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Nobody from Hollywood can find Pakistan on map: Kumail Nanjiani

Los Angeles - Kumail Nanjiani and Lupita Nyong'o took a dig at their own immigrant status during the 90th Oscars.

Extending support to the 'Dreamers' in the US, Pakistan-origin comedian Kumail Nanjiani and actress Lupita Nyong'o from Kenya took a dig at their own immigrant status during the 90th Academy Awards.
"We are the two actors who you keep hearing about but whose names you have trouble pronouncing," Nyong'o quipped before presenting the Best Production Design Oscar on Sunday night.
Nanjiani added: "Actually, I have to complain... Kumail Nanjiani is my stage name. My actual given Pakistani name is Chris Pine. So you can imagine how annoyed I was when the other, the white one showed up... The real Chris Pine."
Nyong'o, whose latest release "Black Panther" is doing well at the box office, then said: "We are also immigrants. I am from Kenya."
Nanjiani said: "And I am from Pakistan and Iowa, two places that nobody from Hollywood can find on the map."
"Like everyone in this room, and everyone watching at home, we are dreamers. We grew up dreaming of one day working in the movies. Dreams are the foundation of Hollywood, and dreams are the foundation of America," said Nyong'o, who won the Best Supporting Actress for "12 Years A Slave" in 2014.
"And so, to all the dreamers out there, we stand with you," added Nanjiani of "The Big Sick" fame.

Backstage at the #Oscars with @kumailn and @ lupita_nyongo pic.twitter.com/GOQGReTVCS
- The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 5, 2018