Background
Manji was born in Toronto, Canada to Indian parents who had immigrated there from Tanzania.
Manji was born in Toronto, Canada to Indian parents who had immigrated there from Tanzania.
He later moved to the United States, where he attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.
He played a role as Rajiv in the now cancelled National Broadcasting Company Universal television series Outsourced. He was raised in Calgary, Alberta, and went to Crescent Heights High School. Manji played small parts in various films and television shows with recurring roles in Privileged, Better Office Ted and 24.
In 2010, he auditioned for the role of Gupta on the National Broadcasting Company comedy Outsourced.
Although he lost the part to Parvesh Cheena, the producers decided to cast him as the scheming assistant manager Rajiv. Manji appeared in a Government Employees Insurance Company commercial as a customer in the checkout aisle who wins the "auction".