​Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon's new film, The Big Sick, is in many ways a case study for the ways we struggle with love and cultural difference in our everyday lives.

The romantic comedy not only addresses how the real-life couple met and fell in love but also includes dramatic elements based on a mysterious illness that hospitalizes Gordon.

Stand-up comic Nanjiani, who has appeared in Silicon Valley, essentially plays a version of himself in the film, while Zoe Kazan plays his wife.

Nanjiani and Gordon speak with q host Tom Power from New York about bringing the story to the cinematic screen.

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