Rizwan Manji is a self-described “dark-skinned, so Indian” actor – one who, even if he chose a stage name like Chris, would still be “the Indian guy.” But when his new show, Outsourced, premieres on September 23, he will be in the company of many other Indian actors on a comedy set in the Southeast Asian nation. NBC has enough faith in the show to give it the coveted 9:30 Thursday night slot, following hit shows 30 Rock and The Office and forming a triumvirate of workplace-based programs. Manji is enthusiastic about the new show, on which he has a leading role, saying, “We’re telling real stories of real people, and it’s very funny.”
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Six months later, Rizwan and his wife, Taslim, headed out on a backpacking trip to Africa and Southeast Asia. “We found a lot of warmth on that trip – a sense that we’re all in this together, the world grieves together,” he says. He has since embraced the work of the Aga Khan Foundation and its Partnerships Walks to lift families in the developing world out of poverty.
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