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, her co-star Charithra Chandran, who played her younger sister in the Netflix period drama, also became a star. Her turn as Edwina Sharma was so impressive that she actually won's Rising star accolade at the Women of the Year Awards in 2022. She also spoke to us about her journey in accepting her Indian heritage over the years, from unapologetically bringing her Indian food to lunch at school and posting photos wearing traditional clothing.
fans will be familiar with Anya Chalotra after the Netflix fantasy drama series gave her her first big break in 2019 after her extensive training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Named as one of Screen Daily's Stars of Tomorrow 2020, she quickly became a sought-after rising starlet and soon starred in Sky Arts' short film special called.
: "I kid you not, I grew up on Bollywood. It was a way for my dad to show me his culture. There was a song from every cult movie——that I learned and performed for my family at some point."Casting the role of Kamala Khan in the miniserieswas no easy feat, but Pakistan-born Canadian actress Iman Vellani certainly did not let anyone down as the long-awaited project hit Disney+ in 2022.
She added: "I was born in Pakistan, but I moved to Canada when I was a year old. I didn't feel like I had a connection to it. I didn't have any Muslim Pakistani friends. And I'm so grateful I got to be on a show with so many Pakistanis and Indians, many of whom I grew up watching with my family,"
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