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. 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.
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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?