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Deepak Chopra and Vinay Virmani

Vinay Virmani: AT the tender age of 29, Vinay Virmani is juggling roles as co-writer, creative producer and star of the Toronto-set comedy Dr. Cabbie. In the film, Virmani plays a doctor named Deepak Chopra "a very common name in India", he explains dismayed to discover the medical degree he earned in India carries no weight upon his immigration into Canada. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. "It was interesting," says Virmani, 29, in a phone interview from Toronto. "A lot of the film was shot on the street, like Yonge and Dundas Square and people would see him and crowds would gather. Adrianne Palicki, left, and Vinay Virmani in Dr. Cabbie. Even wearing all those creative hats, Virmani was, to an extent, upstaged when the film signed Kunal Nayyar to the role of Deepaks ribald best friend and fellow cabbie, Tony. Nayyar, known to millions as Raj on the hugely popular sitcom The Big Bang Theory, boosted the films visibility exponentially, Virmani says. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.