Trivia / The Big Sick

• Fake Nationality: Several Pakistani characters in the film are played by actors who are not Pakistani.
  • Anupam Kher, Zenobia Shroff, and Shenaz Treasurywala (who play Kumail's dad, mom, and sister-in-law respectively) are all of Indian descent.
  • Vella Lovell, who plays Khadijah, is American and half Black, half white.