Since filming '' Life of Pi '' , Sharma returned to studying philosophy at St. Stephen 's College , Delhi of Delhi University . He intends to continue working in filmmaking in some capacity . He is currently undertaking a Mass Communication course at New York University . In 2014 , he portrayed Aayan Ibrahim , nephew of a terrorist , in season 4 of the Showtime political thriller series '' Homeland '' . That same year , he portrayed Rinku Singh in the sports biopic '' Million Dollar Arm '' . He then co-starred with Tony Revolori in the Indian comedy-drama '' Umrika '' , which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival . In 2016 , he starred in the Mongolian-American adventure drama film '' Burn Your Maps '' . He has also portrayed the role of Kanan Gill in his first Bollywood venture , Anshai Lal 's romance comedy '' Phillauri '' co-starring Anushka Sharma and Diljit Dosanjh . He currently stars as Rakesh Singh in the CBS comedy-drama series '' God Friended Me '' . His next feature film is titled '' The Illegal '' directed by Danish Renzu a drama film based on an immigrants experience in Los Angeles . The film also stars Shweta Tripathi and Iqbal Theba alongside him
2015 Sundance Film Festival
2015 Sundance Film Festival
Suraj Sharma