Omi Vaidya, Actor and Filmmaker
Sikh Meets World
English - July 30, 2021 13:22 - 39 minutes - 91 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsCareers Business Religion & Spirituality careers religion spirituality faith sikhism sikhs in america we are sikhs national sikh campaign khalsa turban Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Omi is an accomplished actor who has worked in both film and television in the United States and abroad. He has had roles on hit TV shows including, “The Office,” “Arrested Development,” and “Bones.” He is best known by Bollywood fans for his performances in “3 Idiots,” “The Desert Rose,” and “American Aliens.”
We talked with him about his experience growing up in the high desert of California and his acting career. We discuss his time on “The Office” as the only Sikh character and he also shares his dream of documenting the story of Dalip Singh Saund, the first Sikh and Asian American Congressman.
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