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Rizwan Manji is a Actor born on 17 october 1974 at Toronto (Canada)
Rizwan Manji (born October 17, 1974) is a Canadian actor. He played a role as Rajiv in the now cancelled NBC Universal TV series Outsourced.
Manji was born in Toronto, Canada to Indian parents who had immigrated there from Tanzania. His family is Ismaili Muslim of Gujarati descent, 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 United States, 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 appeared in a GEICO commercial as a customer in the checkout aisle who wins the "auction".
Manji resides in Studio City, California, with his wife and two children.
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Rizwan Manji (born October 17, 1974) is a Canadian actor. He played a role as Rajiv in the now cancelled NBC Universal TV series Outsourced.
Manji was born in Toronto, Canada to Indian parents who had immigrated there from Tanzania. His family is Ismaili Muslim of Gujarati descent, 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 United States, 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 appeared in a GEICO commercial as a customer in the checkout aisle who wins the "auction".
Manji resides in Studio City, California, with his wife and two children.
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The Tiger Hunter (2017)
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Danny Pudi, Jon Heder, Rizwan Manji, Karen David, Iqbal Theba, Samuel Page
Roles Babu
Rating59%
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.
Dr. Cabbie (2014)
, 1h38Directed by Jean-François Pouliot
Origin Canada
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Themes Medical-themed films
Actors Vinay Virmani, Kunal Nayyar, Rizwan Manji, Adrianne Palicki, Lillete Dubey, Mircea Monroe
Roles Vijay
Rating59%
An Indian doctor emigrates to Canada in the hope of starting a new life, but bureaucracy confines him to life as a taxi driver. After delivering a baby in his cab, he starts treating other passengers and practicing medicine illegally. He also falls in love with the mother whose baby he delivered and she uses her training as a (non-practicing) lawyer to help him achieve his dreams.
Don Jon (2013)
, 1h30Directed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about pornography
Actors Scarlett Johansson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Julianne Moore, Brie Larson, Tony Danza, Glenne Headly
Rating64%
Jon Martello is a modern day Don Juan, with a short list of things he cares about: "my body, my pad, my ride, my family, my church, my boys, my girls, my porn". Though he has a very active sex life, he is more sexually satisfied by viewing pornography and masturbating, which enables him to "lose himself".
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
, 2h59Directed by Martin Scorsese
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Themes Films about films, Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Films about drugs, Transport films
Actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Matthew McConaughey, Jean Dujardin, Jon Bernthal, Jon Favreau
Roles Kalil
Rating80%
In 1987, Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio) loses his job as a Wall Street stockbroker employed by a man named Mark Hanna (Matthew McConaughey) due to Black Monday. He takes a job at a boiler room brokerage firm on Long Island that specializes in penny stocks. Thanks to his aggressive pitching style and the high commissions, Belfort makes a small fortune.
The Dictator (2012)
, 1h23Directed by Larry Charles
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films set in Africa, Monde imaginaire, Political films
Actors Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley, Aasif Mandvi, John C. Reilly, Chris Gethard
Roles Patient
Rating63%
For years, the Republic of Wadiya (located in the Horn of Africa, supplanting the actual nation of Eritrea) has been ruled by Admiral General Haffaz Aladeen (Sacha Baron Cohen), a childish, tyrannical, sexist, anti-western, and antisemitic despot who surrounds himself with female bodyguards, sponsors al-Qaeda (specially giving shelter to Osama Bin Laden after "they killed his double one year ago") and is working on developing nuclear weapons to attack Israel. He also refused to sell Wadiya's oil fields, a promise he made to his father on his deathbed. After the United Nations Security Council resolves to intervene militarily, Aladeen travels to the UN Headquarters in New York to address the council.
The Citizen (2012)
Origin USA
Actors Khaled El nabawy, Agnes Bruckner, Rizwan Manji, William Atherton, Cary Elwes
Rating67%
The Citizen integrates many true stories of the difficulties and triumphs that Arab-Americans face in American History. The story follows an Arab immigrant who wins the American green card lottery and arrives in New York City on September 10, 2001 (the day before the September 11th terrorist attacks). The events of 9/11 change the struggles he faces on his way to live out the American Dream.
Morning Glory (2010)
, 1h42Directed by Roger Michell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Films about television
Actors Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton, Patrick Wilson, 50 Cent, Jeff Goldblum
Rating64%
Aspiring news producer Becky Fuller has dreamed since childhood of working for the Today show, but her dedication to her career is off-putting to potential suitors. After being laid off from her job at the local Good Morning New Jersey, her mother advises her to give up her dream before it becomes an embarrassment. However, Becky perseveres, sending many different résumés out. She finally receives a call from IBS, which is looking for a producer on its struggling national morning show, DayBreak.
Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
, 1h40Directed by Mike Nichols
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Documentary, Spy, Historical
Themes Spy films, Politique, Films about terrorism, Political films
Actors Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Om Puri, Emily Blunt
Rating69%
The film opens with a large gathering inside an aircraft hangar. Everyone is attending a private ceremony for Democratic U.S. Representative Charlie Wilson (Tom Hanks), who is receiving a major commendation for supporting the U.S. clandestine services. As everyone looks in admiration upon a clearly moved Wilson, the movie goes back in time.
Transformers (2007)
, 2h24Directed by Michael Bay
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Action, Adventure
Themes Jeu, Transport films, Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about toys, Road movies, Chase films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Robot films, Disaster films
Actors Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Rachael Taylor, Anthony Anderson
Rating69%
Many years ago, the planet Cybertron was consumed by a civil war by the two Transformer factions, the Autobots led by Optimus Prime, and the Decepticons led by Megatron. Optimus jettisoned the AllSpark, a mystical artefact that brings life to the planet, into space, but Megatron pursued it. Megatron crashed in the Arctic Circle and froze, discovered in 1897 by explorer Archibald Witwicky. Witwicky activated Megatron’s navigational system, which scanned the AllSpark’s coordinates into his glasses. The glasses end up in the possession of his great-great-grandson Sam Witwicky. In the present day, Sam buys his first car, a rusting Chevrolet Camaro, but discovers it has a life of its own.
The Guru (2002)
, 1h34Directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films about pornography, LGBT-related film
Actors Jimi Mistry, Heather Graham, Marisa Tomei, Michael McKean, Christine Baranski, Dash Mihok
Rating53%
Ramu Gupta (Jimi Mistry), a dance teacher, leaves his native city Delhi, India, to seek his fortune in the United States. He is lured by the exaggerations of his cousin, Vijay, who has already moved to New York City. Vijay's deception is the first of several that drive the plot.
American Desi (2001)
, 1h40Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Deep Katdare, Rizwan Manji, Purva Bedi, Kal Penn, Sanjit De Silva, Vaishali Desai
Roles Salim Ali Khan
Rating65%
An American-raised Indian, Krishnagopal Reddy (or "Kris" as he prefers to be called, to distance himself from his heritage) finds out to his dismay that his University of Pennsylvania roommates are all Indian. He does not associate with the Indian culture that his parents and family have pushed upon him and prefers to be as American as possible. His roommates include Ajay (Kal Penn), an African-American idolizing desi; Jagjit, who loves art but studies engineering to please his father; and Salim, who is very traditional and conservative, feeling that Indian-American girls are too Westernized to make good wives.