Naman Ramachandran British actor John Boyega, who shot to global prominence with the role of Finn in 2015’s “Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens,” and further films in the franchise, has laid bare the racial experiences he had while filming.In an extensive interview with GQ magazine, Boyega reveals that he wasn’t best pleased with the hairdresser allocated to him who had no experience of working with hair like his, but pretended to have had. “When black men grow out their hair it’s a very powerful thing,” Boyega says. “Culturally, it stands for something.”The actor said that he went along with it during the film’s press junket. “Obviously at the time I was very genuinely happy to be a part of it,” says Boyega.
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