Archie Panjabi on why her show ‘Under the Bridge’ is ‘shocking’ — and the advice she got from Idris Elba
nypost.comRiley Keough and Lily Gladstone. The series is based on the true story of the murder of Reena Virk (played by Vritika Gupta), a 14 year old girl who was killed by a group of fellow teenagers – her supposed friends – in 1997 British Columbia.
Keough plays Rebecca Godfrey (who wrote the book that the show is based on), Gladstone plays local cop Cam Bentland, and Panjabi plays Suman Virk, Reena’s mother. “A mother whose child is bullied, and then so brutally murdered – where do you even begin to access that level of grief?” said Panjabi. “I pulled together a lot of information online, watched a lot of videos, read the book, and tried to infuse some personal cultural background into the character.
Every character is always an adventure. But, I have rarely played mothers, as well. So, that was new territory onscreen.” Panjabi is best known for starring as Kalinda Sharma in “The Good Wife” (for which she won her Emmy), as well as “Blindspot,” “I Know This Much is True,” “Snowpiercer” and “Departure.” About working with Keough and Gladstone – who were each respectively nominated for an Emmy and Oscar this year – Panjabi said: “You didn’t feel like you were working with two women whose careers are on the rise.
They’re very grounded. It was a real joy working with both of them, and with all the kids as well, who were absolutely phenomenal.” Panjabi also recently co-starred in the AppleTV+ hit “Hijack,” starring Idris Elba, which has been renewed for a Season 2. “I haven’t had anything, but you never know,” she said, about the possibility of reprising her role in more episodes.“I had a great time.
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