji resides in Studio City, California, with his wife and two children.

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The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

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A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Scorsese
CAST:  Leonardo DiCaprio  •  Jonah Hill  •  Margot Robbie  •  Matthew McConaughey

A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Scorsese
CAST:  Leonardo DiCaprio  •  Jonah Hill  •  Margot Robbie  •  Matthew McConaughey

American Desi (2001)

College freshman Krishna Reddy, who has never cared for his Indian-American cultural heritage, looks forward to a new life on campus but is surprised to find that he has been assigned Indian roommates.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Piyush Dinker Pandya
CAST:  Kal Penn  •  Purva Bedi  •  Deep Katdare  •  Ronobir Lahiri

College freshman Krishna Reddy, who has never cared for his Indian-American cultural heritage, looks forward to a new life on campus but is surprised to find that he has been assigned Indian roommates.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Piyush Dinker Pandya
CAST:  Kal Penn  •  Purva Bedi  •  Deep Katdare  •  Ronobir Lahiri

Charlie Wilson's War (2007)

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The true story of Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets had some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Nichols
CAST:  Tom Hanks  •  Philip Seymour Hoffman  •  Julia Roberts  •  Amy Adams

The true story of Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets had some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Nichols
CAST:  Tom Hanks  •  Philip Seymour Hoffman  •  Julia Roberts  •  Amy Adams

The Dictator (2012)

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The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Charles
CAST:  Sacha Baron Cohen  •  Sayed Badreya  •  Aasif Mandvi  •  Rocky Citron

The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Charles
CAST:  Sacha Baron Cohen  •  Sayed Badreya  •  Aasif Mandvi  •  Rocky Citron

...Or Die (2012)

"...Or Die”, directed by Gregory Bonsignore and John Petaja, satirizes the obstacles today's South Asian Hollywood actors have to deal with.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gregory Bonsignore  •  John Petaja
CAST:  Parvesh Cheena  •  Guru Singh  •  Bryan Callen  •  Bryan Coffee

"...Or Die”, directed by Gregory Bonsignore and John Petaja, satirizes the obstacles today's South Asian Hollywood actors have to deal with.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gregory Bonsignore  •  John Petaja
CAST:  Parvesh Cheena  •  Guru Singh  •  Bryan Callen  •  Bryan Coffee

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014)

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Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. Though he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother, and sister all find themselves living through their own ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miguel Arteta
CAST:  Steve Carell  •  Jennifer Garner  •  Jennifer Coolidge  •  Bella Thorne

Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. Though he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother, and sister all find themselves living through their own ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miguel Arteta
CAST:  Steve Carell  •  Jennifer Garner  •  Jennifer Coolidge  •  Bella Thorne

The Citizen (2012)

Yearning to leave behind his life of misfortune in the Middle East, Ibrahim Jarrah wins the U.S. Green Card Lottery for a chance to become an American citizen. Ibrahim lands in New York City the day before 9/11…and the events of the September terrorist attacks ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Kadi
CAST:  Khaled El Nabawy  •  Agnes Bruckner  •  Cary Elwes  •  Rizwan Manji

Yearning to leave behind his life of misfortune in the Middle East, Ibrahim Jarrah wins the U.S. Green Card Lottery for a chance to become an American citizen. Ibrahim lands in New York City the day before 9/11…and the events of the September terrorist attacks ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Kadi
CAST:  Khaled El Nabawy  •  Agnes Bruckner  •  Cary Elwes  •  Rizwan Manji

Don Jon (2013)

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A New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends, and church, develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and intimacy with his potential true love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Gordon-Levitt
CAST:  Joseph Gordon-Levitt  •  Scarlett Johansson  •  Julianne Moore  •  Tony Danza

A New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends, and church, develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and intimacy with his potential true love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Gordon-Levitt
CAST:  Joseph Gordon-Levitt  •  Scarlett Johansson  •  Julianne Moore  •  Tony Danza

Morning Glory (2010)

A young and devoted morning television producer is hired as an executive producer on a long-running morning show at a once-prominent but currently failing station in New York City. Eager to keep the show on air, she recruits a former news journalist and anchor who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Michell
CAST:  Rachel McAdams  •  Harrison Ford  •  Patrick Wilson  •  Jeff Goldblum

A young and devoted morning television producer is hired as an executive producer on a long-running morning show at a once-prominent but currently failing station in New York City. Eager to keep the show on air, she recruits a former news journalist and anchor who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Michell
CAST:  Rachel McAdams  •  Harrison Ford  •  Patrick Wilson  •  Jeff Goldblum

Transformers (2007)

Teenage Sam Witwicky becomes involved in the ancient struggle between two extraterrestrial factions of transforming robots – the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons. Sam holds the clue to unimaginable power and the Decepticons will stop at nothing to retrieve it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Bay
CAST:  Shia LaBeouf  •  Josh Duhamel  •  Megan Fox  •  Rachael Taylor

Teenage Sam Witwicky becomes involved in the ancient struggle between two extraterrestrial factions of transforming robots – the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons. Sam holds the clue to unimaginable power and the Decepticons will stop at nothing to retrieve it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Bay
CAST:  Shia LaBeouf  •  Josh Duhamel  •  Megan Fox  •  Rachael Taylor

Money Kings (1998)

Vinnie's a bookie, happily married, running his operation for 30 years out of his bar in Brooklyn. Times change, the boys up the chain want a bigger profit, so Vinnie's expendable He's assigned a hotheaded kid, Tony, the nephew of a local mobster. Vinnie's told to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Graham Theakston
CAST:  Peter Falk  •  Timothy Hutton  •  Tyne Daly  •  Lauren Holly

