What do truckers and tandooris have in common? Actor Rupak Ginn (Royal Pains) travels to the highly-acclaimed Punjabi Dhaba in Bakersfield, California, to find out. He learns about immigrant Balvinder Singh Saini’s journey from truck driver to dhaba owner and is joined by celebrated actor and comedian, Nik Dodani (Dear Evan Hansen, Escape Room).

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Featuring
Punjabi Dhaba
All India Sweets & Grocery
Rupali Redd
August Redd
Venkata Chalapathi Samudrala
Balvinder Singh Saini
Mansi Tiwari
Nik Dodani

Host / Producer
Rupak Ginn

Director / Producer
Sami Khan

Producer
Vicky Lee

Executive Producers
Sally Jo Fifer
Lois Vossen

Executive in Charge of Production
Royd Chung

Senior Manager, Short-Form Content
Pamela Torno

Supervising Producers
Susan Cohen
Clare Chambers

Editor
Jaron Henrie-McCrea

Director of Photography
Matthew Garland

Original Music
Alam Khan

Sound Recordist
Veronica Lopez

Post Sound
Michael Gassert

Assistant Camera
Ryan Miller

Colorist
Jeffrey Sousa

Online Editor
Joshua Wilmott

Archival Producer
Adrián Gutiérrez

Archival Researcher
Manuel Martínez

Editorial Consultant
Hena Ashraf

Rupak Ginn Wardrobe
Venk Modur

Archival Footage and Images
VideoLand / POND5
Azurita / POND5
MSPhotographic / POND5
Paramount
The New York Times
Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division
Karanhjvhh / Wikimedia Commons
Avantiputra7 / Wikimedia Commons
WeAre / Storyblocks
Sergey Gribanov / Storyblocks
CBS
Netflix
Universal Studios
Maplegutter / Wikimedia Commons
Rebooted Mom
Sonja Pauen - Stanhopea / Wikimedia Commons
Flying Fourchette
Kanak's Kitchen
Bureau of Public Roads, United States Department of Agriculture / Wikimedia Commons

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