Sendhil: The producers wanted a very specific accent. I did an Indian accent, and I listened to tapes to develop it. Then they came back and said the guy was educated in English, so it should be a British accent, with a lilt of Indian. My accent changes throughout the pilot a bit, because then they wanted it to be predominantly English. It’s kind of been a work in progress. So now, it’s very English with Indian hints.
Sendhil: I want to live up to that expectation. It keeps me on my toes—hopefully, I earned it.
Sendhil: (how feels about his daughter and cross-cultural marriage) She gets exposed to everything—Polish culture and Indian culture. Religion-wise, as well. My wife is Catholic, and I’m Hindu, and our daughter will get to decide for herself when she’s older.
Sendhil: (Excited for the show, Heroes) It is less X-Men and more Unbreakable. It’s pretty dark at times—there’s the supernatural aspect, but how they deal with it is all rooted in reality, which is why we hope the show catches on. We don’t want it to be just sci-fi.
Sendhil: (Explains why he refuses to audition for stereotypical roles) I’ve made a very conscious decision that I’m not going to go in on stereotypical stuff—I’m just not into it. I’ve turned down auditions for lots of roles like that. I won’t do it, and my agents won’t ask me to do it.I don’t fault other actors for doing that. Sometimes you just need to work. But for me personally, I would rather just go and do something else.
Sendhil: I just came out and told my parents straight: I don’t want to be a doctor, I want to go to drama school. My parents weren’t thrilled when I first told them, because it came out of nowhere. Looking back on it, they were as cool as they could have been, especially because I’d never shown any inclination toward acting. Later, they were totally supportive. They paid for drama school while I was living in London, and they flew out to see all my productions.
Sendhil: I have to take my hat off to Tim Kring for writing a part like this. I’ve never auditioned for a part this fleshed out, this well-rounded. Every facet of his life is touched on in the series. I feel so lucky.
Sendhil: I don’t think that Mohinder necessarily sees himself in the Professor X position, though in terms of the story he is. I don’t think Mohinder sees himself as “only human.” I think he is glad he is not one of the people with powers, because Sylar keeps killing them!
His film credits include Thanks to Gravity, Orient Express, and Little India.
Sendhil decided to change his career goals after landing roles in plays - including Our Country's Good.
In 2000, he had his first TV role in the Biblical tale, In the Beginning.
Sendhil's best friend from childhood is a girl named Farah.
Sendhil likes to play soccer.
Sendhil was chosen as one of People Magazine's annual 100 Most Beautiful People in May 2007.
Sendhil is Hindu.
Sendhil starred in the play A Servant to Two Masters, written by "Italian Shakespeare" Carlo Goldoni.
Sendhil's favorite actresses are Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett and Kate Winslet.
Sendhil was one of People Magazine's Sexiest Men Alive, 2006 along with the other men in the Heroes cast. They are found in "The Newcomers" section.
Sendhil graduated from Tufts University in 1996. His major was history.
Sendhil married Olga Sosnovska in 1999. They have one child together, Halina.
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