Vinnie's a bookie, happily married, running his operation for 30 years out of his bar in Brooklyn. Times change, the boys up the chain want a bigger profit, so Vinnie's expendable He's assigned a hotheaded kid, Tony, the nephew of a local mobster. Vinnie's told to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Graham Theakston
CAST:  Peter Falk  •  Timothy Hutton  •  Tyne Daly  •  Lauren Holly

Equals (2015)

A futuristic love story set in a world where emotions have been eradicated.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Drake Doremus
CAST:  Kristen Stewart  •  Nicholas Hoult  •  Guy Pearce  •  Jacki Weaver

A futuristic love story set in a world where emotions have been eradicated.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Drake Doremus
CAST:  Kristen Stewart  •  Nicholas Hoult  •  Guy Pearce  •  Jacki Weaver

Paterson (2016)

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A week in the life of Paterson, a poet bus driver, and his wife Laura, a very creative artist, who live in Paterson, New Jersey, hometown of many famous poets and artists.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Jarmusch
CAST:  Adam Driver  •  Golshifteh Farahani  •  Nellie  •  Barry Shabaka Henley

A week in the life of Paterson, a poet bus driver, and his wife Laura, a very creative artist, who live in Paterson, New Jersey, hometown of many famous poets and artists.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Jarmusch
CAST:  Adam Driver  •  Golshifteh Farahani  •  Nellie  •  Barry Shabaka Henley

The Bounce Back (2016)

Father, author and relationship expert, Matthew Taylor is on a whirlwind book tour promoting his new best seller, The Bounce Back. He's got it all figured out until he meets the acerbic Kristin Peralta, a talk show circuit therapist who's convinced he's nothing but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Youssef Delara
CAST:  Kali Hawk  •  Denise Boutte  •  Nadine Velazquez  •  Matthew Willig

Father, author and relationship expert, Matthew Taylor is on a whirlwind book tour promoting his new best seller, The Bounce Back. He's got it all figured out until he meets the acerbic Kristin Peralta, a talk show circuit therapist who's convinced he's nothing but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Youssef Delara
CAST:  Kali Hawk  •  Denise Boutte  •  Nadine Velazquez  •  Matthew Willig

The Tiger Hunter (2017)

A young Indian man comes to 1970s America on a quest for success, only to end up concocting an elaborate farce with a group of misfit roommates in order to woo his childhood crush.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lena Khan
CAST:  Danny Pudi  •  Rizwan Manji  •  Jon Heder  •  Karen David

A young Indian man comes to 1970s America on a quest for success, only to end up concocting an elaborate farce with a group of misfit roommates in order to woo his childhood crush.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lena Khan
CAST:  Danny Pudi  •  Rizwan Manji  •  Jon Heder  •  Karen David

Dr. Cabbie (2014)

An unemployed doctor turned cab driver becomes a local hero when he converts his taxi into a mobile clinic.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-François Pouliot
CAST:  Vinay Virmani  •  Kunal Nayyar  •  Isabelle Kaif  •  Adrianne Palicki

An unemployed doctor turned cab driver becomes a local hero when he converts his taxi into a mobile clinic.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-François Pouliot
CAST:  Vinay Virmani  •  Kunal Nayyar  •  Isabelle Kaif  •  Adrianne Palicki

Writer's Block (2016)

Past her prime and afflicted with a severe case of writer's block, a veteran songwriter finds new inspiration in a bird that takes up residence outside her home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Troy Miller
CAST:  Jane Lynch  •  Anthony 'Citric' Campos  •  Rizwan Manji  •  Andy Kindler

Past her prime and afflicted with a severe case of writer's block, a veteran songwriter finds new inspiration in a bird that takes up residence outside her home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Troy Miller
CAST:  Jane Lynch  •  Anthony 'Citric' Campos  •  Rizwan Manji  •  Andy Kindler

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot (2019)

Decades after serving in WWII and assassinating Adolf Hitler, a legendary American war veteran must now hunt down the fabled Bigfoot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert D. Krzykowski
CAST:  Sam Elliott  •  Aidan Turner  •  Ron Livingston  •  Caitlin FitzGerald

Decades after serving in WWII and assassinating Adolf Hitler, a legendary American war veteran must now hunt down the fabled Bigfoot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert D. Krzykowski
CAST:  Sam Elliott  •  Aidan Turner  •  Ron Livingston  •  Caitlin FitzGerald

A Very Nutty Christmas (2018)

Hard-working bakery owner Kate Holiday, has more cookie orders than she has time to fill this holiday season, and when her boyfriend suddenly breaks up with her, any shred of Christmas joy she was hanging onto, immediately disappears. After Kate hangs the last ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Colin Theys
CAST:  Melissa Joan Hart  •  Barry Watson  •  Marissa Jaret Winokur  •  Conchata Ferrell

Hard-working bakery owner Kate Holiday, has more cookie orders than she has time to fill this holiday season, and when her boyfriend suddenly breaks up with her, any shred of Christmas joy she was hanging onto, immediately disappears. After Kate hangs the last ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Colin Theys
CAST:  Melissa Joan Hart  •  Barry Watson  •  Marissa Jaret Winokur  •  Conchata Ferrell

Papercop (2018)

Neil is so consumed by emotional baggage, it bleeds into every aspect of his life. He's meek, timid, and always the first to apologize. Not ideal for his job as an NYPD parking cop.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sean Patrick Kelly  •  Stephen Figueiredo
CAST:  Santino Fontana  •  Stephanie Kurtzuba  •  Rizwan Manji  •  Jason Selvig

Neil is so consumed by emotional baggage, it bleeds into every aspect of his life. He's meek, timid, and always the first to apologize. Not ideal for his job as an NYPD parking cop.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sean Patrick Kelly  •  Stephen Figueiredo
CAST:  Santino Fontana  •  Stephanie Kurtzuba  •  Rizwan Manji  •  Jason Selvig
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