Actor Kumail Nanjiani on accepting a non-comedic role
After writing and starring in the film \u201cThe Big Sick\u201d in 2017, actor and comedian Kumail Nanjiani says writer-director and producer Robert Siegel (\u201cPam and Tommy,\u201d \u201cBig Fan,\u201d \u201cThe Wrestler\u201d) approached him with an idea to make a drama film about the American stripper troupe Chippandales. At the time, Nanjiani turned it down.