Naman Ramachandran As South Asians increasingly make their mark on the world film and TV stage, an initiative to find emerging talent from the region and propel them globally is being launched.
Alongside talent from the region who are already entrenched in Hollywood, including Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Freida Pinto, in recent years several South Asian actors have appeared in international projects.
They include Alia Bhatt in “Heart of Stone,” Sajal Aly in “What’s Love Got to Do with It?,” Fawad Khan and Nimra Bucha in “Ms.
Marvel,” Ahad Raza Mir in “Resident Evil” and “World on Fire” Season 2, Huma Qureshi in “Army of the Dead” and Dhanush in “The Gray Man.” South Asian Rising Stars is an initiative from U.A.E.-based Action Consultancy, a celebrity talent agency managing a large roster of South Asian talent from the film and television industry for international projects.
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