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Now I know why Jin Yang is this adorable and Dinesh Chugtai is Pakistani.

• airocker 6y ago
  Why the downvotes? If Dinesh Chugtai was Indian, how would the Chinese audience take it? By the name he sounds Indian. It's a business decision but it is what it is! I just started watching the show and love it btw.
  • willis936 6y ago
    If we assume the character was modified to fit the actor who was chosen for the role, then why change him from Pakistani to Indian? Dinesh’s actor, Kumail Nanjiani, even made a popular (and good) movie related to Pakistani culture in contemporary times: The Big Sick. It’s a bit of a stretch to think that the show creators chose Kumail because he was Pakistani rather than Indian. He’s a talented comedian and, at the time, unknown. The showrunners were smart to pick him up.
    • airocker 6y ago
      Why is Monica not shown to be Canadian in the show?
    • airocker 6y ago
      Btw the character itself is possibly that of Aditya Agarwal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aditya_Agarwal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aditya_Agarwal