Manish Dayal

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Summary

Manish Dayal is an American actor and director known for 90210, The Hundred-Foot Journey, Viceroy’s House, and The Resident. He has repeatedly spoken about the underrepresentation of South Asians in Hollywood, calling for more South Asian characters with full stories and more Asian storytellers behind the camera. His 2018 short Fifteen Years Later, which he directed and co-wrote, addresses post-9/11 bias, racial violence, and police brutality, and its promotional statement linked a resurgence in anti-South Asian, Sikh, Arab, and Muslim crime to the Trump presidency. His public record shows sustained advocacy for South Asian representation and a specific focus on racial bias and policing; no party campaigning or formal political affiliation is on record.