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Apu Speaks Again on The Simpsons With Sunil Malhotra as His New Voice
Apu spoke again on The Simpsons in the Oct.
18 episode “The Revengening,” after nearly a decade without dialogue.
Sunil Malhotra is the character’s new voice, taking over from Hank Azaria, who had voiced Apu before stepping away from the role.
Apu had been seen on the show since 2017, but not heard.
The character had faced criticism over its portrayal of a South Asian convenience store worker, including in the 2017 documentary “The Problem With Apu.”
Malhotra said he spoke with producers about making the character more culturally appropriate.
Janina Gavankar also debuted as Apu’s wife, Manjula, in the episode.
Producers say Apu and his family will appear more often now that Apu is back and the Kwik-E-Mart has reopened.
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon spoke again in the October 18, 2026, episode of The Simpsons, after nearly a decade without speaking on the show.
Sunil Malhotra takes over the voice role from Hank Azaria.
The episode, “The Revengening,” also introduced Janina Gavankar as Apu’s wife, Manjula.
Apu had been seen but not heard since the October 2017 episode “The Serfsons.”
Executive producer Matt Selman said Apu and the Nahasapeemapetilon family will appear and be heard more often.
- Who
- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon returns, voiced by Sunil Malhotra, replacing Hank Azaria.
- What
- Apu spoke again in an episode of The Simpsons after nearly a decade.
- When
- October 18, 2026.
- Where
- The Simpsons episode “The Revengening,” which aired on Fox.
- Why
- The episode brought Apu back in a way producers said would let the character evolve and address the situation surrounding his portrayal.
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Apu was last heard in “The Serfsons.
Hank Azaria apologized for his part in creating and participating in the character’s portrayal.
Apu spoke again in “The Revengening,” voiced by Sunil Malhotra.
- New voice
- Sunil Malhotra
- Previous voice
- Hank Azaria
- Return episode
- The Revengening
- Episode date
- October 18, 2026
- Apu’s last speaking appearance before the return
- The Serfsons,” October 2017
- Manjula’s new voice
- Janina Gavankar
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What people are saying
We love this character, and wanted to bring him back in a smart, ‘Simpsons’-y way that allowed him to evolve.
When my agent called me about a ‘Simpsons’ audition, I knew exactly what role it was for, and the idea actually made my stomach sink.
I apologize for my part in creating that and participating in that.