Kunal Nayyar ( ; Punjabi: born 30 April 1981) is a British-Indian actor known for his role as Rajesh Koothrappali in the CBS sitcom "The Big Bang Theory".
Rajesh Ramayan "Raj" Koothrappali, Ph.D. is a fictional character on the CBS television series "The Big Bang Theory", portrayed by British Indian actor Kunal Nayyar.
 Raj is based on a computer programmer that the show's co-creator, Bill Prady, knew back when he himself was a programmer.
The first season of the American sitcom "The Big Bang Theory" was originally aired on CBS from September 24, 2007, to May 19, 2008, over 17 episodes.
 An unaired pilot also exists.
 The Season 1 DVD came without a gag reel and is, so far, the only "Big Bang Theory" DVD set not to have one.
 The reissued Blu-ray, was released July 10, 2012, and includes a gag reel that is exclusive to the set.
 The episodes on Blu-ray are all in remastered surround sound, whereas the DVD version had stereo.
 Two of the main cast, Sheldon and Leonard, are named after actor, director, and producer Sheldon Leonard.
Chriselle Almeida is an actress of Indian origin.
 She was born in Mumbai, India and raised in Fairfield, CT.
 She started her career Off-Broadway in New York Cityand currently lives in Los Angeles.
 She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from the University of Connecticut-Storrs and received a full scholarship towards her Master of Fine Arts in Acting from University of California, Los Angeles.
 Her role as a Bollywood starlet who has an affair with a female journalist in [["When Kiran met Karen" caused some controversy in India.
 She also was a guest star playing the role of Lakshmi, a prospective bride for [[Raj Koothrappali]] who turns out to be a closet lesbian in "[[The Big Bang Theory]]" episode, [[The Big Bang Theory (season 5)|"The Transporter Malfunction"]].
 It was a dream come true working with the master of comedy [[Chuck Lorre]].
 Other credits include "[[Grey's Anatomy]]" where she worked across [[Geena Davis]], "[[Melissa and Joey]]" with [[Melissa Joan Hart]], "[[Gossip Girl]]" with [[Jessica Szohr]] and "[[Sex and the City 2]]" with all for leads [[Sarah Jessica Parker]], [[Kristin Davis]], [[Cynthia Nixon]] and [[Kim Cattrall]].
 Other Acting Credits include [[Body of Proof]], [[Loosely Exactly Nicole]] and [[Miss Indian America]]Through the years her national commercials including [[Verizon]], [[Bank of America]], [[Toyota]] [[KFC]].
 Most recently she was nominated for Best Lead Actress at the [[Idyllwild-Pine Cove, California]] Film Festival for a short film.
Since the emergence of the Big Bang theory as the dominant physical cosmological paradigm, there have been a variety of reactions by religious groups regarding its implications for religious cosmologies.
 Some accept the scientific evidence at face value, some seek to harmonize the Big Bang with their religious tenets, and some reject or ignore the evidence for the Big Bang theory.
Dr. Cabbie is a 2014 Canadian romantic comedy film that stars Kunal Nayyar, Vinay Virmani, and Adrianne Palicki.
 The film is directed by Jean-François Pouliot and co-produced by Bollywood actor, Salman Khan.
 The story revolves around a newly arrived immigrant doctor in Canada who cannot get a job and is forced to become a taxi driver.
 He becomes a local hero when he converts his taxi into a mobile medical clinic.
 The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray from 23 December 2014.
Vinay Virmani (born January 24, 1985) is a Canadian actor.
 Virmani was born and raised in Toronto.
 After graduating in business from York University, Virmani studied filmmaking and theatre at Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City.
 He wrote and starred in the hockey comedy "Breakaway" (dubbed into Hindi as "Speedy Singhs"), followed by "Dr. Cabbie" (2014), where he was a writer, lead actor and producer.
 "Dr. Cabbie" broke the Canadian record for audience numbers on opening day.
 He was next seen in "The Steps", which premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in 2015.
The eighth season of the American sitcom "The Big Bang Theory" first aired on CBS with a one-hour premiere on Monday, September 22, 2014.
 It returned to its previous Thursday time slot on October 30 for the season's seventh episode.
 It concluded on May 7, 2015.
 On March 12, 2014, "The Big Bang Theory" was renewed for an additional three years, extending it through the 2016–17 season for a total of ten seasons.
Young Sheldon (stylized as young Sheldon) is an American television sitcom on CBS created by Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro.
 The series is a spin-off prequel to "The Big Bang Theory" and follows the character Sheldon Cooper at the age of 9, living with his family in East Texas and going to high school.
 Iain Armitage stars as young Sheldon, alongside Zoe Perry, Lance Barber, Montana Jordan, and Raegan Revord.
 Jim Parsons, who portrays an adult Sheldon Cooper on "The Big Bang Theory", narrates the series and serves as an executive producer.
"The Roommate Transmogrification" is the fourth season finale of the television series "The Big Bang Theory" that first aired on CBS on May 19, 2011.
 It is the twenty-fourth episode of the fourth season of the series and the eighty-seventh episode overall.
 Aarti Mann continues her recurring role of Priya Koothrappali while Brian George and Alice Amter reprise their roles of Dr. and Mrs. Koothrappali in this episode.

Question: The actor that plays Rajesh Koothrappali in the sitcom "The Big Bang Theory" also stars with Vinay Virmani in a 2014 film directed by who?
Answer: Jean-François Pouliot