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Poorna Jagannathan talks about 'Never Have I Ever' breaking Asian stereotypes
Updated On: 07 June, 2023 02:56 PM IST | New Delhi | IANS
Actress Poorna Jagannathan, who plays the role of an Indian immigrant mother named Nalini in the Netflix series `Never Have I Ever`, has opened up about how the show has broken all barriers of type casting South Asian characters
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Poorna Jagannathan dressed for the final season of `Never Have I Ever`, Pic/Jagannathan`s Instagram
Actress Poorna Jagannathan, who plays the role of an Indian immigrant mother named Nalini in the Netflix series `Never Have I Ever`, has opened up about how the show has broken all barriers of type casting South Asian characters.
Asked if it feels like a pat on the shoulder with `Never Have I Ever` helping to break Asian stereotypes, Poorna told IANS: "I always say this about the show that finally our outsides are matching our insides. What I mean by that is our representation in media... we are finally being represented and reflected as who we are inside our house and how we feel inside. There`s a balance..."
The actress agreed that Indians have been typecast and given characters with absolutely no dimensions.
She added: "We are always such a side characters and are always like the stereotypical Indian characters with absolutely no dimensions. But suddenly we have shows like `Never Have I Ever`."
Drawing a parallel with her character of Nalini, Poorna said that she herself is an "immigrant mother".
She added that the show tells a lot about what "it means to be an immigrant, mother, what it means to struggle, joy, as a woman to have desires and sexuality. What an amazing feeling to step into these characters` shoes that has a fully lived life as an actor but also as a South Asian woman."
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