'I wasn't drawn to watching things with so many white people in it,' she said. Vanity Fair may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. | For starters, it'd be a huge heartbreak for viewers, and secondly, Big Little Lies has been criticized for how it handles race, particularly the way the show fails to address Bonnie's role as a Black woman — and killing off the only nonwhite member of the Monterey Five probably wouldn't have sent a great message. From the awards race to the box office, with everything in between: get the entertainment industry's must-read newsletter. The series will be directed by Andrea Arnold, who recently helmed the series I Love Dick and a film titled, American Honey. And yet, things might have been different if Delhi Belly had gone down as anticipated. Actor Poorna Jagannathan weighs in on the original script, season three, and director Andrea Arnold. Get the inside scoop on all your favorite celebrities with our FREE daily newsletter, InStyle Celebrity. the Indian-American star said in the podcast. While they may not always make the best-dressed list, they do require a certain breed of celebrity to pull off. Poorna Jagannathan is a veteran actor of stage and screen with a long CV that included a central role on HBO’s The Night Of. Fans want more: Star and producer Nicole Kidman recently told The Daily Telegraph in Australia that 'I think we would love to do a season three.' “When I was reading it, I felt, this is just me.”, Production on the 10-episode series will begin over the next few weeks, and when it is eventually shown in India, it will be yet another reminder of how far Jagannathan has travelled from her “Dr Sikh” days. Some of Jagannathan’s roles can best be described as wrenching, but that’s just how she likes it. HBO, after all, is known for going to drastic lengths to make sure that no plot details leak. © 2020 Condé Nast. Big Little Lies is among the shows that has reintroduced Jagannathan to Indian viewers, who best remember her for Delhi Belly (2011). Devi will be played by newcomer Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, and Jagannathan portrays her mother, Nalini Krishnan. One character dies. American showbiz is tuning in too, giving roles of importance to and greenlighting the television shows and movies of such South Asian-origin talent as Jagannathan, Mindy Kaling, Kumail Nanjiani, Aziz Ansari and Hasan Minhaj. “She is hired by Nicole Kidman’s character to fight her custody battle,” Jagannathan told Scroll.in during a recent visit to Mumbai. Presumably, the group was standing together in solidarity as Bonnie (Zoe Kravitz) finally copped to killing Perry Wright (Alexander Skarsgård) in season one. 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The name, as bizarre as, say, “Ms Buddhist”, is an indication of the tendency of the American entertainment industry to reduce non-white characters to non-entities simply by refusing to give them proper names. “The more claustrophobic the project, the better for me.”, She likes to research her roles, and for Big Little Lies, she visited family courts. Streep wasn’t rude, but would protectively respond “that’s not of your business” when she got a note she disagreed with. To revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. Here, we decode every major new character in the HBO show and tell you what they mean for The Monterey Five All rights reserved. And Kim Kardashian West almost looked modest in comparison in her sheer Roberto Cavalli dress, because no one’s getting naked without KKW joining in. One character dies. In The Night Of, the American version of the 2008 British miniseries Criminal Justice, Jagannathan is Safar, the Pakistani-American mother of college student Nasir (Riz Ahmed), who is accused of murdering a woman. © Copyright 2020 Meredith Corporation. “I read the script and I watched yesterday’s episode and I was like, ‘Oh my god there might be a season three!’” she said. | Jagannathan described the director checking in between takes with her eyes red from crying. As seen on Kerry Washington, 2020's bob has textured, softer edges, and looks amazing whether you part it down the middle or off to the side. It’s a different script. | The project, Jagannathan said, was “sitting in its femininity”; it was clear to everyone, she added, that this sensitive “material was in the hands of someone who cares.” Jagannathan called Arnold “a genius.”. For many Indians, Jagannathan is still the kinky-curled and boho chic-dressing journalist Menaka from the cult Hindi comedy Delhi Belly, which was written by Akshat Verma and directed by Abhinay Deo. Richmond didn't say which character was originally going to be killed off, but — spoiler alert — since the season included Bonnie's (Zoë Kravitz) mother having visions about her drowning, it's not unreasonable to think that she may have been the character who didn't make it to the end of the season. (uncredited), Father in Court Monterey Hall (7 episodes, 2017), security: Ms. Nicole Kidman (7 episodes, 2017), assistant: Ms. Reese Witherspoon (7 episodes, 2017), key set production assistant (7 episodes, 2017), assistant: Mr. Gregg Fienberg (7 episodes, 2017), assistant: Mr. David E. 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