Actor Kal Penn roots for Obama

Many people, particularly South Asians, have noted the fact that presidential hopeful Barack Obama pronounces 'Pakistan' correctly. Actor Kal Penn, who has canvassed for presidential hopeful Barack......

Actor Kal Penn starts work at White House

Indian-American actor Kal Penn has formally taken up his new assignment in the Barack Obama administration, where he will work as a bridge between the White House and the Asian communities. The......

Kal Penn to address Democratic convention at prime time

Indian-American actor Kal Penn has been invited to deliver prime time remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.The announcement that Penn would deliver his remarks......

Obama nominates Indian-American actor Kal Penn for key post

United States President Barack Obama has nominated popular Indian-American actor and former White House staffer Kal Penn for a key administration post of member of the President's Committee on the......

Kal Penn joins House

After winning plaudits for his leading role in Mira Nair's The Namesake, Kal Penn has joined the cast of House. House, a widely acclaimed medical drama created by David Shore, is currently the most......

Kal Penn robbed at gunpoint

Indian-American actor Kal Penn, who works in the White House's Office of Public Liaison, has been robbed at gunpoint in Washington DC. Penn, whose real name is Kalpen Modi, was in the Dupont......

Kal Penn's Rise of Taj sinks

More than a month ago, the word had been out that MGM, the studio behind the campus comedy National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj had lost faith in the film. The movie had elevated......

Kal Penn heads to '24'

Ever since his star turn in low-budget hit Harold & Kumar Go To Whitecastle, Kal Penn has turnved into one of the best-known Asian-American faces in Hollywood. Hollywood's Desi No 1Born in New......