Indian character actor and vaudevillian. He performed on the Mickey Mouse Club as a plate spinner and juggler. His son, Dipak Pallana, created, owned and operated a cafe called the Cosmic Cup in Kumar’s home in Dallas, Texas; this is where he met Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson.
The Terminal
(Gupta Rajan)
10 Items or Less
(Lee)
The Royal Tenenbaums
(Pagoda)
Campus Radio
(Yogi)
Romance & Cigarettes
(Kumar)
The Peter Bradley Show: 'The Royal Tenenbaums'
(Self)
The Darjeeling Limited
(Old Man)
Black Licorice
(Kumar)
Viva Zapata!
(Soldier (uncredited))
Another Earth
(Purdeep)
Anjaana Anjaani
(Coast Guard)
Bomb the System
(Kumar Baba)
Bottle Rocket
(Kumar)
Rushmore
(Mr. LittleJeans)
Hollywood Whores
(Magic Man)
Hamlet A.D.D.
(Kumar of India)
The Gold Bracelet
(Dhinubhai)
The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'
(Self)
First Steps
(Self)