Nik Dodani is on a fearless journey to make the world a brighter, more inclusive place
Twisters and horror-comedy The Parenting, reuniting him with Alex Strangelove director Craig Johnson. In addition to that, he’s also slated to make his directorial debut with Blue Boy, an Indian-American gay coming-of-age dramedy based on Rakesh Satyal’s award-winning 2009 novel.Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.Appreciating all our family’s immigration stories a little extra today.
We celebrate #AAPIHeritageMonth with Nik Dodani and, of course, his boyfriend! pic.twitter.com/Y8oEYVH6lpDodani’s 2024 docket speaks to how his star continues to rise since his breakthrough role as Zahid in Atypical, but he doesn’t limit the power of that star to just himself.
He uses that heightened profile to advocate for the continued diversification of Hollywood along racial, ethnic and sexual orientation lines and lift up fellow South Asian voices within film and TV.“Diversity isn’t casting one or two people of color and calling it a day.
It is creating whole ecosystems and pipelines of talent and worlds of imagination that will eventually lead to a more diverse industry,” he told Teen Vogue in 2022. “Authenticity and diversity and inclusion aren’t just buzzwords for me.
