But I don't expect anything else from it.įuture projects that you are currently busy with, any future plans in branching out to Bollywood? I’m so grateful to get the opportunity of Bridgerton in and of itself and I am ready to work hard to secure the next thing. I think that it is really dangerous for an actor to feel entitled to anything. In life, I don’t think that any project or any situation, any relationship, or ever will make or break you. Has the show opened up a lot more avenues for you with its wild popularity?
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Isn't that what we are all craving? To feel like we belong and have a place in this world and I think that’s what Bridgerton does. I have to admit until I saw some of the messages I had received after brown women saw the show, I didn’t even realize how important representation was.
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I think it just makes the story more interesting and exciting and I believe that everybody deserves to see themselves represented on screen. Bridgerton is the perfect example of how that is just absolutely not true. In Hollywood, in film and TV, there’s always been this old-fashioned notion that shows with lots of people of colour won’t be popular. What are your feelings regarding the colour-conscious practice that Bridgerton has brought in with the diversity of cultural backgrounds in its ensemble cast? So I’m really grateful because there’s always a feeling like, ‘We’re in this together, we are carrying this thing on our shoulders.' It was nice to have someone to sort of share that with. And so in my second job working with a fellow Tamilian the chances of that feel so minuscule. Tell us about some endearing moments shared with your South Asian co-star Simone Ashleyīasically you never expect to work with another brown woman right in this industry, there are so few of us. So I definitely felt the pressure and I’m just so relieved that people loved it. It feels so revolutionary to have two dark-skinned south Asian leads in a period drama so you really want to do a good job. Season 2 had two South Asian talents in the lead - how did you deal with the expectations? I just sort of wanted them to start filming as soon as possible so they can’t change their mind. That is why it felt like a massive relief. That's why I just presumed I didn’t get the part. What was your initial feeling when you auditioned for your part and got the role?įor me, my process was so long. But yeah it was just like any other audition really. In the most traditional way like my agent says ‘they want you to audition for the show, have a read, and let me know what you think’, and the thing is when we auditioned it was done all in secrecy so we did not get to know it was Bridgerton, we didn’t know what part it was but it was more about the feel of the script and the characters. Tell us a little about your Bridgerton journey, how did it come to be? I’ve also had the immense privilege of a great education, so I think in the back of their heads they’re like ‘well this isn’t going to be all or the end for her, she has other options', and I think that provides them great comfort.
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So yeah, of course, that was super frightening but I think that all my life I’ve worked really hard and I’ve always just kind of gone for what I wanted and they sort of respect me and respect my judgement enough to support me. The thing is obviously it is super scary for them just because all my family have all doctors or businessmen. Your parents were doctors who moved from India, to be taking that plunge of becoming an actor of colour in a foreign country - what was their reaction like? It’s only when I kind of reflect retrospectively but on a day-to-day basis, I don't really think about it that much. On a day-to-day basis, I was just so focused on the job at hand and what I had to do, and I was working hard and hustling so yeah. I always think it’s almost like a fairytale you think to yourself like ‘okay what if I tried this and what if it just about happened’, and I’m definitely lucky to say that it has for me. When I sort of look back on the journey or the life that I could’ve led, it’s almost overwhelming right cause it’s such a change. From being on the brink of being a management consultant to having your world change completely by being cast in Bridgerton - the feeling must be phenomenal right?