In the Big Bang Theory, Kunal Nayyar was 12 seasons in the role of nerdige astrophysicist Dr. Rajesh “Raj” Ramayan Koothrappali known. When the popular Sitcom ended in 2019, the star then played an unusual role – as Murderer in a Netflix series. He made the decision consciously to quickly differentiate himself from the amiable TBBT image.
After The Big Bang Theory: That was Kunal Nayyar’s dark Netflix role afterwards
At Netflix there is a crime thriller anthology that brings together different seasons from different countries. In the UK version Criminal: United Kingdom, Kunal Nayyar plays a role as convicted murderer in episode 4 of season 2. It was his first series appearance after the final of The Big Bang Theory. His figure named Sandeep Singh wants to offer the police a deal to reduce his prison sentence. For that he wants Information about two missing people delivery.
TBBT star Kunal Nayyar explained motivation for murderous role in Sitcom
In an interview with Metro from 2020, the RAJ actor explained why he selected the role in Netflix anthology:
It was definitely [eine bewusste Entscheidung]. It wasn’t as if I said: ‘Oh, I will only do this kind of work’ ‘, but it came at the right time. It was definitely what I wanted to do. I can also be seen physically by my voice, I can see my face so much … It was important to do something that completely breaks through the barrier.
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If you want to see the episode with the Raj star as a murderer, you only need one Netflix subscription. Here the fourth episode of season 2 is criminal: United Kingdom with the title “Sandeep”. With the provider you can also stream all 12 seasons The Big Bang Theory in the Flat.