Presently, a new superhero joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and her name is Kamala Khan. With the new series ‘Ms Marvel,’ Iman Vellani, a superfan herself, joins the ranks of superheroes as the first Muslim, South Asian figure. In addition to Saagar Shaikh, Rish Shah, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, Yasmeen Fletcher, and special cameos from Fawad Khan and our very own Bollywood star Farhan Akhtar, the series also features various additional performers of South Asian origin.
Sana Amanat, a writer-producer, and Bilall Fallah and Adil El Arbi, a director-duo, give us an intimate peek at this misfit in a round-table discussion with ETimes. Like the rest of us, she has curfews and needs permission from her conservative parents to attend parties. Pakistani-American hero who loves Shah Rukh Khan, is buzzing about the Avengers, and, like the rest of us, has curfews and needs permission from her conservative parents to attend parties.
We also had the trio talking about all things SRK, and even tried to get them to drop the beans on Farhan’s secret role in the show, thanks to Bollywood and desi music playing such a prominent part in the Disney+ Hotstar series.
‘Ms Marvel,’ directed by Bilall Fallah and Adil El Arbi, is artistically stunning. It’s like a ‘Marvelized’ Bollywood series, complete with a filmy brown girl in the lead, lots of colour, chaos in the family, and a Hindi soundtrack. What went into building this world with Sana Amanat, Kevin Feige, and the rest of the team?
